David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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Four Freedoms Park Conservancy wishes Roosevelt Islanders a Happy and Health Holiday Season
Four Freedoms State Park’s worldwide renown as a serene salute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Human Rights. Also from the Roosevelt Island Daily
Four Freedoms State Park In Autumn: Symphony in Gold
Four Freedoms State Park, known for serenity cushioning the surging city around it, is also home for seasonal swells of color. This autumn, it’s a symphony in gold. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News A Golden Autumn in…
Between Four Freedoms, Breakthrough Art, Opens in the Park
Between Four Freedoms, a breakthrough work by Shaun Leonardo, opened in FDR Four Freedoms Park, this week. A work so unlike anything before it, it defies categorization. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News What is Between Four Freedoms…?…
Behind the Scenes in Global Citizen Live at Four Freedoms Park
Global Citizen streamed live, much of it from Central Park, but we got behind the scenes with Lorde‘s Solar Power in Four Freedoms State Park. Catch the full video of her performance below. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News…
In a big win for Four Freedoms Park, Conservancy gets $35K for QR-sourced, self-guided tours
QR-sourced, self-guided tours are on their way to FDR Four Freedoms Park, thanks to a $35K grant. The conservancy overseeing park activities will match it, bringing voices from Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., to local historian Judith Berdy to visitors….
Free Sunday, Drag Queen Story Hour – In Spanish & English – with Lori Lu, FDR Four Freedoms Park
How about some free family fun on Sunday morning at 11:00? Enjoy Drag Queen Story Hour with Lori, a free event in Spanish and English, and celebrate Pride at FDR Four Freedoms Park. Attendance is strictly limited. Register now reserve you space…
Free Saturday, Don’t Miss: Drag Queen Story Hour with Flame
How about some free family fun on Saturday morning at 11:00? Enjoy Drag Queen Story Hour with Flame, a free event, and celebrate Pride at FDR Four Freedoms Park. Attendance is strictly limited. Register now reserve you space in the…
About the “fun and fabulous,” Drag Queen Story Hour Coming Up in Four Freedoms Park
Lori Lu brings Drag Queen Story Hour, in Spanish and in English, to FDR Four Freedoms State Park on Roosevelt Island. It’s a not to be missed event for Pride Month. For children for 3 to 18, but Mom and…
William vanden Heuvel dies. The Founder and guiding spirit at Four Freedoms Park
Yesterday, June 15th, 2021, William vanden Heuvel died at his home in Manhattan. The cause was pneumonia, but in real time, the man’s legacy lives on. He’ll not simply be remembered, his spirit will be embraced. By David Stone The…
The Louis Kahn Magic of FDR Four Freedoms State Park Now Open For Everyone
October, 2022, marks the tenth anniversary for FDR Four Freedoms Park, but the Louis Kahn magic just got a lift. As construction fencing came down, last week, the wonders of the place became open to everyone for the first time….
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor