Rick, of the Roosevelt Islander Blog, has posted an Opening Day Post-Game Summary. RIRA President Franke Farance gauged interest in starting an Adult Softball League on Roosevelt Island. The result was "a handful of people that might be interested in playing, but no team leaders/managers willing to do the work of recruiting/organizing." This meetup.com group is an attempt to start with something very informal that might grow into such a League. If we can begin by getting 12 people to show up …

… Where we play: Chelsea Waterside Park Pier 40 (West Village) Queens West Sportsfield (Long Island City) Riverside Park (Upper West Side) Roosevelt Island Who plays with us: People with busy schedules that need a no commitment place to play People that can play all the time and are looking for more games College students looking for soccer games in NYC Interns that need things to do in NYC People that are new to NYC and looking to meet people League/tournament teams that want to play together …

This group was started so people who love to knit and crochet can come together in a social environment to share a shared passion.