David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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December 2, 2025
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“Is RIOC re-striping Main Street or just painting over their problems?”
“Here’s your headline,” the caller said. “Is RIOC re-striping Main Street of just painting over their problems?” Details about what the state agency was doing sent me out on an inspection. And then, another after the work progressed. Here’s what…
Sandra Chusid Zwerling, December 4, 1930 – June 10, 2021
“I was particularly close to Sandy.We were friends since 1936 and graduated from Music and Art High School,” wrote her friend and fellow musical genius, Roy Eaton. The following is an obituary composed by her daughters. Sandra Zwerling Sandra was…
Let’s get vaccinated right now and close to home…
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Why RIOC can’t count… Or is it just more lying?
Why can’t RIOC count or keep track of figures it feeds a community it apparently thinks too dumb to keep track? Their ultra secretive COVID rapid testing site’s driving the whole crew into yet another rut filling up with dishonesty….
Nothing says, “We’re back!” better than live jazz in the grass in Central Park, NYC
For New York City’s first weekend after reopening, free jazz on the grass in Central Park told the whole story. That is, we’re back and moving ahead. Also from Assorted Ideas, Large & Small
My Dad, Harry: A Father’s Day Tribute
By Esther Yang Photos courtesy of Esther Yang Feature from the Roosevelt Island Daily News I was adopted when I was eight years old. My adoptive father, Harry, was a rodeo champion, a police officer and a Navy man. Since…
About the “fun and fabulous,” Drag Queen Story Hour Coming Up in Four Freedoms Park
Lori Lu brings Drag Queen Story Hour, in Spanish and in English, to FDR Four Freedoms State Park on Roosevelt Island. It’s a not to be missed event for Pride Month. For children for 3 to 18, but Mom and…
New York lags rest of the country in job growth
Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/June 18th, 2021 (The Center Square) – Jobs data released Thursday shows New York gained private-sector jobs in May but not at the same rate as the rest of the country. The New York…
The Art of the Smallpox Hospital, Renwick’s Historic Gem, in Spring
Adorned, almost as if by a brushstroke, the art of the Smallpox Hospital, joins nature and design. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News When James Renwick designed his second building on Blackwell’s Island, it’s unlikely that he foresaw…
Plans for a new bank on RIOC’s agenda, but you probably won’t like it
A new bank is now likely for Roosevelt Island, but its location has already angered some residents. “Just no end to the torture,” one wrote. “These people remain shameless…” Shameless? Maybe? Incompetent? Probably. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor