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,...
Queens Energy in Early March: What’s Shaping Our Roosevelt Island Commute This Week
Queens energy is influencing Roosevelt Island commutes this week, from events in Long Island City to transit weather updates and new community resources.
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable, and compensation is provided. Join us!
New York Times Wins My First Annual Dimwit Health Reporting Award
The New York Times’ anti-alcohol article misrepresents health risks, failing to provide essential context and maintaining bias, while neglecting more pressing public health issues.
What Shapes American Conspiracy Theories?
In a recent New York Times article, the claim that television shows like the X Files created paranoid conspiracy theorists in America is challenged. David Stone argues that distrust in government stemmed from historical events, notably the 1963 assassination and subsequent cover-ups. He asserts that skepticism existed prior to such entertainment influences.
Recycling in NYC Is Easier Than You Think: A Guide for the Confused
Where do pizza boxes go? What exactly is rigid plastic? How clean do empty jars need to be? Relax, experts say. By Samantha Maldonado Jan 28 5:00am EST Sanitation workers put paper recycling onto barges at a transfer station on…
Junk Food Turns Public Villain as Power Shifts in Washington
The incoming Trump administration’s potential crackdown on processed foods raises skepticism. Historically resistant to regulation, Big Food faces bipartisanship pressure, with promises of lawsuits and legislative action. Nonetheless, the influence of food industry lobbying and the FDA’s sluggishness cast doubt on any genuine change, suggesting a complex battle ahead with ambiguous outcomes.
Anger Explodes at Health Care CEOs
America’s health care system thrives on denying treatment to the sick. The brutal murder of a health insurance CEO reveals public outrage against morally bankrupt corporate practices.
Want More Young People to Join the Military? Spend Less On It
We need to invest in a country worth fighting for, not endless wars and boondoggles for military contractors. By Lindsay Koshgarian | November 26, 2024 The Roosevelt Island Daily News The military is concerned about a growing recruitment crisis. Survey after survey…
Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Have Found Its Moment
Health entrepreneur Calley Means and associates leverage Trump’s presidency to promote controversial health ideas, raising concerns among public health leaders about potential erosion of scientific progress and increased preventable disease.
Older Americans Living Alone Often Rely on Neighbors or Others Willing To Help
Donald Hammen, 80, relies on neighbor Julie McMahon for support, highlighting the importance of community ties for older adults without family, amid rising isolation concerns.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor