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,...
Crew Shortages Slowing Subway Service — With Workers Pinning Blame on Assaults
Train operators and union leaders say passengers taking anger out on transit staff is adding to delays. But MTA officials insist the system is doing better than ever. Jose Martinez, The City This article was originally published on Oct 5…
How Often Should You Pressure Wash Your Business?
In today’s competitive business environment, it is vital that your business maintains a clean and attractive space. A well-kept exterior not only creates a positive first impression on potential customers but also promotes a professional image. How often should you…
Haynes powers up the RIOC clown car again. New lies and unforced errors
Yes, he’s at it again. Shelton J. Haynes, RIOC’s embattled CEO, is again the subject of a wildly inaccurate article claiming he invented the internet… No, sorry, that was Al Gore. But this one’s just as crazy and even more…
PSD Sets New Record, Finds Something Else It Can’t Do
The new record continues a trend of leaving Roosevelt Islanders to their own devices while Passive Safety Officers idle… somewhere. Who knows where? Anywhere but out on the streets where they might be needed. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island…
Humanity and the Theater of War – FDR Four Freedoms State Park
Last week, on Roosevelt Island, the FDR Four Freedoms Park Conservancy and CEO Howard Axel staged Theater of War, an abstract from Sophocles’s Ajax. In a staged reading, a panel of stars rubbed raw the complexities between and within which…
Still Out of the Loop – Roosevelt Island’s Neglected Lighthouse Park
In the fall of 2019, Lighthouse Park on Roosevelt Island’s northern tip was on the upswing. RIOC acquired no longer used lots from Coler Hospital and planned an extension with diversified activities. Still to come: The Girl Puzzle, large tree…
The Roosevelt Island Grocery Store You Don’t Know – Yet
There’s a well-stocked, clean and well-lighted grocery store on Roosevelt Island you may never have visited. Better known for its best-in-class deli, Bread & Butter Market is home to surprisingly diverse and fully stocked shelves of the things you use…
Exploring the Mystical Universe of Abraham Hicks: Top 5 Book Picks
Ah, seekers of wisdom and cosmic giggles, you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the mystical world of Abraham Hicks, where the Law of Attraction reigns supreme, and reality is as bendy as a spoon in the Matrix. So…
How To Sell an Accounting Practice Quickly
Are you considering retirement or trying a new profession besides your accounting practice? If you’re itching to make a fast exit, check out our tips for selling an accounting practice quickly and painlessly. Sell Internally A simple way to bypass…
All the Votes Are In – 92.8% Want RIOC’s Shelton J. Haynes Out
The numbers in our monthlong poll, heavily leaned toward wanting Haynes out, were shocking from Day One. As readers voted, we anticipated a change in voting with supporters coming out in favor of RIOC’s CEO, but the opposite happened. The…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor