tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post6847852601015392608..comments2023-10-09T08:19:36.161-04:00Comments on Roosevelt Island 360: WNBC Video: Gabe Pressman's Roosevelt Island ReportRI 360http://www.blogger.com/profile/13601131892513304957noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post-60154215173719406182008-06-23T16:23:00.000-04:002008-06-23T16:23:00.000-04:00I got the impression that this is one of a series ...I got the impression that this is one of a series of soft "neighborhood" pieces that Gabe Pressman is doing and they would rather focus on the exotic history of the island than any substantive discussion of current issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post-72485548091990924972008-06-23T14:25:00.000-04:002008-06-23T14:25:00.000-04:00I was actually a bit disappointed in the piece in ...I was actually a bit disappointed in the piece in that I knew I discussed during the time Gabe Pressman was in my apartment several of our transportation concerns as well as other issues and the piece overall seemed to focus more on the past history than what makes the island tick as a "neighborhood" today. My impression from Matt Katz was a bit of the same when he and I traded emails about the interview.RI 360https://www.blogger.com/profile/13601131892513304957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post-71168298078080484482008-06-23T14:19:00.000-04:002008-06-23T14:19:00.000-04:00It is lazy journalism that reporters always go to ...It is lazy journalism that reporters always go to the same people for comment. On the other hand, Matthew Katz was elected president of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association in an election that was open to every R. I. resident. In his columns in the Wire he regularly asks residents to attend and participate in Association meetings. He may not speak for every resident on every issue but he has every right to present himself as a spokesman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post-88887037968581682092008-06-22T20:02:00.000-04:002008-06-22T20:02:00.000-04:00Matthew Katz and his friends think they speak for ...Matthew Katz and his friends think they speak for the whole development. It's too bad that Gabe Pressman fell for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post-46229257913439286102008-06-22T17:53:00.000-04:002008-06-22T17:53:00.000-04:00Matthew Katz confirms what I always suspected: tha...Matthew Katz confirms what I always suspected: that he doesn't realize he lives in a housing project in New York City.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com