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,...
How To Make Your Hotel’s Parking Lot Shine
Discover a few strategies for enhancing your hotel parking lot’s appeal, ensuring a positive first impression and lasting guest satisfaction.
RIOC Fired Spencer-EL Over a Small Resume Miscue. Now, Why Not Haynes?
A resume miscue justified firing RIOC executive Erica Spencer-EL after 17 years with the state agency, according to her lawsuit against it. But a new discovery leads to more questions about President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes’s own, mysterious work history and…
With Roy Eaton, a Saturday Night Saturated with Peace for Roosevelt Island
With Roy Eaton, peace flows like a river of miracles that’s moved him through tragedies and triumphs. On a damp Saturday night, he shared his wisdom and music with a capacity crowd at the Good Shepherd Community Center. Images: Irina…
Your Guide to Legal Cannabis in New York City
Rachel Holliday Smith and Gabriel Poblete, The City This article was originally published on Jul 18 5:00am EDT by THE CITY Weed has been legal in New York since 2021, but the state is still working out regulating, licensing and…
In Older Adults, a Little Excess Weight Isn’t Such a Bad Thing
Judith GrahamJuly 17, 2023 Millions of people enter later life carrying an extra 10 to 15 pounds, weight they’ve gained after having children, developing joint problems, becoming less active, or making meals the center of their social lives. Should they…
The Shelton J. Haynes Clown Show Must Go On. And Now, It Does
While it betrays no other identity, the Shelton J. Haynes clown show is so amateurish, the “masterminds” should stop embarrassing themselves as well the RIOC CEO. Slipshod and awkward to a fault, the continuing series of articles achieves the opposite…
Could Clean Air Centers Come to NYC?
Samantha Maldonado, The City This article was originally published on Jul 17 5:00am EDT by THE CITY After the Canadian wildfire smoke that blanketed the city in early June cleared, an idea for next time emerged: creating clean air centers….
Book Review: Learning to Love Your Cat’s Inner Lion
May 12, 2023 by Hope Reese If you think your pet cat has a wild side, you’re not wrong. According to evolutionary biologist Jonathan B. Losos, “housecats aren’t that different from mountain lions.” In his latest book, “The Cat’s Meow:…
Save the Common Council Now Because It’s All We Have
Most Roosevelt Islanders have never heard of the Common Council let alone its crucial role in getting community interests in front of decision-makers. Sure, they may have heard of RIRA, but that’s the Residents Association, not the Common Council. The…
Poll: 61% New Yorkers worried about being crime victim
(The Center Square) — More than half of New Yorkers are concerned they could become a victim of crime, according to a new poll, which suggests that public safety continues to be a top issue in the state — and not…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor