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,...
Freedom Fight: Roosevelt Island Hosts Banned Books Talk. You’re Invited.
On Thursday, May 16th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., you’re invited to a banned books panel discussion at FDR Four Freedoms State Park. The discussion will be led by Katrina vanden Heuvel, legendary editorial director and publisher of The Nation….
Better Now: An Interim Look at RIOC with Gerrald Ellis
Featured last evening in a livestream from Community Board 8, RIOC Deputy General Counsel Gerrald Ellis talked about RIOC, its uniqueness and challenges. Wisely, he left some things out or merely referenced – as the state agency’s interim status floated…
Stranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm
Judith GrahamUpdated May 6, 2024 Originally Published May 6, 2024 The Roosevelt Island Daily News Every day, the scene plays out in hospitals across America: Older men and women lie on gurneys in emergency room corridors moaning or suffering silently…
What it Takes to Operate Roosevelt Island with Deputy General Counsel Gerrald Ellis (RIOC)
Tonight at 6:30 on Zoom Roosevelt Island Committee Monday, May 6, 2024 – 6:30 PM This meeting will be conducted via Zoom For access to the Zoom meeting, sign in by clicking this link.< https://forms.gle/yTAZyuqPLXAS1Fsw5 > AGENDA: Paul Krikler, Chair
A Successful I Love My Park Day at Four Freedoms, Chairs and the Future
For 2024, on Saturday, I Love My Park Day brought a hardy gang of volunteers and supporters to FDR Four Freedoms State Park. The landmark sanctuary for peace and contemplation gets better every year. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island…
RIOC’s Motorgate Transformation: More Parking, Less Fairness?
There’s much to like in RIOC’s Motorgate announcement last week, but there’s also an iffy core that needs further consideration. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Changes at Motorgate, Starting June 1st, 2024 “Parking on the island is…
The Hippie Counterculture Revolution: A Cultural Shift
The 1960s wasn’t just a decade of change, it was a cultural revolution. At the heart of this movement stood the hippies, a generation known for their idealism, free-spiritedness, and countercultural beliefs. But what exactly did the hippie counterculture represent?…
Life as Code: Exploring Biocentrism, Intelligent Design and the Genetic Code
The idea of life existing within a computer simulation has captured imaginations for decades. Here’s how Biocentrism, Intelligent Design Theory, and the Genetic Code can be used to explore this concept, though these ideas are not widely accepted in the…
Why Aliens Are Almost Certainly Out There: Unveiling the Vast Potential for Life in the Universe
Have you ever gazed up at the night sky and wondered if we’re alone? The vastness of the universe makes the possibility of extraterrestrial life (ET) a captivating question. Here’s why scientists believe alien life is almost certainly out there,…
How RIOC’s Lost & Found Is Really Lost and Hard To Find
Earlier this week, we reported on a troubling Lost & Found incident one Roosevelt Islander had with PSD. That led to some strange disclosures. It’s a sort of “only with RIOC” story unlikely anywhere else. by David Stone The Roosevelt…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor