To the Editor:

I want to thank the RIOC board for working to bring hybrid buses to Roosevelt Island. It's going to be a huge improvement - beautiful new buses with lower air and noise pollution on Main Street! No more loud, moaning roar of huge deisel engines barreling down the street! No more exhaust fumes. Hello to the purr of electric power. Thank you! Its going to be great! Maybe even the brakes won't screech!

Hey, why not complete the deal and limit the City bus to Motorgate only, extend the minibuses to the hospitals, and poof, the City bus traffic is gone too! Wouldn't that be something?

Chris Enock

To the Editor:

I would like to thank Roosevelt Island Housing Management, and especially Doryne Isley, for prompt action in getting the sidewalk in front of 580 Main Street repaired. I had written a letter on behalf of the Disabled Association on Friday, explaining how dangerous the area was for both the disabled in wheelchairs and the able-bodied who are walking. The letter was received Monday and the repair made on Wednesday. Thank you, Ms. Isley! You have made life so much easier for many of us who for a long time had trouble maneuvering our wheelchairs over that rise in the sidewalk. It's a job well done and we thank you.

Nancy Brown

To the Editor:

Many thanks to Dr. Katherine Grimm for a late-night telephone consultation on June 26. On a Saturday night when even the medical answering services sounded bored and uninterested in hearing about a child's condition, Dr. Grimm actually called me back and took the time to discuss and give advice regarding my daughter's acute illness. She even offered a solution for the following day, should the symptoms persist. Fortunately, it was not the case.

Again, thank you.

Mirela Menglide