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,...
Nothing to Advise: The REDAC Meeting, the Missing Atriums, and Why It Matters
Another committee meeting. Another disappearing piece of Roosevelt Island. On March 17th, 2025, the REDAC Committee watched in silence as L&M proposed replacing Roosevelt Landings’ iconic atriums with black awnings—and if history is any guide, no one will stop it….
What’s Really Going On With the AVAC System on Roosevelt Island?
If you’ve lived on Roosevelt Island for even a few weeks, you’ve probably heard whispers about it: the AVAC system — the island’s underground pneumatic trash tubes that suck garbage from residential buildings through a vacuum network to a central…
BREAKING: Inspector General Report Confirms Deep Misconduct at RIOC
A newly released report by the New York State Inspector General confirms long-standing concerns about RIOC’s leadership under Shelton Haynes, detailing retaliation, procurement abuses, and a pattern of mismanagement. With former board member Ben Fhala stepping down over these very issues, Roosevelt Island residents are left demanding answers—and accountability.
David Stone Steps Away — A Note to Readers
David Stone Steps Away — A Note to His Readers By Theo Gobblevelt | The Roosevelt Island Lighthouse It’s not every day that a true public servant steps back from a platform he built with his bare hands. But today,…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor