Dear Tenants and Supporters, I am writing with a brief update on our Article 78 lawsuit in Albany County challenging the PSC’s approval of submetering. Today, Justice James R. Farrell dismissed the case. This is disappointing news, but it is not the end of the matter. The dismissal was based on a technical service issue involving the f...

Dear Tenants: I am writing to let you know that today I filed a new emergency court application in the Albany County Supreme Court in our case against the Public Service Commission and the Landlord. The purpose of this application is to ask the Court to reconsider its March 9, 2026 refusal to sign a new temporary restraining order (TRO...

Please carefully read and follow the below instructions from our lawyer Bill Salo. Please make sure to email him billsalo@salolaw.com and not me with your bills. If you have questions about other things or our building, email me. Otherwise if it is the bills please send them to Bill! Dear Tenants, I need your help as soon as possible. ...

Hello Roosevelt Landings Neighbors, For those of you who were not able to attend Monday’s meeting hosted by our lawyer, Bill Salo, please read this email to catch up on the billing situation. In 2008, our landlord wanted to make extra profits and applied for submetering. RLRA’s President Joyce Short was instrumental in the fight agains...

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbor, Tonight 3/23/26 at 7 PM at La Hermosa Church at 5 W 110th Street (across 5th Avenu). Bill Salo, our lawyer and President of Schomburg Resident's Council, will fill us in on where our legal battles stand. Please tape the accompanying meeting flyer on the front door of your apartment. 1. Our request for ...

Dear Tenants, Important: We are holding a General Tenants' Meeting on Monday, March 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM at La Hermosa Church, 5 W 110th St, New York, NY 10026. Please attend if you can — I will answer all your questions about the submetering bills in person. I am writing about the submetering bills that management has recently issued, ...

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbors: We have created a Fire Safety Log to insure that our landlord, L&M, is held accountable for safety issues in our building. You can access the form to submit your reports on our website: rlra.notion.site We will release this data to the respective City and State authorities. You can submit your data an...

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbors: Due to the fire in 560/752, the FDNY Bureau of Fire Prevention conducted an inspection of the building and issued violations identifying SERIOUS FIRE DEFICIENCIES that must be corrected by L&M. Many of you wondered about the new fire doors that were installed. Now you know why. The Fire Department sum...

Dear Tenants and Neighbors, I want to give you a quick update so you hear it directly from me. Today, the Landlord sent a letter to Justice Farrell responding to my recent letter about the new Metergy electric bills. In his letter, the Landlord argues that the bills are proper and that tenants are not facing the harms I described in ou...

Dear Tenants, Today the Court declined to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) that would have prevented the landlord from starting submeter billing immediately. See attached order. Within hours of that ruling, the landlord began sending electricity bills to tenants. Several tenants have already reported receiving bills dated Marc...

Dear Fellow Tenants, I know many of you are concerned about reports that submetering bills may begin in “early March”. I want to assure you that this issue is being actively addressed. We have a concrete legal strategy in place to challenge the implementation of submetering and to seek relief before any billing begins. While I cannot s...

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbors- Please be aware of the many efforts we're making to combat L&M's diabolical submetering plan. As we've stated previously, submetering is an important step in conservation, but cruel, unlawful submetering is totally unacceptable. Our VP, Romano Reid, has been in touch with Trichia James, the New York S...

Attention Roosevelt Landings Residents, Fortunately 🙏🏿 I have just received communication from the Office of the New York State Attorney General's Office. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to briefly speak with Letitia James at a political function and explained the concerns residents are facing regarding the landlord’s attempt to...

Dear Fellow Tenants, Due to the major snowstorm earlier this week, we have to postpone the general tenants’ meeting that had been scheduled for tomorrow, February 26 at 7:00 PM. Nothing is wrong, and there are no changes to our ongoing work. The submetering litigation remains on track, and there is no cause for concern. I will send a f...

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbors- A major concern has come up that needs your attention. RIOC has begun demolition of the abandoned steam plant next to the tram. They have failed to conduct an environmental study, and they failed to notify tenants about efforts to protect the community from the removal of hazardous waste. They are des...

Dear Tenants, I wanted to share a brief update on where things stand. Just as I was preparing to file our application for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), two developments occurred that required additional work. First, the PSC issued its Order denying rehearing yesterday (attached). This was expected and helps clarify the procedura...

Hello neighbors, I have received many emails from you asking about the Metergy email that went out today. Please see this message from our lawyer, Bill Salo: Dear Fellow Tenants, Please do not panic about the latest Metergy email. I am actively working right now on seeking a Temporary Restraining Order and will likely be up all night p...

Hello neighbors, As a follow up to our previous email, if you are interested in attending the hearing in Albany in person on February 26th, please fill out the form below. We will be matching people who have cars with those who do not so that everybody has the opportunity to attend. If you cannot commit to attending but think there is ...

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbors, Curley told us that L&M received a waiver to bill us for back bills. This is totally inaccurate. L&M requested a waiver because PSC's policy would prevent them from triple billing us as they have proposed. PSC's regulations block them from doing so; hence their need for a waiver. Our legal advisors ha...

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbors- In our continuing saga with submetering.... Judge Moyne has not forgotten us. He's had a set-back resulting from the recent death of his mother. To bring you up-to-date: L&M requested that Judge Moyne withdraw the TRO (Temporary Restraining Order) that prevents them from submetering our building. They...

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbors- Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season, and a happy, healthy New Year. As many of you know, longstanding deficiencies in our building’s electrical wiring have now resulted in a devastating tragedy. One of our neighbors, Catherine Mahouve-Same, lost her life, and her family lost the...

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbors- A quick reminder…. If you’re suffering emotional distress as a result of the recent fire in our building, please attend this evening’s “recovery” session in the 546 lounge on the 12th floor. Yours in solidarity- Joyce

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbors, Many of us are dealing with the anxiety, sleepless nights, anger, and more, that are the emotional upheaval from the tragic fire that took place this past Saturday. We’re very fortunate to have a licensed social worker in our building who specializes in trauma counseling: Ronnye Halpern. She has donat...

Hey neighbors! I just signed the petition “Say "NO" to a Cannabis Dispensary on Roosevelt Island!” and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name. Our building has no doormen to act as a barrier to intruders, and has 49 unmanned doors. We’ve had muggings, stabbings, push-in robberies, and more criminal incidents. The last thin...

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbors, While this spring we received support in the form of a letter by our elected representatives to the PSC, except for Councilmember Julie Menin who put us in touch with HPD, they've done nothing further to help us connect with people in NY State government who can flip the levers to stop L&M's horrific ...

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbors- Please be advised... Today, Bill Salo Esq. submitted a request for mediation to Hon. Judge Moyne who you may remember from the recent "Venue Change" hearing on our Article 78 Challenge. The request includes a cover letter from Bill and an affirmation from myself clearly stating the case for our concer...

Dear Roosevelt Island Neighbors, The Roosevelt Island Business Alliance (TRIBA) is holding its second annual Merit Awards Gala on Wednesday, 10/22 at the Sanctuary nearby the Octagon. Last year, TRIBA honored Roosevelt Landing's own Nancy Brown. This year the honorees are Judy Berdy who heads the Historical Society and Dr. Nina Tandon ...

Dear Roosevelt Landings Neighbors, The following is a summary from Bill Salo Esq. who represented the position of all the buildings who are affected by L&M's ghastly submetering plan, on October 6th, including Roosevelt Landings. Dear Neighbors, On Monday, October 6, 2025, we had oral argument before the Hon. Nicholas Moyne in our laws...

Get on the zoom link for a discussion at 5:15 or as soon as this hearing ends Joyce Short is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Joyce Short's Zoom Meeting Time: Oct 6, 2025 05:15 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82907417000?pwd=JfRHvRMU2KEx1qz6KHmSniTiKbRgbf.1 Meeting ID: 829 074...

Dear residents, The court clerk has just informed us that the hearing scheduled for 10:30am today has been postponed to 2:15pm today. Apologies for the inconvenience, and we hope that you are all able to join this afternoon! Best regards, Zach Ephron