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,...
The shelf life on RIOC’s threats about illegally parked bikes?
Illegally parked bikes pose a long term problem for Roosevelt Island, and our first article about it, in 2018, got results. But they weren’t lasting. Hard imagining screwing up such a simple challenge, but RIOC surprises. Again.
I Met Chuck Schumer in Union Square, Talked the Filibuster and Joe Manchin
We bumped into Senator Chuck Schumer in Union Square today as he retail politicked his way through the Farmers Market. First impression: He’s shorter than you think. Second, I’m still pissed over what he and Kristen Gillibrand did to Al…
Another mysterious RIOC closing. This time, it’s that rarity, public restrooms…
Abruptly, after 6:00 on Friday, the super secret state agency announced that it closed the Southpoint Park restrooms “…due to needed maintenance repairs.” They said “Comfort Station,” but come on. There’s no comfort in those barebones, better-than-nothing facilities.
East Promenade Sinkhole: Small Now But What’s In The Future?
The East Promenade sinkhole is not huge, maybe 3 feet long and 1 foot across. But blended with other information, does it suggest greater dangers ahead?
New York nursing homes now can allow residents to have visitors
By Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/March 26th, 2021 (The Center Square) – The New York State Department of Health informed all nursing homes late Thursday that residents can receive visitors. The move puts the state in line with…
Will the State Marijuana Bill Pay Off for Black and Brown New Yorkers?
Clifford Michel, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Mar 25 at 10:32pm EDTby THE CITY The landmark deal struck by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature Thursday to legalize recreational marijuana in New York State reportedly includes one…
Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It’s Not an ‘Excuse’ for Current Medical Racism.
For months, journalists, politicians and health officials — including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Dr. Anthony Fauci — have invoked the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study to explain why Black Americans are more hesitant than white Americans to get the…
ANTI-ASIAN BIAS IS PERVASIVE
When I studied Chinese two decades ago, I couldn’t believe how white peers reacted. Imagine how Asian Americans feel. By Jill Richardson | March 24, 2021 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News Previously published in OtherWords.org As our nation grapples…
Finally Here: Graduate Hotel Now Accepting Reservations on Cornell Tech Campus
The waiting’s over. The Graduate Hotel on the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island is ready for taking reservations. The chain’s communications department said today that the facility “is now accepting reservations for bookings beginning June 1.”
Four Roosevelt Islanders Honored As “Women of Distinction”
This week, New York State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright honored four Roosevelt Islanders as “Women of Distinction.” The annual awards take place during women’s history month in March 2021. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News “We celebrate women today…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor