The Roosevelt-Riis Association

A hub for active citizenship in New York, launching October 2025. Subscribe here for updates.

Mission Statement

Inspired by the friendly partnership between Theodore Roosevelt and Jacob Riis, the Roosevelt-Riis Association works to cultivate active citizenship in New York City. The Association activates and organizes New Yorkers who love our city and wish to contribute to making it bigger and better. We enable talented New Yorkers to carry out the duties of citizenship effectively and joyfully, in pursuit of growth, efficiency, and order for New York City.

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Inspired by the friendship between Theodore Roosevelt and Jacob Riis, the RRA works for a bigger and better New York by cultivating active citizenship. We activate and organize talented New Yorkers to pursue growth, efficiency, and order for NYC.

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Inspired by the friendship between Theodore Roosevelt and Jacob Riis, the RRA works for a bigger and better New York by cultivating active citizenship. We activate and organize New Yorkers to pursue growth, efficiency, and order for NYC.