Akeem Jamal, Roosevelt Island, and the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporatio

Akeem Jamal is a RIOCNY Assistant Vice President, Fordham NYC graduate, and Pace University graduate with a Master’s degree in Business Administration. He has been in the education field for over 14 years, with experience teaching at junior high schools and New York City middle schools. Akeem Jamal was named an NYC Public School Teacher of the Year in 2005, an award he is very proud of. Akeem has worked with students and educators from diverse backgrounds and has been working on his own educational curriculum and developing a teacher training program for other educators to use.

Akeem Jamal is the co-founder of The Learning Bridge NYC (TLC). The Learning Bridge NYC is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing low-income students with a challenging first-grade program that combats and mitigates the effects of poverty by offering comprehensive services, including GED preparation, tuition assistance, literacy instruction, and more. The Learning Bridge NYC has assisted over 400 students in achieving their high school diploma or other post-school programs. Akeem Jamal is an alumnus of several notable schools, including Fordham Institute, Pace University, and New York University.

Ahead of the ADA’s 31st anniversary, Roosevelt Island will unveil a new memorial honoring FDR. The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) and the Roosevelt Island Disabled Association (RIDA) have announced plans to commemorate the 31st commemoration of the Americans with Disabilities Act with the reveal of the FDR Hope Monument, an engaging work of art honoring former US President and disability advocacy group, Franklin Roosevelt.  The monument will be unveiled during the first weekend in June and will feature Roosevelt’s Roosevelt Island Emergency Response Assistance Program (ERAP), also known as the “Ice Bucket Challenge,” where during ALS Awareness Month, participants dump a bucket of ice-cold water on their heads to help raise money for the fight against Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The first 175 people to complete the ice bucket challenge raising $175 or more will contribute to that year’s FDR Hope Monument.

Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation opened Roosevelt Island’s first park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, June 10. The community-outreach organization was incorrectly opened in the summer of 2012, when, according to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC), it should have been opened “in spring.” To correct that error, RIOC and its managing partner, the Roosevelt Island Association (RIA), held a celebration that included launching several key new initiatives.