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 Shelton Haynes Got Sportspark Right But It Was All Wrong
Before being suspended, RIOC President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes announced that Sportspark membership had exceeded 1,000. That was inaccurate. Membership was even higher and stands at 2,150 today. That’s good news, even though it’s not enough. by David Stone The Roosevelt…
UPDATE: Roosevelt Island’s Future – Viewed From the Big Island Across the River
For a larger audience, Roosevelt Island’s future will be the topic of discussion when CB8 Zooms on Friday, February 16th. Journalist and Community Board 8 member Lori A. Bores chats with RIOC Board Member Ben Fhala and CB8 representative Paul…
Why Urban Forests Are Just Right for Roosevelt Island
IDig2Learn‘s Christina Delfico asked for RIOC‘s partnership in developing urban forests on Roosevelt Island, but one is already underway. A small nest of infant trees is nudging skyward in the first phase of changing an environment. It’s a new age,…
How RIOC Teamed with Community Protecting Lighthouse Park Trees
As The Daily explored the magic of urban forests, we found that RIOC may already be a step ahead in protecting Lighthouse Park trees. We asked the state agency overseeing Roosevelt Island to tell us what they’ve done so far….
Make It Better, Roosevelt Island: The Role of Leadership
Ironically, a community with Judith Berdy, Margie Smith, Jim Luce and Paul Krikler might be short on leadership. But on Roosevelt Island we are because we’re stretching those we have too thin. We need more community minded people stepping up,…
PSD Now Piles On Its Historic Record of Community Indifference
Interim Management, New Management – For PSD It Makes No Difference For RIOC’s Public Safety Department (PSD) on Roosevelt Island, yesterday was just another day of perverse achievement. “Extra PSD officers will be stationed at both the Roosevelt Island and…
New Videos Contradict NYPD Account of Lead-Up to Times Square Attack on Cops
Police said Yohenry Brito was disobeying a lawful order to disperse when an officer tried to arrest him, triggering a melee with nearly a dozen men. But footage released today shows he was walking away. By Gwynne Hogan Feb 8…
Looking for an NYC Apartment? Good Luck.
Rental vacancy rate plunges to 1.4%, key Census report says, as low-income New Yorkers struggle the most. By Greg David Feb 8 5:30pm EST The Roosevelt Island Daily News The vacancy rate for New York City rental apartments has dropped…
RIOC News Now: Two Steps Forward and One Still Stuck in the Mud
This week, the February RIOC News hit the internet with print versions available along Main Street. Roosevelt Islanders pay for it and rightfully assume their money is well spent. For the first time since its revival, the newsletter shows signs…
Make It Better, Roosevelt Island: Main Street Retail, The Visuals
Earlier, we posted our first Make It Better article, featuring dynamics that might help Main Street Retail, but a reader made us think about the visuals. They are, in a word, awful and not getting better. RIOC, ironically, is the…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor