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,...
As The Reality Poets Roll Through Open Doors, Renewal Rides Along
The first time I met the Reality Poets, we talked along the West Promenade outside their home, Coler Rehabilitation Hospital. Their bodies would never return to normal, but something bigger was being rehabbed: their spirits. By David Stone The Roosevelt…
Behind Closed Doors at RIOC, the Strange Promotion of Tajuna Sharpe
Sources tell us that RIOC human resources director Tajuna Sharpe was quietly made Assistant Vice President. No formal announcement followed, but questions rose because of her critical role in the firing of Susan Rosenthal. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island…
The George Braithwaite Table Tennis Court unveiling at Capobianco Field
The Roosevelt Island Daily News The George Braithwaite Table Tennis Court will be unveiled at Capobianco Field, Roosevelt Island, during the late sportsman’s Ping Pong Diplomacy Commemoration on Saturday, Oct. 23, reports Caribbean Life News. Braithwaite, who died last October,…
Yachts Cruise Under the Roosevelt Island Bridge. Everyone Else Waits
Emergency vehicles, cars, bike and pedestrians wait while yachts cruise freely under the Roosevelt Island Bridge during UN Week. Didn’t anyone think about the risks? By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News It’s UN Week, and some disruptions are…
MTA on ‘Mask Blitz’ Following Reports of Low Compliance
Jose Martinez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Sep 22 at 5:27pm EDTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. Police officers and transit workers distributed a record 26,000 masks in the transit…
Across the East River from Roosevelt Island, new clean energy
A report in the New York Post says the state awarded a contract for the Clean Path Project. A 174 mile line will carry clean energy from Delaware County into New York City. Roosevelt Island Daily News The final destination…
Can Gov. Hochul rein in RIOC? Early returns are not promising
Early hopes that new governor Kathy Hochul might rein in RIOC dim as the local state agency hardens its battle against transparency and accountability. Hochul promised making both better across the state, but it’s all hot air so far. By…
UPDATE: Will the Roosevelt Island Tram tumble out of MTA OMNY System?
Don’t tell Roosevelt Island Tram riders, but the MetroCard system they need for entering expires this year. That’s according to TimeOut New York. But with RIOC tuned out of almost everything, what does that mean for Roosevelt Island? UPDATED: February…
RIHS Returns The Elevator Storehouse Plaque Home On Roosevelt Island
Efforts by the Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) paid off yesterday when an original plaque from the Elevator Storehouse came home. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News The plaque, identifying a building providing elevator service to Roosevelt Island…
A Gunboat in the East River Off Roosevelt Island
A gunboat in the East River, this morning, a blast from an painful past, a reminder of the sad way we were. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Twenty years ago, after the World Trade Center disaster, gunboats…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor