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,...
Disgusting Season’s Greetings from Riverwalk Commons and RIOC
This year, Riverwalk Commons and the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) throw some disgusting season’s greetings at Roosevelt Island. Despite public complaints, Riverwalk Commons businesses throw trash carelessly all over the space directly opposite the F Train subway entrance. And…
Roosevelt Island Virtual Reality Gifts Shelton Haynes with Super Powers
In a juvenile, narcissistic twist on virtual reality, RIOC somehow spilled a sugary fantasy into the internet world. Virtual because it was far from real, Who Is Shelton J. Haynes? Everything You Need To Know About the Roosevelt Island Operating…
Eric Adams Promised Better for Battered Businesses. His First Year Brought a Mood Shift but Scant Progress.
In early March, barely two months after taking office, Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his plan to revive the city’s economy after the devastation of the pandemic shutdown, which had cost the city some 970,000 jobs. He said he would focus…
RIOC Killed a Healthy Red Maple – But Left the Remains Behind
A healthy red maple caught the full assault of RIOC‘s war on trees in early November. The power-saw-wielding state agency cooked up a loony rationale, but the damage was done. Perversely, they left a pile of wood chip litter behind…
Adams Gives Himself ‘Solid B+’ on First Year. How’s He Done?
Mayor Eric Adams was sworn in as the 110th mayor of New York City minutes into the 2022 new year at the annual ball drop in Times Square, promising to usher in a safer and more prosperous city. A Democrat,…
MTA to cut its deficit by $2 billion
(The Center Square) – New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday passed a 2023 budget, which will cut its deficit for the year by $2 billion, and enact the first fare increases in nearly four years. However, one state official…
What the 19th Loved in 2022
To close the year, we ask our staff what brought them joy — not within journalism, but life outside of it. Some picked up new hobbies, some spun their favorite album a modest 600 times, others reflected on new babies…
RIOC Board Drags Into Year’s End, a Bucket of Whitewash in Tow
The year’s end for RIOC’s listless board closed with a lightly attended meeting that skipped over or omitted important details. Even President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes did not attend, handing off his President’s Report to Chief Counsel Gretchen Robinson. She said…
Census: New York lost more people than any other state
(The Center Square) – Data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday showed New York has lost a greater percentage of its population over the last two years than any other state. The state’s population estimate as of July 1,…
What is life like in the spirit world? Can you connect?
If you’ve ever wondered what life is like in the spirit world, wonder no more. We’ll explore what people say about the afterlife and what it’s like to live among spirits. From peaceful gardens to beautiful light beings, get ready…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor