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,...
Interesting Fact #6 – Apples, not coffee, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
While coffee has been traditionally used as a way to wake people up in the morning, apples are more effective. Apples contain a natural sugar called fructose which helps to wake up the brain and get you going in the…
Buy It. Read It. “Escape,” a New Book by James Patterson
by David Stone Buy Escape by James Patterson and David Ellis in any format here: From Amazon… As Chicago PD’s special-ops leader, Detective Billy Harney knows well that money is not the only valuable currency. The filthy rich man he’s…
Rebecca Seawright, Built for Our Times and Places
The first time I ran into Rebecca Seawright was at a candidates’ forum during her first run in 2014. She was up against four men, one of whom had an economic plan so brilliant that it earned national attention. But…
Coming Up: RIOC Board Meeting, June 23rd, 2022
Once upon a time, RIOC board meetings were widely publicized. The state agency did not flinch or cower from public exposure. Those days are over now with the super-secret Hochul/Haynes administration. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News So,…
Rent Guidelines Board 3.5% Hike, Biggest in Nearly a Decade
A sharply dividend Rent Guidelines Board voted to increase rents for the city’s nearly 1 million rent regulated apartments by 3.25% in the coming year in a decision that satisfied neither tenants nor landlords. Greg David and Rachel Holliday Smith,…
Sobering Lessons in Untying the Knot of a Homeless Crisis
PORTLAND, Ore. — Michelle Farris never expected to become homeless, but here she was, sifting through garbage and towering piles of debris accumulated along a roadway on the outskirts of Northeast Portland. Farris, 51, has spent much of her adult…
Do enablers Make the Shelton J. Haynes Era Possible at RIOC?
Shelton J. Haynes took control of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) in June 2020. Two years ago, according to court documents, he unseated Susan Rosenthal as part of an organized scheme approved in Albany. He had help. He still…
Interesting Fact #5 – There Are More Public Libraries in the United States than McDonald’s Restaurants
There are over 9,000 McDonald’s restaurants in the United States but there are over 17,000 public libraries. So, next time you’re looking for a place to read or study, remember that your local library is always a great option! But…
RIOC Insider Slams Haynes & Company After Firing
In April, Arthur Eliav, a RIOC legal counsel for fifteen years, dismissed without cause in December, pled with RIOC’s board to do its job. No surprise, the board continues as it has for years regardless with no action taken. For…
Why Won’t New York City Officials Protect Us Against COVID?
With COVID infection rates steady at just under 8%, there’s big talk from Mayor Eric Adams and others about taking precautions and protecting ourselves as well as others. But it’s all just political happy talk as lax enforcement of simple…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor