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,...
Landlords ask Supreme Court to overturn NYC’s rent stabilization law
(The Center Square) — Landlords are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn New York City’s decades-old rent stabilization law, claiming the restrictions violate the Constitution because they cap prices and limit their ability to evict tenants. In a petition…
City’s Newest Migrants Head Underground Looking to Survive
Jose Martinez, The City This article was originally published on May 24 5:00am EDT by THE CITY As evening-rush commuters zipped through the 42nd Street subway passageway that links the Times Square and Port Authority stations last week, a mother…
Latest Subway Crime Is Now Just One Stop Away
Subway crime goes unreported on Roosevelt Island, part of the “safest neighborhood in New York” pitch, but no rider can miss the untreated mentally ill nearly always present. Not helping them may be the worst crime. Although not altogether comfortable…
Sportspark Inside – Shiny, Slick and New But Limited on Roosevelt Island
The Sportspark inside tours commenced immediately after the ribbon-cutting last Friday. Discarding a calendar of intimate tours, RIOC President/CEO invited everyone present to line up at the entrance. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News When Roosevelt Islanders finally…
MTA Schedules F Train Detour for This Weekend. RIOC Reacts
With a Queens-bound F Train detour scheduled, RIOC proactively set up shuttle services. But as usual, it’s a weak response that fails for Roosevelt Islanders. The tourist crush on the Tram escalates during the summer’s first holiday weekend, and neither…
Hats Off! New York Times Finally Gets A Roosevelt Island Story Right
In a feature hailing The Sanctuary as “New York’s Hottest Destination,” the Times got the story (mostly) right. Through a combination of creativity in staging events and respect in integrating with community members and organizations, owner Frank Raffaele became a…
Roosevelt Island’s Over-the-Hill Gang Thinks They Now Run the Show
It’s tiresome, but an Over-the-Hill Gang that thinks they speak for all of Roosevelt Island is setting up private meetings with elected officials in Rivercross in which other legitimate, vital voices are kept out. Last week, they brought in Congressman…
For Pride Month Event-A RIVAA Call For LGBTQ Artists
Saluting Pride Month 2023 on Roosevelt Island, Gallery RIVAA hosts an exhibit of LGBTQ art from June 26th to July 2nd. Now, there’s call for artists who want to exhibit their work. The Roosevelt Island Daily News Celebrating Pride Month:…
Not Welcome at the Welcome Center: City Moves to Close Area in Port Authority Where Volunteers Help Migrants
Gabriel Poblete and Gwynne Hogan, The City This article was originally published on May 18 6:31pm EDT by THE CITY City officials moved to close down the welcome center inside the Port Authority bus terminal where a bustling network of…
As Sportspark Re-Opens, Thank Those Who Made It Happen
Later this morning, Sportspark re-opens with an 11:00 a.m. ceremony that already appears to be a dud. After RIOC President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes’s aborted effort at evolving the facility from a community athletic center to a profit center, the state…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor