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,...
In New York City, Why Do We Have Water Towers?
Why so many water towers in New York City? They look out of place, throwbacks on a modern skyline, even after you’ve grown used to them. Scattered throughout the streets and avenues, especially in Manhattan, they’re critical to the city’s…
I Saw Two UFOs Over New York City, But So What?
I Saw 2 UFOs over New York City. Two separate times and two different objects, from my window facing Manhattan’s Upper East Side, across the East River. Both in plain view, one red, one green. But that’s really not the…
The New American Icon
The new American icon strikes a cold contrast with the flag I learned to respect as a kid. That one got special handling, and it was alive, more than a symbol, an active reminder of values. The American flag’s dirty…
Get a unique perspective of New York City from the Brooklyn Bridge
Walk the Brooklyn Bridge… That’s how my friend kicked off tours of New York City, herding visitors off on a hike up the Brooklyn Bridge. No need to go all the way up. After a few hundred feet, you see the…
Binky Phillips and The Planets Now, Good Old Rock-N-Roll
Binky Phillips and The Planets sharpened their act during weekly sessions at Arlene’s Grocery on New York’s Lower East Side The result: a new recording, Established 1972 NYC by these legendary artists with roots all the way back to CBGB.
Ioan Popoiu’s As The Footsteps Fall
Thursday, May 2nd, 2019, As The Footsteps Fall, opened in the Tata Innovation Center at Cornell Tech. The exhibit has four large abstracts by Ioan Popoiu. By David Stone Cabo de hornos disolves, acrylic on canvas by Ioan Popoiu Popoiu…
Roberto Monticello: From Cuban Refugee to Mayor of Meatpacking and Global Advocate
Who is Mayor of Meatpacking, and how did Roberto Monticello get that title? More important, why is he better known for that than for his enormous good works?
Explore the Mysterious New York Ghost Tunnel
New York’s Ghost Tunnel, conceived in 1963, in a very different New York, wasn’t supposed to be a secret. In February that year, the Transit Authority proposed a two track subway tunnel under 76th Street. They planned for it going…
Broken people: My 9/11 Neighborhood
On a Morning Before the Whole World Changed Broken people, 9/11 neighborhood…Ten years ago, for example, just yesterday really, I climbed up subway steps grimy with the soot of a million shoes before mine. Photo by Deborah Julian / Fine…
The Tale of Two New York City Skyscrapers
The tale of two skyscrapers shows how pride, ego and art drove Manhattan skyward with unforgettable monuments. Today’s motives are different. Will featureless glass towers smother the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings? By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor