A START OF A NEW ERA

I have lived on Roosevelt Island for over a decade. It’s a fantastic community. I have come to appreciate it for how unique it is. It has impressive green spaces that are well maintained and great waterfront views, and it feels close-knit. It's rare to experience a sense of community in New York City. However, like any other community, it has its share of challenges - noise pollution, affordable housing, education, etc.

We set up this organization to improve the lives of Roosevelt Island, NY residents. Our goal is to make our community more cohesive and equitable while creating an environment of transparency. This will be accomplished by developing a platform that enables residents to provide feedback on their quality of life on the island and providing supporting organizations with ways to identify areas of opportunities and underrepresented groups to help enact policies and initiatives to improve lives.

For residents, it will save time searching for many services the island offers and provide a consistent way to give feedback to supporting organizations, seamlessly integrating them with the community. It will allow organizations to communicate centrally and support residents, helping determine what is working and what needs improvement.

We will share more in the coming months as the platform is built. We are excited to kick off a new era that will make our community more cohesive and equitable from the ground up.

Kaushal Shah - The Citizen Project, Founder