The Roosevelt Island LightHouse

The Unmentioned Section

Part 2 of 3. When Ethics Takes the Local Train and Forgets the Express

Oct 3 • 

Eleanor Rivers

September 2025

UnFOILable: How RIOC and the State Keep Residents in the Dark

Transparency in Name Only

Sep 26 • 

Theo Gobblevelt

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2

A Pause Between Sips: A Public Benefit

How Margie Lost the Room and Melissa Found the Words

Sep 19 • 

Eleanor Rivers

3

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 • 

Theo Gobblevelt

1

1

The Sign That Chooses Sides

Two red letters answer who comes first on Roosevelt Island.

Sep 5 • 

Eleanor Rivers

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2

August 2025

The Spotlight and the Candle

How Two Voices Kept Roosevelt Island Listening

Aug 29 • 

Theo Gobblevelt

1

The Wet Coat

On fences, heavy coats, and keeping the light steady through RIOC’s quiet season.

Aug 22 • 

Eleanor Rivers

2

Professionalism Was the Lie

The Real Cost of Unqualified Leadership at RIOC

Aug 15 • 

Theo Gobblevelt

2

2

Where Is the Boathouse?

An Audit Meeting So Smooth, I Almost Forgot to Worry.

Aug 8 • 

Eleanor Rivers

4

Two Diesels, and a Hybrid Hope

Crumbling Foundations and One Lonely Slow Turn Toward Sustainability

Aug 1 • 

Theo Gobblevelt

1

2

July 2025

A Willing Shield*

How Fay Christian and Lada Stasko Carried Conway’s Agenda

Jul 25 • 

Eleanor Rivers

5

2

Bylaws Passed, But at What Cost?

A Year of Erosion, a Window for Change. Lydia Tang Stood. The Knife Was Sharp.

Jul 18 • 

Theo Gobblevelt

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