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,...
“New elevator open early,” read the subject line. It’s true.
As for the new elevator, “And it’s brilliant……fast, spacious, well-lit,” our reader wrote. And he described the experience as “polite.” We went over and checked it out. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Not a minute too soon,…
The Roosevelt Island Summer Movie Series Starts Friday
Although RIOC has not yet favored the community with an advisory, they posted information on their website. Because few poke around in that unpredictable space, we decided to share what we found here. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily…
Now, it’s official. Southpoint is Closed on the 4th of July
As we reported on Thursday, RIOC, the state agency that always gets it right, implied that it would shut everyone out of Southpoint Park on the 4th of July. But now, in an advisory emailed (twice), late Friday, it’s official….
The Hidden Fees Making Your Bananas, and Everything Else, Cost More
by Michael Grabell, photography by John Francis Peters for ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox….
Interesting Fact #4 – The Statue of Liberty was originally going to be a Muslim woman.
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most iconic symbols of America but did you know that it was originally going to be a Muslim woman? The design of the statue was inspired by a Muslim woman but the…
The 2nd Roosevelt Island Film Festival Opens Next Week
A brainchild of Toni Vitale and Daniel Jordano, the Roosevelt Island Film Festival launched in 2020, but the coronavirus scratched it. They stuck with it and pulled off a successful run in 2021. And now, they’re raring to go this…
Liz Krueger, Our Next State Senator, An Introduction
As redistricting panned out for 2022 and the next ten years, Liz Krueger will represent Roosevelt Island along with much of Manhattan, starting in January. Her office reached out to us for an introduction. In June 29th Zoom Town Hall,…
Siena poll paints dim picture of New York leadership
By Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor June 16th, 2022 The Roosevelt Island Daily News (The Center Square) – A majority of New Yorkers say the state is headed in the wrong direction, with crime being one of the residents’…
Play It Again: RIOC Will Not Let You In on the 4th of July
In 2021, when RIOC, the state agency that always gets it right, prevented anyone from enjoying picnics or fireworks in Southpoint Park, we were quick to blame the Communications Team. But that group was disappeared by President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes….
The need for pet estate planning: What if you go first?
Have you thought about pet estate planning or even heard of it? Six million animals enter shelters every year in the U.S. Many are strays, of course, but a full 30% are turned over by their owners. Many are given…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor