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,...
Heads Up: RIOC Switches Days for the RIDA Food Pantry
On short notice, the ever-secretive state agency changed the days for the RIDA Food Pantry. No reason given, and it’s not even clear that RIDA knows about it as they did not send out a notice of their own. The…
How To Help Local Governments Prepare for Natural Disasters
One of the best ways to help your government prepare for natural disasters is by staying informed about emergency management plans and safety measures. by David Stone When natural disasters occur, people often scramble around trying to find out what…
Adams Vows Action to Hospitalize People With Serious Untreated Mental Illness
In a scripted speech on a fraught issue, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said the city’s police, mental health and other responders will step up measures to ensure people experiencing potentially dangerous episodes of serious mental illness get psychiatric evaluations…
Pushed, RIOC Finally Sets Up Holiday Tree Lighting for 2022
As time passed and the state agency sputtered, Roosevelt Island’s Holiday Tree Lighting for 2022 fell into doubt. But as with other recent community events, RIOC finally came through after being shamed, just days before the event. by David Stone…
Are Rule-Breaking Bike Riders Making City Streets More Dangerous?
It seems like every day, you see more rule-breaking bike riders carelessly weaving in and out of traffic, oblivious to the danger they’re putting themselves (and everyone else) in. by David Stone The problems Whether it’s riding on the wrong…
Love at First Sight: Is it Real or Imagination Gone Wild?
When we see someone who captures our attention and suddenly, inexplicably – love at first sight – we feel an intense attraction towards them, is this a real phenomenon or just something that happens in our imagination? by David Stone…
The Pros and Cons of Sleeping on Your Back
Although it’s the closest thing to feeling like you’re lying in a coffin, some prefer sleeping flat on their back. There are pros and cons of sleeping on your back, as with any sleeping position, but this list might be…
Small-Business Functions To Consider Outsourcing
Do you feel like your business pulls you in every direction? Consider outsourcing these functions to make life easier and your business more efficient.
Hillary Clinton, Eyes on Iran, at Four Freedoms State Park
With a new installation, Eyes on Iran, as a backdrop, Hillary Clinton appealed for the support of women’s rights around the world. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Featured Image: Shirin Neshat, Offered Eyes, 1993. Photo by Austin…
Mystery Solved. The Reindeer on the Roosevelt Island Tram
The photo of the reindeer on the Roosevelt Island Tram always intrigued me. But I can’t even recall how I got it. I can’t even say which was more puzzling – the calm and steady reindeer or the woman concentrating…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor