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,...
When a Construction Worker Fell at the Future 440 Main Street
Sirens echoed through the canyon as over a dozen emergency vehicles responded to a worker who fell at the 440 Main Street construction site. Although FDNY said it was routine, its massive response seemed out of line with the injury…
Winter Solstice, the Shortest Day Holds the Greatest Promise
Today, December 21st, marks the Winter Solstice in North America, when the least sunlight bounces back with promise. We start the trek towards Spring, then Summer. From now on, every day gets longer. The dead of winter is the incubation…
Wayfinding Signs or You Just Can’t Shame the Shameless
Over five years ago, in the summer of 2018, wayfinding signs went up along Main Street on Roosevelt Island. Since then, a tangled journey has gotten comically worse. Dark comedy, sure, but the sheer shamelessness stands out. by David Stone…
Navigating the Labyrinth: A Deeper Dive into NYC Bureaucracy
The bureaucracy sprawled across New York City is legendary, a tangled web of agencies, permits, and processes that can leave even the most seasoned New Yorker feeling lost and frustrated. To truly understand the depth of this challenge, let’s delve…
Roosevelt Island’s Best: Jim Luce’s Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award
Last week, we reported on Roosevelt Islander Jim Luce’s Goddess Artemis Award for his work founding and managing Orphans International Worldwide. But the lifetime achievement he won just two days later was a surprise, and it came with a signed…
Best Methods for Protecting Your Office Building
Office buildings need to have some level of protection. If yours isn’t as secure as you’d like it to be, look at this list of proven methods to improve it.
With a New Cancelation, the Red Bus Crisis Deepens.
The Red Bus crisis deepened yesterday when RIOC abruptly canceled the Octagon Express service. The announcement also added to the mounting collection of cluelessness flowing from the scrambled state agency. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Due to…
Cancer: A Timeless Foe with a Modern Facade
Is cancer a modern disease or something more primitive? Cancer’s complex nature defies easy categorization as either “modern” or “primitive.” While modern advancements in diagnosis and longer lifespans contribute to a perception of rising prominence, evidence throughout history paints a…
Feeling Empty? You Are Empty, Like Almost Everything Else
Sometimes, asking a question opens a can of worms as empty as true. If everything is made up of atoms, and atoms are 99.9999999999996% empty space, aren’t we and everything around us just as vacant? So, why does reality look…
As Pols Pressed FDNY to Fast-Track Schools, Small Biz Inspections, Adams City Hall Favored Mega-Developers
A homeless shelter and affordable housing were also placed on the list by council members, who under Adams had to compete for priority with well-connected real estate interests and lobbyists. By Greg B. Smith Dec 18 5:00am EST During a…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor