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,...
NYC summer school 2021: field trips, academics, and open to all students
Christina Veiga and Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York Apr 13, 12:02pm EDT NYC summer school 2021: field trips, academics, and open to all students was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their…
What happened to “Roosevelt Island Tree City USA?” In 2020?
“Roosevelt Island Tree City USA.” There was a sign, back in the 90s, posted on Main Street near the helix. The community was proud of its trees, and there were plenty around. But in recent years, a lot of trees…
April 20th, Cornell Tech Community Conversation: Being an Informed Consumer
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What do Roosevelt Islanders want? Promenade bike ban voting results
The bike ban voting results are now in, voting’s closed, and we’re ready to report. Hundreds voted, although some chose to “vote early, vote often” and lost their voices.
Blip on the radar? Roosevelt Island coronavirus rates back to normal
After last week’s scary surge in the wrong direction, Roosevelt Island coronavirus rates are back to normal, this week. As New York City rates dived below 6% for the first time in 2021, local numbers followed.
Combined local-state tax rate in New York highest in U.S.
The Center Square/April 10th, 2021 The effective state and local tax rate for New York residents in 2019 was 14.1 percent, the highest percentage among the 50 states, according to a new ranking published by the Tax Foundation. Across the United…
Only in New York: Is it art or humor on E 86th Street in Manhattan, flowers and traffic cones?
Only in New York, on 86th Street in Manhattan, was it art or some playful good humor? Here’s the scene on East 86th Street in Manhattan.
Where the hell are they? Roosevelt Island’s Amazing, Invisible Public Safety Department.
RIOC’s amazing, invisible Public Safety Department grows more irritating, every day. In spite of being the biggest drain on public resources in the community, they’re harder than ever to find working.
At what age are people usually happiest? New research offers surprising clues
Would you choose to be nine years old, absolved of life’s most tedious responsibilities, and instead able to spend your days playing with friends and practicing your times tables? Or would you choose your early 20s, when time feels endless…
Pandemic hit, Many New Yorkers fled, but Roosevelt Island stayed put
Although the exodus was not as bad as expected, many New Yorkers left the city during the pandemic. But Roosevelt Island stayed put. Real estate giant CBRE released a study of American move outs, and in a granular look at…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor