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,...
RIOC Gets The First Governor Kathy Hochul Official Cruelty Award
The new Official Cruelty Award, named after Governor Kathy Hochul, goes to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC). Special Mention: President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News KN95 Disposable Face Masks The Governor Kathy Hochul…
Omicron/Delta Surge Is Passing. How Is Roosevelt Island Doing?
The percentage of positive COVID test results in New York City dropped fast over the last several days, strongly suggesting the Omicron/Delta surge is passing. Roosevelt Island registers much better than average. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…
Today from the CBN/RI Senior Center, Zooms for Aging Wiser and Understanding Glaucoma
With the Roosevelt Island Senior Center shut down by the latest COVID surge, the Carter Burden Network (CBN) offers online services to assist the elderly and their caregivers. Two new programs are on tap for today. The Roosevelt Island Daily…
Tribeca – Old, New and Most of All Different
When Tribeca rose from historically humble and jumbled roots, it was first known as TriBeCa. That title stood for “TRIangle BElow CAnal” Street. But it grew into a creative district with many artists’ lofts and movie production and dropped the…
KN95 masks and at-home test kits tomorrow, says Council Member Julie Menin
Earlier, we reported that, in an arrangement with the RIDA Free Food Pantry, City Council Member Julie Menin would hand out KN95 face masks from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Now, there’s more., tomorrow. The Roosevelt Island Daily News According to…
About the Minton Tiles at the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, New York City
The Bethesda Fountain is a landmark in Central Park. A terrace with Minton tiles leads to the Bethesda Terrace Arcade. by David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small Philanthropist Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont donated the Bethesda fountain for his beloved…
Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project receives 2021 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Award
“Verdant Power is commercializing tidal energy to realize a blue economy powered by a Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) industry,” said an article on the National Hydropower Association website. The Roosevelt Island Daily News “In 2020, Verdant Power deployed three of…
The Newly Renovated AVAC System Breaks Down Again… and Again
Envac Iberia promised RIOC a newly renovated AVAC system in the spring of 2019, and RIOC awarded them $1.7 million for the project. The work would “…improve operations, reduce energy consumption, release more than half the space presently reserved for…
DR. KING REMAINED HOPEFUL. SO CAN WE.
King’s “Testament of Hope” sounds as relevant today as the day it was published. By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | January 12, 2022 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News 2022 began with melancholy, as our country saw the pandemic reach new heights….
Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is My Cloth Mask Good Enough? The 2022 Edition
Victoria KnightJanuary 12, 2022 Assorted Ideas, Large & Small The highly transmissible omicron variant is sweeping the U.S., causing a huge spike in covid-19 cases and overwhelming many hospital systems. Besides urging Americans to get vaccinated and boosted, public health…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor