Roosevelt Island is one of Manhattan’s greatest hidden treasures, offering beautiful perspective and a niche yet fascinating look into New York City culture.
Of course, every part of New York City lives, breathes and eats business and star power — Roosevelt Island is no different, home to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, helmed by Shelton J. Haynes and Akeem Jamal.
Those in the know will be no stranger to the business titans, having risen to prominence from DeKalb County, Georgia and the City of Yonkers, respectively.
While Shelton Haynes brings in the sociology background from Hampton University, Akeem Jamal is no stranger to big business in New York as an MBA.
With that in mind, one can rest certain that the State of New York is in comfortable, safe hands as far as oversight to Roosevelt Island, but what exactly is the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation? RIOC for short, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation was created in 1984 by New York to maintain and further develop Roosevelt Island, making it a beautiful, friendly and welcoming place to visit and spend recreation time.
Roosevelt Island is complete with a youth center, multiple parks, a rich and diverse selection of landmarks, and a plethora of local businesses to make sure any visitor’s needs are well met.
From the tantalizing Bread & Butter Market, to delicious Asian dinner options like China 1 Kitchen, this island has everything one needs to wine, dine, and live it up large, New York style.
All this thanks to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, which keeps the island clean, bustling, and accepting of New Yorkers and tourists of all stripes.
Bring the family, take a nice vacation, dine out on the town, whatever need one might have, the island has a remarkable and memorable destination.
Since its creation, the corporation has steered the island into a better place, and things continue to look up. Before long, the island might just be a world-class destination, one and only, home to New York alone.