The Main Street WIRE

The Main Street WIRE is the community newspaper of Roosevelt Island, part of Manhattan in New York City. The name is an acronym based on the names of the island’s first four residential buildings: Westview, Island House, Rivercross, and Eastwood. It is published every two weeks (monthly in July and August) and is distributed to every residence on the island. It is published by Managing Editor Dick Lutz.

History

The WIRE was first published in 1981, by Dr. Jack Resnick. He established the newspaper following an accident that took the Roosevelt Island Tramway out of service for several months, making travel to and from the island difficult. The incident was scarcely reported by major New York City news sources at the time, so Resnick and several other residents founded The WIRE to report local news.

The newspaper is developed and produced each week by community volunteers. Editors since its founding have included Dr. Resnick, the late Jim Bowser, and current Editor-Publisher Dick Lutz.

Community focus

Since its founding, The WIRE's focus has always been principally on the Roosevelt Island community. It does not report on national or international news unless there is a direct and special effect on island residents. It is independent of both the Roosevelt Island Operating Cooperation (RIOC) and the Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA), though the president of each organization contributes a column.

Resident letters are an important component of The WIRE's editorial page, providing a forum for residents to comment on the performance of RIOC, which is a New York State agency. (Roosevelt Island, New York City property, was leased to New York State for 99 years starting in 1969 for development of housing.)

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External links

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