Case Summary:

Rosenthal v. Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation is a federal civil‑rights and due‑process appeal brought by former RIOC President and CEO Susan G. Rosenthal challenging the dismissal of her lawsuit against RIOC and state officials in the United States Court of Appeals under docket number 25‑1667, following oral argument on January 30, 2026.

In the underlying federal case in the Southern District of New York (No. 1:23‑cv‑09660, Judge Dale E. Ho), Rosenthal alleged that her June 2020 termination as RIOC President/CEO—officially justified by accusations that she had used offensive, “salacious” and racially charged language—was in fact retaliatory and politically motivated, tied to her efforts to raise infrastructure and safety concerns, and that she was publicly branded a racist without a meaningful chance to clear her ...