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,...
When Holiday Decorating Is Like Buying a Rolls and Driving Away in a Used Chevy
When it comes to holiday decorating, nobody does it like RIOC. That’s because no one else would have the cheek. $75K, half as much as the state squeezes out for all the nonprofits depending on them, for this? Really? By…
As AVAC Crisis Now Worsens, RIOC Retreats In Silence
The AVAC crisis, we learned yesterday, has grown much worse. Now six months long, RIOC predicts as much as another half-year before it’s fixed. The information, of course, did not come from the state agency that never gets it wrong….
Illegal Parking Abounds on Main Street as PSD Idles
Illegal parking is more than a nuisance for rule-bending drivers. On Main Street or anywhere else, it overturns laws devoted to public safety, even if the reasons aren’t always obvious. Say your child gets hit because an illegally parked car…
Roosevelt Island 2020 Census Revealed Major Demographic Shifts
2020 Census figures from the New York City Department of City Planning confirm big changes in Roosevelt Island’s demographics. Community makeup diverges sharply from 2010 but also from overall city numbers. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News New…
NYC Ferry Winter Route Schedules Begin Monday, November 22nd
NYC Ferry announced their new route schedules for winter. They begin on Monday, and there are also changes for Thanksgiving Day, November 25th. The Roosevelt Island Daily News NYC Ferry Winter Route Schedule for the Astoria Line and Roosevelt Island…
An All New RIOC WTF Moment: The Traffic Safety Town Hall That Wasn’t…
Fifteen minutes before RIOC’s virtual Traffic Safety Town Hall was set to begin, Frank Farance emailed the state agency’s managers. “The meeting link for tonight’s town hall meeting is still not visible…” It never became visible. WTF? By David Stone…
Are the Ghosts All Around You Really Angels Singing Tidings of Joy?
A year ago, we wrote about The Ghosts All Around Us, a new musical by Jonathan Fadner. Hobbled by the pandemic, the Main Street Theatre and Dance Alliance cast was forced into a virtual performance. But this year, glad tidings…
New York agency pulls approval of Cuomo’s $5.1 million book deal on managing COVID-19 crisis
(The Center Square) – After failing in three previous attempts, New York’s public watchdog agency finally voted Tuesday to rescind the approval of a $5.1 million book deal for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor November…
RIOC’s lawbreaking COVID testing hustle. Was it the absolute worst?
No question, setting up a local COVID testing site was a good idea. But RIOC seems to have thrown out public purchasing rules as well as any accountability in the undertaking. Was it a hustle or just incredibly inept and…
Thursday, November 18th, First Steps Toward Long Term Care
This Zoom conference is courtesy of the Carter Burden Network and is partially sponsored by the NYC Department for the Aging More from the Roosevelt Island Daily
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor