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,...
In Cherry Blossom Prep, a Thoughtful, Caring RIOC Emerges
We don’t know who’s responsible for RIOC’s cherry blossom prep travel advisory issued yesterday, but we are grateful. It’s like a gentle giant suddenly arose after a long, indifferent slumber. For a change, we got the leadership we need. by…
Exploring Quantum Entanglement and How It Now Affects Everything
Have you ever heard of quantum entanglement? It’s one of those mysterious scientific terms that can sound rather intimidating. Even though it may seem complex at first, quantum entanglement is actually something that anyone can understand. Put simply, it’s a…
RIOC Folds Now On Some Motorgate Parking Charge Increases
According to an after-hours “advisory” on Friday, April 7th, RIOC folds on Motorgate parking charges previously claimed as unalterable. The Hochul/Haynes administration provoked initial outrage in January, authorizing monthly parkers’ rate increases without prior notice. Worst of all, they slammed…
PSD Community Meet-Up Draws Only 30, But RIOC Hails “Success”
Less than 30 residents out of 11,780 – that’s 0.0025466893% – showed up, but PRESIDENT & CEO SHELTON J. HAYNES called the first PSD Community Meet-up “a success” and threatened more. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News “The…
How Hippies Saved Physics and the Modern World for Peace
For generations, physics seemed far outside the realm of everyday people. So, few noticed when hippies saved physics from becoming exclusively a tool of war. But, in the late 1960s, hippies across America began developing their own interpretations of this…
Are Hippies Still Around? You Might Be Surprised
Are hippies still around? In today’s busy world, it may be hard to imagine that the era of peace and love is still around – but believe it or not, they are. While things have certainly changed since their heyday…
Genius: Haynes Now Puts the Glom on the Palace of Versailles Bike Ramp
With little doubt, the Palace of Versailles Bike Ramp is the worst project plan RIOC has coughed up since Pataki-appointee Jerry Blue tried parking a Marriott Hotel at Roosevelt Island’s southern tip. And now RIOC President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes has…
RIOC Silent on the Tram’s Deepening Financial Troubles
As RIOC’s Acting CFO Daeman Di Stefano reported financial troubles at the April 2023 board meeting, a jump in insurance premiums leaves a half-million dollar hole in the state agency’s budget. As the mostly superannuated board nodded in solemn agreement,…
$2 Billion Owed to City in Unpaid Fines, as Mayor Adams Asks for Budget Cuts
As City Hall looks to cut back on spending, scofflaws owe more than $2 billion in fines incurred over the last five years, the city’s Independent Budget Office (IBO) found in an analysis released Wednesday at the behest of Councilmember…
Senator Liz Krueger Earns a Win in Budget Climate Change Battle
A climate change battle erupted during New York State’s budget negotiations. “Governor Hochul’s excuse that New York needs to gut its nation-leading climate law in order to save New Yorkers money is flat-out wrong,” Krueger said. Late yesterday, Hochul backed…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor