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,...
More Money? Pushy Landlord? Your Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Questions Answered
The backlog is thousands deep, and even those who got approved for funds have hit snags. Here’s your ERAP update from THE CITY’s Rent Updates newsletter. Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News This…
NYC Weather Twist, 70 Degrees Monday, Snow for Wednesday
NYC weather has a twist this week with Monday’s near record 70s soon followed by snow on Wednesday. Welcome to late winter in the Northeast. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Monday was a great day for going…
Local Poet Makes Good. Preorder Adela Sinclair’s “La Revedere” Now
La Revedere – translation: “goodbye”- is Roosevelt Islander Adela Sinclair’s poetic farewell to her birthplace, Arad, Romania. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Adela Sinclair’s La Revedere According to the publisher’s notes, “…she proceeds to return to her…
BARCELONA BARRI GOTIC ALLEY FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY PRINT
BARCELONA BARRI GOTIC ALLEY Is a giclee, museum quality fine art photography print, 8 1/1 X 11 inches by Deborah Julian, on archival Epson paper. Signed. FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S. Assorted Ideas, Large & Small/Fine Art Shop Barcelona Barri Gotic…
10 Reasons Why You Sleep or Whatever It Is
Sleep is one of the most important activities your body needs. Life itself is not possible without it. After only three days, going without sleep is life-threatening. But extremes aside, there are a lot of reasons why you sleep. It…
RIOC Responds Fast to Our Report on Its Desecrated Flag
Yesterday morning, we published our report on the desecrated flag shredded and stuck between trees outside Blackwell House. RIOC’s response was swift, and the flag was freed by afternoon. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News New York State…
Is the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse Project Stalled?
Over a year ago, alongside work on The Girl Puzzle, the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse restoration was underway, projected for a finish in 2021. But some things went wrong, and RIOC missed another suggested finish in February. Where does it stand…
What’s Holding Up the COVID Vaccines for Children Under 5?
by Caroline Chen ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story was originally published by ProPublica. Series: Coronavirus The U.S. Response to…
Hypoallergenic Cats? Find your perfect feline friend
Many cat lovers are afraid to adopt because of allergic reactions, but there are plenty of hypoallergenic cats that are less likely to cause allergies. And everyone who wants to should have a chance for sharing life with a cat…
The American flag and RIOC’s crude disrespect
“RIOC loses respect for the American flag,” a disgusted reader wrote in his email’s subject line. And he he sent photos. “The picture says it all…” Indeed it did. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News The American Flag…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor