David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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Way Too Many Buses Today on Roosevelt Island
Too many buses jam Main Street on Roosevelt Island. Weighty traffic from mostly empty vehicles wrecks the roadway, but it’s also environmentally unsound. No surprise, city and state fail even to notice. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…
The AVAC Is Broken Again, Says RIOC’s Vague Alert
News that the AVAC is broken again stumbled out of RIOC‘s alleged Communications Team’s alert system yesterday afternoon. We think so, that is, because they said, “…under service repair…” instead. We interpret that as meaning “broken.” The Roosevelt Island Daily…
Roosevelt Island Holiday Decorations A Ripoff? Apologies to Hudson-Related
Holiday Decorations for Roosevelt Island launched as a great idea in 2017. But that idea was a bust and maybe worse, a ripoff leaving Hudson Related holding the bag. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Was the Roosevelt…
Now, A Small Dog Dies. The Toll Still Climbs While PSD Fails To Act
Tuesday evening, a small dog, Luigi, died on the West Promenade, hit by a thoughtless driver who never bothered to get out of his car. Private cars don’t belong there. No stop signs, no lights and no markings. What or…
How long does it take to get forwarded mail? Six months or infinity?
I was excited when I got my first mail forwarded by the U.S. Postal Service. Seemed like it took forever, but it was only a little under seven months. For the rest of it, infinity might be more accurate. By…
Beautiful Along the East Promenade. Why Not More…?
Honestly, I was looking for something else when I walked down the East Promenade from the post office south. But we can set that aside for now because, even on an overcast afternoon, nature lit up the path… like a…
Shelton Haynes Before RIOC… How Did He Wind Up Here?
Before landing at RIOC, Shelton Haynes worked in at least five different places, only a few years at a time. But why do we know so little about how he got a high level job here? Are there skeletons in…
We got a quick peek inside Trader Joe’s Bridgemarket…
While my wife edged back toward the sidewalk, pretending she didn’t know who I was, I angled past an unlatched gate and got a look inside. My photo wasn’t much, but it clearly identified a Trader Joe’s in the works….
Come on, Mr. Kapell, Mr. Escobar, Grow a pair. Resign, now.
Resign, now. You are not Roosevelt Islanders, and in spite of the goofy rationale cobbled together by RIOC, your occupying seats on the RIOC board isn’t ethical. Grow a pair, and do the right thing. By David Stone The Roosevelt…
As RIOC stumbles, maskless riders now endanger everyone else on the Tram
Just when hopes rose that RIOC finally accepted responsibility for protecting Tram riders from COVID-19, another fresh round of maskless riders told a different story. In the most recent incident, the selfish bastards are in clear view, just feet from…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor