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,...
Roosevelt Island-Based J. Luce Foundation Announces New Award
Roosevelt Islander Jim Luce cashed in his savings from a Wall Street career and launched the J. Luce Foundation. Now, after 24 years of astonishing growth, the group announced its first award for its annual ceremony set for November 7th….
The De-Greening of Roosevelt Island 2023, and Now the Hunt for Cornel West
No matter how RIOC phrases the annual de-greening of Roosevelt Island – this year, it’s remediation – it always raises questions, ones never answered. And bad memories. This year, though, the exercise includes some unintentional humor along with the expected…
Tips for Providing a Satisfying In-Store Experience
The ability to provide an exceptional in-store experience can determine whether you experience success or failure in the retail world. With online shopping on the rise, brick-and-mortar retailers must go the extra mile to differentiate themselves and attract customers. Here…
Council Member Julie Menin Announces the Third Year of Participatory Budgeting
Roosevelt Island has benefited during both rounds of participatory budgeting, and here’s a chance to make it three. If you have a good idea for quality of life improvements, get on board like PS/IS 217 and NYPL did. The Roosevelt…
Another Sickening Tram Incident, But RIOC and Officials Look Away
The latest scary Tram incident sickened at least one Roosevelt Islander on Friday, but more shocking was the official response: From Governor Kathy Hochul’s assigned board chair to the elected officials sworn to protect us, there was absolutely nothing. Has…
Let’s Have an Honest Conversation About What to Expect as You Age
Judith GrahamOctober 20, 2023 How many of us have wanted a reliable, evidence-based guide to aging that explains how our bodies and minds change as we grow older and how to adapt to those differences? Creating a work of this…
A Glaringly Obvious Answer to America’s Truck Driver Shortage
Understaffed trucking companies are trying to roll back child labor rules. Why not just stop discriminating against women? By Jim Hightower | October 18, 2023 Seemingly intractable problems sometimes have an obvious solution standing right in front of them. Our nation’s dire…
UPDATED: For Turning Community Engagement Into Deception, PSD Chief Brown Should Resign
Even after pressure from elected officials, PSD Community Engagement meetings are all the community has in formal contact with RIOC. That makes them all that much more important and their low-quality content even more aggravating. But October’s Community Engagement was…
Let’s Trash Junk Fees Now
President Biden is cracking down on deceptive fees that cost American consumers tens of billions of dollars a year. By Sarah Anderson | October 18, 2023 My contact lenses are crazy expensive. So when I’m about to run out, I do some…
Book Review: Shattering Myths About Women and Evolution
October 6, 2023 by Emily Cataneo Poet and scientist Cat Bohannon wants you to try this thought experiment: Picture an alternate opening of Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 classic movie “2001: A Space Odyssey.” The original begins with the iconic (and much…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor