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May 2025

The Choreographed Exit
What began as a modest resolution revealed a deeper pattern: control without title, loyalty without trust, and the quiet endurance of a man who never…
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Eleanor Rivers
2
A Treasurer Without Teeth: Why RIOC’s Board Can’t Fix What Albany Controls
Albany holds the purse. Volunteers hold the blame. The Treasurer proposal won’t fix RIOC’s broken power structure—unless we admit who’s really in…
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Theo Gobblevelt
One Minute to Speak
This story begins not with a press release, but with a request.
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Eleanor Rivers
1
Mandated, Ignored, and Now Reclaimed
Six Years of Silence, Sidestepping, and the Systematic Collapse of RIOC’s Oversight
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Theo Gobblevelt
2
Checks, Unbalanced
A quiet debate over a treasurer’s role reveals what happens when oversight becomes illusion.
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Eleanor Rivers
2

April 2025

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
1
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
2
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
3
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
3

March 2025

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