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,...
A legendary Roosevelt Island literary pioneer at the Met
Frustrated by long lines waiting to get in, I was thrilled at getting this photo of Alice Neal’s Alice Childress portrait. Neal’s show is a blockbuster at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Note: Photo of Alice Childress painting courtesy of…
What’s the best cat food…? It’s the one they like
Answers to the question of the best cat foods are simple and easy. They are — and always have been — the ones the fascinating little four-leggers like best. Whittling down to a handful of great meal options doesn’t require…
Now, an Eyesore and Wasted Chances, Then: Painful Legacy of East Side Access
The East Side Access Project, now with a finish line in sight, is a monumental boondoggle. But for Roosevelt Island, it’s more. Not just an eyesore but a missed opportunity for relieving transit woes. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily…
How to tell when the AVAC is broken in Southtown again…
RIOC, the state agency that never makes a mistake, will not tell residents when it happens, but you can see and smell when the AVAC is broken in Southtown. Again. But there’s still no way of knowing when RIOC will…
NYC Senior Centers Stuck in Post-COVID Reopening Limbo: ‘It’s Mayhem’
Reuven Blau, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon May 31 at 8:06pm EDTby THE CITY Senior center providers are in the dark on when the de Blasio administration will allow them to fully reopen, even as the city pushes…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor