Monday, November 17, 2025 – A Weekend Tragedy

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A Weekend Tragedy

Monday, Nov. 17, 2025

Issue #1577

Judith Berdy

A fire on the 7th floor of 560 Main Street took the life of a senior resident on Saturday evening. The firefighters were also injured at the fire.

The length of the hallway on the 7th floor goes from Main Street to the
eastern end of the building, almost at the Eastern access road.

There are many questions about fighting fires in these 50 year old buildings.  
There are questions about many access points for vehicles have been closed off due to the building resurfacing project.

There was a battery fire in the easternmost hallway of a neighboring building last year and there were challenges getting to the site.

Time for building management and RIOC to consider and to enforce all safety rules and not let a construction project block access to all the 1003 apartments in The Landings aka Eastwood.

I was a 19 year resident of 580 Main Street.

WEEKEND NEWS FROM RIOC

TONIGHT

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19th

COMMUNITY BOARD 8 
Full Board Meeting
PUBLIC HEARING
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – 6:30 PM
This meeting will be conducted hybrid in person and via Zoom
Marymount Manhattan College, Regina Peruggi Room
221 East 71st Street (Between Third and Second Avenues)

For Zoom access to the meeting, sign in by clicking this link.
< https://forms.gle/KM6WSXPvfM8gYLp89 >

MEETING MATERIALS

AGENDA:

1. Public Session – Those who wish to speak during the Public Session must register to do so by 6:45 PM.
2. Adoption of the Agenda
3. Adoption of the Minutes
4. Manhattan Borough President’s Report
5. Elected Officials’ Reports
6. Chair’s Report – Valerie S. Mason
7. District Manager’s Report – Ian McKnight
8. Election of Board Officers
   1. Chair
   2. First Vice-Chair
   3. Second Vice Chair
   4. Secretary
9. Committee Reports and Action Items
10. Old Business
11. New Business

Valerie S. Mason, Chair

There is only one opportunity for the public to speak at this meeting.  You must be on the website and register to speak by 6:45 p.m.

The issue of the proposed cannabis dispensary will be under Committee Reports, item 9 on the Agenda.

THURSDAY, NOV. 20th  

This is  the first of many community conversations.  The future of Coler is  being possibly being considered for redevelopment, though no options have been publicly discussed.  

It is important the residents of Roosevelt Island be involved in making Coler remain on the island. You are welcome to attend this meeting at Coler on Thursday at 11 a.m.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Alyssa and Rohan stopped in the kiosk on Sunday with three painting base on the HBO series “Problemista.”
The pink egg is LEVITATING EGG
The blue egg is SHY EGG
The red eff is DARING AND BOLD EGG

These eggs many be hidden on the island now.

Credits

RIOC
NYC Health+Hospitals COLER
Judith Berdy

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