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,...
Week 2 for the East Promenade sinkhole, amateur hour and silence
When I worked in building maintenance, if one of the experienced guys discovered a botched job, he’d frown and mumble, “Amateur hour.” That came to me as I looked at the East Promenade sinkhole, now finishing its second week.
What went wrong? Our coronavirus rate heading in the wrong direction now
Our coronavirus rate, previously a source of community pride, is heading in the wrong direction now. Infection rates shot up, this week, according to the most recent New York City reports.
Biden wants corporations to pay for his $2 trillion infrastructure plans, echoing a history of calls for companies to chip in when times are tough
Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan President Joe Biden just proposed a roughly US$2 trillion infrastructure plan, which he ambitiously compared to the interstate highway system and the space race. He aims to pay for it solely by taxing companies more,…
Update: RIOC’s Half-Fast Crackdown on Bike Parking Moves But Not Enough
RIOC’s half-fast crackdown on abandoned bikes strewn around Roosevelt Island stepped up into action following our report. One area was cleared — after just 2 1/2 years — but another eyesore lives on.
What happened to 2021 PPF grants? Why did RIOC turn out the lights?
2021 PPF grants — Public Purpose Funds allocated by RIOC — disappeared after we exposed a deliriously bad distribution plan. Making matters worse, RIOC’s alleged Communications Department zipped its lip.
Getting a Prescription to Die Remains Tricky Even as Aid-in-Dying Bills Gain Momentum
Katheryn Houghton March 30, 2021 Linda Heim knew her dad didn’t plan to wait for the cancer to kill him. For decades, he’d lived in Montana, which they’d thought was one of the few places where terminally ill people could…
Did racism kill Jackie Robinson?
Tamra Burns Loeb, University of California, Los Angeles; Alicia Morehead-Gee, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, and Derek Novacek, UCLA School of Medicine Baseball great Jackie Robinson was a living, breathing example of athleticism and apparent good health,…
Tenants and Landlords’ Future Hang in Balance Over State Budget. Here’s What That Means
Allison Dikanovic, THE CITY This article was originally published on Mar 31 at 3:32pm EDT by THE CITY After a year of Band-Aids, lawmakers in Albany finally have the big bucks to pass a substantial relief program as part of…
Dramatic Drop in Common Viruses Raises Question: Masks Forever?
Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio March 31, 2021 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News Masks and physical distancing are proving to have major fringe benefits, keeping people from getting all kinds of illnesses — not just covid-19….
Roosevelt Islander Paul Feinman, A Judge in New York’s Highest Court, Passed Away
Just a week ago, we reported that Judge Paul Feinman retired from the bench due to health concerns. Yesterday, Chief Justice Janet Di Fiore, said that he had died after an undisclosed illness.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor