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,...
Roosevelt Island transportation? Mostly settled for now
With the MTA’s announcement yesterday on subway service, Roosevelt Island transportation is mostly settled until the end of 2022. But there are exceptions with looming consequences. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News Federal aid bill and Roosevelt Island transportation……
RIOC Offices, Parking Reopen After the Storm That Wasn’t
Effective this morning, February 19th, RIOC, after being grounded by a 3 inch snowfall, lifts parking restrictions and reopens its offices. Officially, parking returns to normal as of 9:00 a.m.
Business Leaders Warn Tax-the-Rich Bills Will Leave New York Poorer. But Don’t Call it a Threat to Pull Up Stakes…
Greg David, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Feb 17 at 7:28pm ESTby THE CITY The city’s big-business leaders say they find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place. The rock is the suggestion from leaders in…
EXPOSE THE INSURRECTION FINANCIERS
Trump’s trial is over, but there’s still much to learn about the deep pockets who financed the January 6 coup attempt.
Spotlight on RIDA: Disabled Association Kudos from Senator Serrano
New York State Senator José Serrano turns the spotlight on RIDA. A proclamation recognizes the singular contributions of this uniquely Roosevelt Island group.
46,218 news transcripts show ideologically extreme politicians get more airtime
Joshua P. Darr, Louisiana State University ; Jeremy Padgett, University of Mobile, and Johanna Dunaway, Texas A&M University Committee assignments are normally a blessing for new House members. But some of today’s newer members, like freshmen Republican representatives Marjorie Taylor…
Significant meetings Zoom forward for Roosevelt Island tonight
A pair of significant meetings take place virtually on Zoom this evening. Both have significant impact on the community’s future.
Update: Is there an echo in here or is there really another winter storm watch?
It looked like the real thing, but maybe they got it wrong. The National Weather Service downgraded its winter storm watch for today to a simple advisory. Snowfall prediction fell to 3 to 5 inches, and even that’s looking iffy.
Anti-Immigrant Vitriol Complicates Vaccine Rollout in Southern States
Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News February 16, 2021 This story also ran on Daily Beast. It can be republished for free. In eastern Tennessee, doctors have seen firsthand how a hard-line immigration policy can affect the health and well-being…
Cuomo: ‘Nothing to investigate’ regarding New York’s nursing home deaths, failure to release data
By Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square/February 15th, 2021 (The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the state’s delay in reporting data about nursing home deaths due to COVID-19 was a mistake that allowed for…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor