• The Phase I plan for Southpoint Park will be described in detail Monday night at 7:00 in the Good Shepherd Community Center, as the Trust for Public Land continues its work on the park. There’s a diagram and additional detail on page 21.

• In the center spread of this issue, you’ll find a high-altitude aerial photograph of Roosevelt Island. It’s somewhat outdated by construction since the date it was taken, but we publish it as an interesting view nonetheless.

• The Roosevelt Island Democratic Club has elected Deirdre Breslin and Archie Seale as co-presidents. The group will have a table at Roosevelt Island Day next Saturday, and has a meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 19. Sandra Zwerling and Josephine Barnes are serving as VPs for national and local affairs, respectively. Recording Secretary is Helen Chirivas; Mary Camper-Titsingh is Corresponding Secretary; Gail Dunmore is Treasurer. More information: 212-421-5417.

• The emergency plan for Roosevelt Island was examined recently by representatives of the Island’s CERT team and the Residents Association, after they signed a non-disclosure agreement. At last month’s RIRA Common Council meeting, they reported satisfaction with the plan in its current state. RIRA President Matthew Katz characterized the plan as "reasonable, as far as it goes," but observed that the plan needs some means of informing the community in emergency conditions.

• The north elevator at Motorgate will get fixed under a deal cut between RIOC President Steve Shane and a representative of Manhattan Park. RIOC will share the cost of the repairs in exchange for not being held to a requirement to repair the escalator at Motorgate, which Shane described as "absolutely unnecessary."