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 shaky first day for Roosevelt Island Mobile Test and Trace
Mobile test and trace for COVID-19 opened up on Roosevelt Island yesterday. NYC Health & Hospitals parked its van outside Good Shepherd Plaza, welcoming all comers. The results were shaky, at best. By David Stone Test and Trace Van Arrives…
Dumb & Dumber, Part Two, Southpoint Rock Farm Edition
Today sets a record as the Southpoint Rock Farm, toured by our friend, The Space Cadet, finds a whole new outburst of RIOC folly. The record? Two reported incidents of Dumb & Dumber on the same day. By David Stone…
Continuing Saga of Roosevelt Island Dumb and Dumber, Now Salted with Uncaring
Roosevelt Island Dumb and Dumber is a special case because it’s not funny but plenty worse. Uncaring? Indifferent? Cruel? Take your pick, but it’s one of them. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Roosevelt Island Dumb and Dumber…
The bad idea of a new Queens-Manhattan bike bridge pops up
Last year, we reported on a Queens-Manhattan bike bridge – the Queens Ribbon – threatening Roosevelt Island. The pandemic brought the idea to a slow crawl, but a city master plan, released last week, showed it still breathing. By David…
Changing in Colors, November 2021 on Roosevelt Island
Changing in colors, Roosevelt Island mostly showed off its natural beauty as autumn struck its annual tone. Of course, it was all great or even good, but it was a special space in the middle of New York City, on…
Holiday Pop-Up at the Senior Center, December 11th & 12th
The Carter Burden Network, managers of the Roosevelt Island Senior Center, announced a Holiday Pop-Up. All are welcome for a fun filled shopping and eating experience, next weekend. More from the Roosevelt Island Daily
Writing Isn’t Always Profitable, But You Don’t Have to Miss the Mortgage
By Patrick Young Assorted Ideas, Large & Small Whether you’re working on a children’s book, the next novel to rival the Harry Potter series, or a poem to define a generation, making money as a writer isn’t always easy. Fortunately,…
Is RIOC lying again about PSD staffing? The numbers just don’t add up…
Is RIOC keeping two sets of books for PSD staffing? Our investigation shows a wide gap between public information and private reality. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News PSD Staffing Has Two Versions The numbers just pop out…
Answering Appeals, COVID-19 Testing Comes to Roosevelt Island
According to two trustworthy sources, COVID-19 testing arrives on Roosevelt Island, starting Monday, December 6th. But the Test and Trace van may be here for just one week, so far. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News UPDATE: Rise…
Roosevelt Island Events: Cornell Tech Community Conversation, Dec. 6th, 2021
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David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor