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,...
NYC school reopening redux: What to know about heading back to class
Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York Dec 4, 8:09pm EST An estimated 200,000 New York City students are set to return to school buildings starting Monday, following a brief citywide campus shutdown amid rising coronavirus cases. Over the course of the…
Pro-mask or anti-mask? Your moral beliefs probably predict your stance
Governments around the world have recommended or mandated various behaviors to slow the spread of COVID-19. These include staying at home, wearing face masks and practicing social distancing. Eugene Y. Chan, Purdue University Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily…
Roosevelt Island Neighbors Fight Hunger at the Free Food Pantry
The coronavirus slammed families across the spectrum, but the Roosevelt Island Free Food Pantry pushes back each Friday. Hunger’s given less of a toehold because our neighbors find a way. By David Stone Roosevelt Island News Hunger Meets Its Match…
Big News: NYC Indoor Dining Hope Swells With Cuomo Plan
NYC indoor dining may finally have a pathway for opening as Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined a plan yesterday. He meets with city council president Corey Johnson today.
RIOC Turnover and Quarantines
For RIOC, turnover and quarantines weave through a season spoiled by COVID-19, and yesterday brought a perfect storm.
Midtown Manhattan Coronavirus Views
Midtown Manhattan coronavirus views present a random selection from a once rambunctious area caught in a kind of shock, on a warm spring afternoon. This is May 2020 when COVID sapped New York City. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island…
Salute To Coler Hospital, A Parade for Coronavirus Heroes
Exactly two years ago as the Coronavirus Pandemic smothered American life, something wonderful happened on Roosevelt Island. Residents and service workers from around the city, came together, honoring the staff at Coler Hospital working tirelessly at dulling the edge of…
Wear the damn mask, New York! Now More Than Ever
Wear the damn mask! Especially here in New York. What on earth are you thinking? We want this city and this state reopened. Don’t blow it now. Spring 2020. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Can we all…
UPDATE: Coler Caught in Coronavirus Crossfire
Coler Hospital’s caught in a coronavirus crossfire as careless media scrambles after attention, shading lifesaving heroics as the story unfolds. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News UPDATE, JULY 18TH, 2020: In June, a thorough city investigation cleared Coler…
UPDATE: A Leadership, Not A Coronavirus Crisis
We have a leadership, not a coronavirus crisis. Viruses are everywhere, all the time. Some turn lethal. Why weren’t we ready for this one? Or agile in response? We had years of warning.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor