RIRA-RIOC Liaison – Members of the Residents Association Common Council and two resident members of the RIOC Board of Directors met last week in a liaison session that ranged over a series of issues, including the Red Bus route and schedule, accommodations for the Youth Center, street lighting, the Tram station elevator, and how the two Board members, David Kraut and Mark Ponton, see their role in representing residents.  A transcript of the session is posted online at www.nyc10044.com/wire/2413/rirarioc.html.

Public Safety Officer Edgardo Rios is on active duty in Iraq and would love to hear from Roosevelt Island people.  His address is Sgt. Edgardo Rios, 1174TTBN, Camp Spearhead, APO, AE 09305.  Rios also served in Bosnia and Desert Storm.

Roosevelt Island Bridge renovation work has been put off until 2012 – a decision the City Department of Transportation announced Wednesday at an all-agency meeting.  One question is whether the steel surface plates can last that long, but there’s also a chance that the work will be done earlier if pressure is applied.

ABC-TV has a new show called The Swap in the works, and is looking for a Roosevelt Island family to trade mothers with another family for ten days.  You’ll find details on a website at www.theswaptvshow.com.