David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
Julie Menin wants accountability for COVID test sites
After being “flooded with complaints” about faulty and delayed results at COVID testing sites, City Council Member Julie Menin introduced legislation requiring the city to track problems called in on the 311 help line. Menin includes Roosevelt Island in her…
Good News, Again! RIRA Brings Free COVID Testing This Week
The Roosevelt Island Residents Association announced that ICARE Medical agreed to test up to 6,000 people for free. They’ll be testing on a “first come first served” basis, and is continuing this week at 2 River Road in Manhattan Park…
KN95 masks and at-home test kits tomorrow, says Council Member Julie Menin
Earlier, we reported that, in an arrangement with the RIDA Free Food Pantry, City Council Member Julie Menin would hand out KN95 face masks from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Now, there’s more., tomorrow. The Roosevelt Island Daily News According to…
Alternative COVID Testing Sites: What We Can Do Now Instead of Waiting in Line
After four hard days in line, it’s time to think about Alternative COVID Testing Sites. Hundreds of Roosevelt Islanders flocked to Good Shepherd Plaza for COVID testing. Although many were eager and ready, there were a few problems that left…
The beat goes on with third day of COVID testing and vaccines
In a third day of COVID testing and vaccines, Roosevelt Islanders waited again in a long line, the length of Good Shepherd Plaza. It was a microcosm of what the recent infection surge brought to New York as well as…
High Demand and a Bumpy Start. Test and Trace Returned
A New York City Test and Trace mobile van returned to Good Shepherd Plaza on Monday. Pent up demand brought 4-hour long waiting lines, and the van ran out of supplies. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Test…
Long COVID Test Lines and Result Delays Frustrate New Yorkers as Mayor Eyes More Centers
Katie Honan and Farah Javed, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Dec 20 at 8:04pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. De Blasio pledged on Monday to open 20 new fixed-location…
Answering Appeals, COVID-19 Testing Comes to Roosevelt Island
According to two trustworthy sources, COVID-19 testing arrives on Roosevelt Island, starting Monday, December 6th. But the Test and Trace van may be here for just one week, so far. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News UPDATE: Rise…
RIOC’s lawbreaking COVID testing hustle. Was it the absolute worst?
No question, setting up a local COVID testing site was a good idea. But RIOC seems to have thrown out public purchasing rules as well as any accountability in the undertaking. Was it a hustle or just incredibly inept and…
Do you need a COVID test? Things have changed, but here’s what you need to know
With schools opening, workers returning to offices and travel increasing, a COVID test may be in your future. But the landscape has changed since the Delta variant surge, especially for Roosevelt Island, where RIOC closed its mystery-filled Swift Testing Site…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor