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Priced Out of the Air We Breathe
Submetering at Roosevelt Landings Converts Comfort into Profit While RIOC Watches from the Balcony
Nov 21
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Theo Gobblevelt
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What the Thermostat Forgot
On Submetering, Memory, and the Long War for Roosevelt Landings
Nov 14
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Eleanor Rivers
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High on the Dust That Landed
Inside Roosevelt Island’s newest contradiction: a doctor’s office becomes a dispensary while the state agency next door pays rent to its own…
Nov 7
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Theo Gobblevelt
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October 2025
RuthAnne Visnauskas: The Absent Landlord
A city’s quiet bureaucrat and the slow, polite disappearance of affordability.
Oct 31
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Eleanor Rivers
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Fast Track At Home
What Roosevelt Island Teaches About the Ballot’s “Speed” Proposal
Oct 24
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Theo Gobblevelt
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The Gag Order
Part 3: The Ethics of Permission
Oct 17
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Eleanor Rivers
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100 Days of Grace
A New Era, or a Countdown?
Oct 10
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Theo Gobblevelt
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The Unmentioned Section
Part 2 of 3. When Ethics Takes the Local Train and Forgets the Express
Oct 3
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Eleanor Rivers
September 2025
UnFOILable: How RIOC and the State Keep Residents in the Dark
Transparency in Name Only
Sep 26
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Theo Gobblevelt
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A Pause Between Sips: A Public Benefit
How Margie Lost the Room and Melissa Found the Words
Sep 19
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Eleanor Rivers
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The Big Red Letters and the Small Print
How a temporary trial monument became permanent branding, and what it reveals about power, profit, and who Roosevelt Island is really built for.
Sep 12
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Theo Gobblevelt
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The Sign That Chooses Sides
Two red letters answer who comes first on Roosevelt Island.
Sep 5
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Eleanor Rivers
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