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,...
Roosevelt Island stays strong, coronavirus infection rates less than half city average
For the week ending January 1st, 2021, the New York City Department of Health shows Roosevelt Island’s coronavirus infection rate at 3.57%. During the same period, the city came in at 9.31%.
Would you eat indoors at a restaurant? We asked five health experts
Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia; Kathleen C. Brown, University of Tennessee; Ryan Huerto, University of Michigan; Sue Mattison, Drake University, and Thomas A. Russo, University at Buffalo Earlier this fall, many of the nation’s restaurants opened their doors to patrons…
Guess who came to the rescue for hungry Roosevelt Islanders in the COVID crisis…
My family and I, most likely, are only one of many from Roosevelt Island who are prepared to write about Roosevelt Island Disabled Association’s (RIDA) earnest intent to continue serving the community, primarily through its food distribution (pantry) activities, especially…
Across 2020, New York went from epicenter of COVID-19 crisis, to low rate of spread, to rising numbers again
By Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square/December 31st, 2020 (The Center Square) – As Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrapped up his final briefing for 2020 this week, he paused to reflect on the past year. There were 366 days in 2020, but…
Eviction: The physical, financial and mental health consequences of losing your home
A national moratorium on evicting tenants from certain residential rental properties went into effect as part of the federal coronavirus relief package President Donald Trump signed in March. The moratorium protected 28% of U.S. rental units — about 12 million…
How COVID-19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. By by Akilah Johnson and Nina Martin/ProPublica The Rev. Dr. Kejuane Artez Bates…
Leaked Documents Show How China’s Army of Paid Internet Trolls Helped Censor the Coronavirus
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story was originally published by ProPublica. by Raymond Zhong, Paul Mozur and Aaron Krolik, The New…
Lie of the Year: The Downplay and Denial of the Coronavirus
A Florida taxi driver and his wife had seen enough conspiracy theories online to believe the virus was overblown, maybe even a hoax. So no masks for them. Then they got sick. She died. A college lecturer had trouble refilling…
There’s no place like home for the holidays – and that’s what makes the pandemic’s winter surge particularly devastating
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College While Christmas playlists often include cheesy favorites like “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” there are also a handful of wistful tracks that go a little bit deeper. Listen…
A RIOC COVID Testing Site for Roosevelt Island? Far Behind Schedule, Plagued By Mystery
“A new COVID-19 rapid testing location will be opening on Roosevelt Island in mid-December 2020! Testing will be located at 526 Main St., the former R.I. Branch Library location…” That was RIOC on November 30th. But now, it’s December 11th……
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor