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,...
Jane Fonda New War: Winning a Green New Deal
In the fall of 2019, police arrested actor and workout icon Jane Fonda on the steps of the U.S. Capitol as she protested the government’s failure to address the urgency of the climate crisis and rallied support for the Green…
New York City Banned Gas in New Buildings. Here’s What You Need to Know
Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Dec 15 at 7:50pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. Assorted Ideas for The Roosevelt Island Daily The City Council on Wednesday passed…
Extreme Heat Sends New Yorkers to Emergency Rooms as Climate Toll Grows
The city is on pace to match 2018 when more than 700 people headed to the hospital due to hot weather, data shows. As the planet is warming, New York is feeling the heat: It recently placed as the nation’s…
Climate Change, West Coast Fires Mean Filthy Air for New York City
Filthy air continues. Particulate matter soared so high that counts are now officially rated “Unhealthy.” At roughly 4X the normal level. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News The filthy air is visible in this skyline shot from Roosevelt…
What happened to “Roosevelt Island Tree City USA?” In 2020?
“Roosevelt Island Tree City USA.” There was a sign, back in the 90s, posted on Main Street near the helix. The community was proud of its trees, and there were plenty around. But in recent years, a lot of trees…
January warm spells, March freezes: How plants manage the shift from winter to spring
Richard B. Primack, Boston University Weather patterns across the U.S. have felt like a roller coaster ride for the past several months. December and January were significantly warmer than average in many locations, followed by February’s intense cold wave and…
Global Climate Leadership: How To Rebuild It With Biden and Kerry
Dolf Gielen, Colorado School of Mines and Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines John Kerry helped bring the world into the Paris climate agreement and expanded America’s reputation as a climate leader. That reputation is now in tatters, and President-elect…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor