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,...
Elected Officials Ask RIOC To Pause Disabled Permit Holder Fees
In a letter sent directly to President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes, elected officials representing Roosevelt Island asked that RIOC pause never before established disabled permit holder fees. As we reported earlier, the fees hit some of the community’s neediest out of…
Update: Roosevelt Island Goes Lower. RIOC Now Charging for Disabled Parking
Disabled parking was always free in Motorgate, a nod to an integral part of the community. Forgotten now, but once a source of pride, Roosevelt Island was one of the first barrier-free towns in the world. It was built that…
Etsy Sellers Strike Impacts LGBTQ, Disabilities Artists
Originally published by The 19th Assorted Ideas, Large & Small For Brontë Grimm, Etsy was supposed to be a reprieve from the pandemic’s economic toll. Like so many others, Grimm, an artist based in Portland, Oregon, hit a financial low…
An ironic twist, RIOC removes offensive disability access sign
Yesterday, the offensive disability access sign confronting Blackwell House visitors was dug out and removed. The historic location is the working home of RIOC CEO Shelton J. Haynes. His office is, also, not ADA accessible. The irony? It came on…
MTA’s Late in Making OMNY Subway and Bus System Reduced-Fare Friendly
Jose Martinez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Dec 13 at 8:03pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. OMNY is not yet all things for all people. The MTA acknowledged on…
Continuing Saga of Roosevelt Island Dumb and Dumber, Now Salted with Uncaring
Roosevelt Island Dumb and Dumber is a special case because it’s not funny but plenty worse. Uncaring? Indifferent? Cruel? Take your pick, but it’s one of them. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Roosevelt Island Dumb and Dumber…
Updated: Dumb and Dumber: RIOC’s Unending Assault on the Disabled
Sure, dumb and dumber is a cliche, but how else can you describe the domino-like parade of stupid, callous behavior? New governor? So what? Nothing changed. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Dumb and Dumber, the Sequence UPDATE,…
Good News, Bad News, New Seating Arrives in Southpoint Park
New seating arrived in Southpoint Park, this week, but it’s a good news, bad news thing. The tone-deaf state agency bought more chairs that many disabled people can’t use. There’s good news, though, because they are not nearly as ugly….
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor