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The Wet Coat
On fences, heavy coats, and keeping the light steady through RIOC’s quiet season.
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Eleanor Rivers
Professionalism Was the Lie
The Real Cost of Unqualified Leadership at RIOC
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Theo Gobblevelt
1
Where Is the Boathouse?
An Audit Meeting So Smooth, I Almost Forgot to Worry.
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Eleanor Rivers
Two Diesels, and a Hybrid Hope
Crumbling Foundations and One Lonely Slow Turn Toward Sustainability
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Theo Gobblevelt
2

July 2025

A Willing Shield*
How Fay Christian and Lada Stasko Carried Conway’s Agenda
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Eleanor Rivers
2
Bylaws Passed, But at What Cost?
A Year of Erosion, a Window for Change. Lydia Tang Stood. The Knife Was Sharp.
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Theo Gobblevelt
4
A Soft Voice with a Hard Edge
Lydia Tang and the (Un)Governable
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Eleanor Rivers
2
Why is RISA still around?
For years, the Roosevelt Island Seniors Association (RISA) ran the island's senior center. In 2016, its longtime director, Rema Townsend, was charged…
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Theo Gobblevelt
4

June 2025

The Shadow of Reform
In the hush after the storm, two remained, charting a course through shadows, steadying the ship until the light could return.
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Eleanor Rivers
1
RIRA’s Return: Transparency Amid a Fog of Exceptions
RIRA followed the process—but the system that allowed it remains unclear, unequal, and overdue for reform.
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Theo Gobblevelt
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The Bylaw Ambush
In the September 2024 RIOC board meeting, a coordinated bloc blocked bylaw reforms through procedural maneuvers, sidelining idealism with delay. A year…
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Eleanor Rivers
1
Bigger Pie, Uneven Slices
When public dollars are up for grabs, who decides what counts as essential?
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Theo Gobblevelt
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