| Newly Elected Common Council Members Meet in
Orientation |
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New delegates to the Roosevelt Island Residents
Association (RIRA) Common Council met Monday night with some old hands in an
orientation session led by RIRA Matthew Katz and others. Seated, l to r:
Sherie Helstien (Westview), Julie White (Octagon). Front standing row:
Amit Gupta (Southtown), Raj Kumar (Manhattan Park), Matthew Katz
(President), Joyce Mincheff (Eastwood), Margie Smith (Rivercross), Kimberly
Lengle (Manhattan Park), Gad Levanon (Southtown), Petra Kaizer (Westview).
Standing in back: Zlatko (Ziggy) Ramljak (Westview), Eric Stocker
(Manhattan Park), Frank Farance (Island House), Mark Chipman (Vice
President), Steven Heller (2 River Road), Jonathan Kalkin (Manhattan Park).
Inset: Betty A. Walker (Octagon), who was not at the meeting. RIRA Common
Council meetings are open to the public, and include a public session in
which residents are invited to bring matters to the Council’s attention.
Meetings are held at Good Shepherd Community Center, in the lower level, at
8:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month.