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,...
How a “green energy hub” may connect LIC and Roosevelt Island with a new walking bridge
A new walking bridge will connect Roosevelt Island with Long Island City, if plans work out. A “green energy hub” links up with a pedestrians only bridge.
Finally Here: Graduate Hotel Now Accepting Reservations on Cornell Tech Campus
The waiting’s over. The Graduate Hotel on the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island is ready for taking reservations. The chain’s communications department said today that the facility “is now accepting reservations for bookings beginning June 1.”
March 24th, Join Cornell Tech in “Ghost Road: Beyond the Driverless Car”
The Jacobs Institute Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech2021 Mobility Roundtable March 24, 12pm to 1:15pm The Ghost Road:AVs and Urban Mobility Markets Industry titans Alphabet, Amazon, and GM are on the verge of rolling out robotaxis across North America. Cities…
Graduate Hotel at Cornell Tech Not Opening, This Spring
The Graduate Hotel opening, expected this spring on the Cornell Tech campus, will not happen until summer, sources tell us.
Roosevelt Island Views: The Cornell Tech Canyon
With all kinds of angles, rivers and skylines, Roosevelt Island views can be thrilling, and the Cornell Tech Canyon view is one of the best.
Roosevelt Island Graduate Hotel Looks To Fill More Positions As Opening On Campus Nears
With an opening date set for June 1st, the new Graduate Hotel at the gateway to Cornell Tech looks at filling new staff positions . Highgate Hotels, which will oversee operations, encourages Roosevelt Islanders to apply.
Now, a look back at opening Cornell Tech and Roosevelt Island tilting south
Opening Cornell Tech, the years long trek that hit Roosevelt Island out of the blue, was a lesson in community unity, but it tilted south. In many ways, it ended the original idea of Roosevelt Island as an isolated experiment….
Fresh & Healthy Menu at the café @ Cornell Tech: Week of January 27th, 2025
Every week, the café @ Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island offers up a fresh, healthy menu complimented by exciting features. Here are this week’s selections… A service of The Roosevelt Island Daily News The Monthly View The café @ Cornell…
Jessica Lappin Q&A: Look Back At A Caring Leader
The first time I met Jessica Lappin, she was greeting Roosevelt Islanders outside the subway, hoping to replace Gifford Miller, representing Roosevelt Island and the UES. “Good luck, Jennifer,” I said. “Jessica,” she quickly corrected me. It wasn’t a mistake…
Cornell Tech Scandal You (Almost) Never Heard About
The Cornell Tech scandal you almost never heard about involved Floyd Young. Hired as Senior Director of Facilities Operations in 2016, before the campus opened, he disappeared, seemingly into thin air, two years later. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor