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,...
A Sailboat Too Tall for the Roosevelt Island Bridge
Too early for a Saturday, a noisy helicopter circling the Roosevelt Island Bridge was the first sign. Out for a daybreak sail or extending a long night, an operator underestimated the clearance for his sailboat. It wasn’t close, about five…
Why Does the Tram Plaza Still Look Like Hell?
More than a week after track rope work finished and the north cabin returned to service, the Roosevelt Island Tram Plaza still looks like hell. Are we providing free storage space? Why hasn’t this mess been cleaned up? by David…
Early Voting, Second Round, Begins Now
The second round of picking candidates for the general election wraps up on August 23rd, but early voting starts on August 13th. This time around, we pick state senators and congressional representatives. And the voting site for all Roosevelt Islanders…
Main Street in Distress Now With a Few Sprinkles of Light
In American life, Main Street is as much icon as fact, a symbol representing our shared values and interests. But on Roosevelt Island, it’s even more so because Main is our only street, and everyone lives on it. Its deterioration…
Your City Council District Is Changing Next Year. Here’s How to Weigh In
Your new City Council district is being drawn right now. And you can weigh in on the process over the next month. A first draft of New York’s next era of council district has already been released, created and unveiled…
THE FAR RIGHT HATES ‘WOKE’ SOCIETY BECAUSE THEY WANT ONE THAT’S ASLEEP
Florida governor and rising GOP star Ron DeSantis has made a favorite hobby of censoring speech and thought. Although we haven’t even gotten through this year’s midterm congressional elections, it’s still not too early to start examining some of the…
The Penn Station Area Is on the Verge of Redevelopment. Here’s What We Know About the Looming Transformation
There’s near-unanimous consensus that Penn Station is a messy, uninspiring labyrinth overdue for a revamp. Revitalizing the transit hub, however, has eluded New York governors for decades. Gov. Kathy Hochul is hoping she can change that. Rachel Holliday Smith and…
Queens Bus Redesign: Roosevelt Island Isolated and Ignored
Quietly, the Queens Bus Redesign project moved forward as the pandemic eased and left Roosevelt Island underserved and virtually forgotten in the process. The community’s lack of Queens political representation left it without a strong voice. Sadly, not one of…
Shut Up. Listen Hard. Because Most of the Talk Is Silent
The vast majority of conversations in the world, we discovered from Suzanne Simard’s brilliant Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, are silent. Intricate lines of communication between trees thrive in underground mycorrhizal fungi networks. by David…
Who Is Abstract Expressionist Valeriu Boborelu?
New Show Is Set to Open Saturday, July 30th, at the Octagon Gallery, 888 Main Street, Roosevelt Island. Opening Reception with the artist, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The new show Red, Blue and White Beings is a collection of his…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor