David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
What We Lost: Roosevelt Island, 2019, Fall For Arts
Scenes: Fall For Arts 2019… Perfect weather welcomed muralists, kite lovers and more to Roosevelt Island for Fall For Arts 2019. The whole thing’s organized and sponsored by RIOC, and friends came along for the Island of Art event. By…
Bad Bitch Chang, Sophia Tells YRB’s Nubian What Smart Is
Bad Bitch Sophia Chang says, “I call myself the CAO, the Chief Agitation Officer.” The interview with YRB Magazine’s Jonn Nubian leaves no doubt. She’s the cultural spark we’d have to invent if she wasn’t already here. By David Stone…
Watch Legendary Pianist Roy Eaton Live in Bryant Park
Roy Eaton live in Bryant Park, playing piano, last year, took his annual turn in the noontime concert series. In a season before we heard about COVID-19, we recorded him introducing, then playing Bach’s Prelude in C. Roy Eaton is…
Sanctuary Speakeasy Dumped On Roosevelt Island: Two Year Update
A year ago, a Hudson-Related promoted vendor said they planned dumping a speakeasy and outdoor beer garden in public park space on Roosevelt Island. Nearing completion, The Sanctuary gets uglier than initially feared. Here’s our update. UPDATE, APRIL 2021: The…
Fall for Arts Music
RIOC released the Fall for Arts music line up for 2019, along with other event details, yesterday. The weather looks great for a well-planned, art-filled Saturday on Roosevelt Island.
The Sanctuary Event Space: A Roosevelt Island Invasion
The Sanctuary Event Space materialized out of thin air, yesterday, September 24th, 2020, at 851 Main Street on Roosevelt Island. Is Hudson Related trying to pull a fast one in pursuit of Main Street retail profits?
Losing Greenwich Village: Rocco’s Pasticceria
Correction: I was thrilled to see, on October 13th, that Rocco’s reopened after all. Sometimes, it’s good to find out you were wrong. Here’s a photo of the new look. Pasticceria Rocco, and humbly, our previous, inaccurate story follows. by…
10 Ways to See New York Pre-Pandemic, A Sudden History
There are more than 10 Ways to See New York City. What comes to mind when you imagine New York City? Times Square? Central Park? The Empire State Building? Maybe, the Statue of Liberty? Here, I’ll offer some other, less obvious choices.
New York City crime missing?
New York City crime… where did it go? In August, it happened again, and the Mayor’s press conference with the Police Commissioner James O’Neill confirmed it. Crime disappears in New York. It’s so routine — and positive — mass media…
Photoville NYC 2019 Open
Photoville NYC 2019 is open as of yesterday, September 12th, in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The weather wasn’t perfect, but the rest of the weekend should be fine for the show.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor