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,...
They Said It Couldn’t Be Done. Nobody Could Do It. RIOC Did.
RIOC did it, defying nature. Experience, we’re told, is the best teacher. That’s because we learn from it. We adjust and we change because we learn. You almost can’t do otherwise. But RIOC did, screwing up the 4th of July…
REFORM THE SUPREME COURT OR LOSE YOUR RIGHTS
Unelected judges shouldn’t have the power to take away rights most Americans support. Regardless of anyone’s views on abortion, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson took away a reproductive right that a half-century of hard-fought judicial precedent had determined was…
WE HAVE A SMOKING GUN — INDICT TRUMP NOW
If Trump gets a “get out of jail free” card after trying to join armed rioters at the Capitol, the dangers are incalculable. By Mitchell Zimmerman | June 29, 2022 Mitchell Zimmerman’s June 22, 2022 column explored a similar theme. This newer column…
A Summer Tale of Two Roosevelt Island Landscapes
If anything emphasizes the schism between RIOC and how Roosevelt Islanders want to live, it’s the landscaping. The contrast is raw and inescapable in the community’s most active shared space: Riverwalk Commons. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…
Interesting Fact #8 – The average human brain weighs about 3 pounds
The average human brain weighs about 3 pounds or 1,300 grams. This is about 2% of the total body weight. The brain is made up of water, fat, and protein. It also contains minerals, such as sodium, potassium, and calcium….
Hochul and Zeldin Win New York Primaries, Setting Up General Election Clash
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado successfully fended off primary challenges to their right and left flank Tuesday, emerging by wide margins as the Democratic nominees heading into November’s election. Josefa Velasquez, The City The Roosevelt Island Daily…
New York Still Lagging in Job Recovery Since Start of Pandemic
(The Center Square) – A recent study by The Empire Center shows that New York still lags behind most of the nation in terms of recovering jobs lost at the start of the pandemic. By Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square…
Inspector General Complaint #5 Lodged Against RIOC
While still awaiting the Inspector General’s response to our earlier complaints, we were shown evidence of misconduct by RIOC’s General Counsel Gretchen Robinson that couldn’t be ignored. She directed her allegedly illegal actions at the Roosevelt Island Daily in retaliation…
Roosevelt Island Nostalgia on a Warm, Sunny Summer Morning
Turning the corner between Westview and Rivercross, it was like going back 30 years to our first years on Roosevelt Island. On a warm, sunny, Sunday summer morning, the East River along the West Promenade was placid. by David Stone…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor