The children's sprinkler/fountain between the basketball court and the playground is filthy. Black/green algae is growing up both fountain/sprinkler mounts, and the surface in the fountain/sprinkler "pit" is covered in a thin slimy layer of the same black/green algae. The entire area needs a simple clean/scrubbing, before either eats the stuff or falls and hurts themselves.

There are three areas within this playground that are built to contain woodchips for both safety and play purposes. All three areas have been empty for some time (8 weeks at least). One poses a safety hazard for children (around the bridge between the fort area and the swing area) and the other two are no longer functional play sites. Please replace the woodchips. Thank you.

Man seen masturbating out in the open on the river walk on Roosevelt Island. This route is well traveled, and families with small children were approaching. Meanwhile, three public safety officers were seen reclining in a golf cart at the entrance to lighthouse park.

when exiting the north tram docking on RI and exiting right, by the first flower pot there is a vestigial steel stump from a removed signpost that both my son and fiance have both tripped over. It's sloppy and careless of whoever the contractor was, not to mention a safety and liability hazard.

I know RIOC is capable of getting the job done correctly as evidenced by the cleanly, flushly sheared signpost north of parking space #13 on the west side of the island.

Investigation - Anonymous male taking photos PS 217 school kids. PSD responded, male took off in his vehicle.School Safety and NYPD Notified.
http://tinyurl.com/y9fflt8

I realize that this is July 4 week, but for the past few nights, people have been setting off illegal fireworks in the soccer turf past Manhattan park pool club. This has been occurring between the hours of 11 pm and 3:30 am and has been waking us up at night. It is both dangerous and a major disturbance. Is there a way to have public safety patrol the park areas where people might congregate late night more closely?

Because my bedroom window faces Island House courtyard, quite often I wake up in the middle of the night because of the noise made by different individuals who choose to congregate at midnight in Island House courtyard, making noise, arguing, yielding, or just talking out loud on their phones. Every time this happens I call Public Safety who sends (sometimes very fast, sometimes with considerable delays) their officers to clean the place and sent those noisy individuals to their homes.
Because sometimes the very same individuals gather inside this court yard few days later, and the story repeats, is it possible that Public Safety issues some sort of penalties, fines, summons, etc to those who disturb residents sleeping in the middle of the night, because just friendly asking them to leave seams not to be very effective.

Please be advised that a constituent has reported today that the 6th floor lights at Motorgate, reported out of service on April 20, arae still not working; a safety and security issue. Pleae let me know what steps are being taken to mitigate this problem. Thank you.

Meditation Steps are not protected and dangerous. Caution tape was supposed to be replaced by fencing
a week ago. To date no fencing and it is
an accident waiting to happen. Where is
RIOC Engineering and safety?

Every single day, the Island Hose courtyard becomes a meeting place for skateboarders who exercise their skills.
The noise made by those skateboarders jumping every possible steps inside the Island House courtyard, is amplified by sound reflections from the surrounding walls.
Is there a way Public Safety can provide a quitter environment for tenants of Island House, by enforcing a NO SKATEBOARD ZONE inside Island House courtyard?

Both the hospital security vehicles and the police drive around the hospital walking path at unsafe speeds. It is only a matter of time before a pedestrian is struck.
Are both private and police vehicles even allowed to drive on this path?

Receieved mail on Directors@rioc.com
From: "Joelle G." <jcgary85@gmail.com>
Subject: Careless Bus Driver
Date: January 7, 2012 6:33:28 AM EST
To: RIOC Board of Directors <directors@rioc.com>

Good morning,
Today on 1/7/12 at approx. 617am, I was picked up by a bus driver at the Octagon. He went down the 102 route & came back up to the 102 bus stop near my building. This was on bus 5, according to th number right near the entryway in the bus and on the outside of the front bus door

I was getting on the bus and the bus driver closed the door on my hand. He started to drive off as I was not even to my seat first.

So I said, 'Watch it there. That was my hand.' I didn't say it in a rude way either. He didn't say anything. No 'I'm sorry' or anything.

What makes matters worse is that I have an apparatus on my knee to help me walk. He didn't even lower the bus when I got on or when I got off.

I don't know what the deal is with some of your bus drivers but they need to be taught manners and how to deal with people.

Also, they need to be lowering the bus at all times for everyone, not just for the people who have wheelchairs or strollers. That is another thing that isn't occurring with the bus drivers across the board & I know they don't do it so that they can save time. They need to be putting safety first and most are not doing that.

Thanks for reading this and please let me know what occurs concerning this situation. I feel that this bus driver needs to be reprimanded & learn how to lower the bus & learn some manners.

Take care.

- Joelle G.

A few nights ago, at 7:55 PM a raw egg came flying at my third floor my living room window. I Reported it to front desk and public safety. No culprit found.

No Light in Motorgate Stairway Landing (bulb is out or off) 2-3 or below (see Pictures) This is the stairwell coming from the bottom floor. It is very dark in there (picture was taken during the day) and is a safety and security issue. Please fix. Thank you.

Multiple unused spaces under the bridge on the streets and other paved areas could be utilized as motorcycle parking and permits issued through public safety. No ammenities for motorcycle parking exist within one mile of 405 Main Street.

Please mark a specific area for 10 minutes loading/unloading cars in front of Island House.
Residents of this building have real difficult time unloading their groceries from their cars, when they get home.
Metered parking in front of Island house is not always available.
The entire parking space in front of Island House is reserved for the Public Safety fleet (in my opinion 1-2 of their vehicles should be parked there for emergencies but no more).
This would free 2 spots specifically for Island House residents for the only purpose of unloading their groceries for 10 minutes only.
The way it is right now, people do stop their vehicles for unloading groceries in the spots reserved for PS, or in front of the hydrant, or double park causing traffic problems.

This tree's upper branch was split and the tree is leaning, possible may tumble. Public safety ignored request to place tape or cones until maintenance dept can trim the branches to prevent people from walking under the tree!

Equipment at Al Lewis Playground. After the removal of the overhead monkey bars RIOC fenced off the remaining platform securing the fences with plastic straps. Straps that have to endure the pressure of hundreds of kids weekly pulling and pushing upon the fences. At one end of one fence four straps secure the fence. The other side only two. The second fence only has one remaining strap.

It is this fence and remaining strap that will probably soon fail and I believe RIOC should be monitoring and fixing before something happens.
On our way home from the playground we stopped in at Public Safety, on Sat 8/20, to report the condition. Simply replacing straps is not a long term option.