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The Reputation Racket: How a PR Firm, a Complicit Board, and a Culture of Silence Derailed Public Trust at RIOC
How taxpayer-funded media manipulation propped up the personal images of Shelton Haynes and Akeem Jamal—while RIOC (Roosevelt Island Operating…
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Theo Gobblevelt
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What Lies Beneath: Facades, Steam Tunnels, and the Theater of Civic Exhaustion
Part 2 of 2: Under Pressure, Overlooked, and Almost Forgotten
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Eleanor Rivers
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Hollow Compliance: How RIOC Undermines the Spirit of New York’s Open Meetings Law
RIOC repeatedly skirts the Open Meetings Law—merging required committees, announcing meetings at the last minute, and approving decisions already made…
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Theo Gobblevelt
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An Awning for Our Memories: Vanishing Benches and Vision at Roosevelt Landings
Part 1 of 2: A REDAC Meeting Recap You Didn’t Ask For—But Shouldn’t Ignore
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Eleanor Rivers
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March 2025

Down the Tubes: Roosevelt Island’s AVAC System and the Failure That No One Will Own
A Hidden Innovation Beneath Our Feet Or An Aging Burden?
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Theo Gobblevelt
Pier Pressure: When Leadership Sinks and Steel Corrodes
Unraveling the Corrosion: Eleanor's Pier and the Rusting Leadership of Roosevelt Island
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Eleanor Rivers
Cracks in the Foundation: Follow the Red Z-Brick Road
Investigating Roosevelt Island’s crumbling Z-bricks, questionable Main Street design spending, and the leadership shadow of RIOC’s Howard Polivy. A deep…
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Theo Gobblevelt
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The Appointment Drama
A Meeting of Power, Transparency, and Discomfort
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Eleanor Rivers
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Who Really Runs RIOC?
The Broken System of Hiring, Promotions, and Accountability
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Theo Gobblevelt
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February 2025

January 2025

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