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,...
Free Speech Weekend Blooms on Roosevelt Island
Four Freedoms Park is hosting free events this weekend, including the Banned Book Library on Friday, showcasing challenged titles and free expression, followed by the Imagination Playground and an Art Censorship talk on Saturday. Activities run from May 16 to June 2, offering family-friendly fun and engaging discussions on creativity and censorship.
Ai Weiwei’s ‘Camouflage’ Installation Coming to Four Freedoms Park This Fall
This fall, Ai Weiwei will unveil his installation “Camouflage” at Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park, starting September 10, 2025. Celebrating the 80th anniversary of WWII’s end, the project invites visitors to share reflections, creating a community tapestry. The exhibit runs until December 1, 2025.
You love the park. You love the chairs. Now, volunteer at FDR Four Freedoms.
Hey, FDR Four Freedoms Park Fans, it’s time to show your love. Volunteer – help out for a few hours on I Love My Park Day, Saturday, May 4th. Get your hands a little dirty shaping the park’s pleasures for…
Come for the Cherry Blossoms, Stay for the Park
For many Roosevelt Island visitors, cherry blossoms are the draw. But FDR Four Freedoms State Park causes them to linger amid the thoughtfully sculpted serenity. by David Stone for The Roosevelt Island Daily News FDR Four Freedoms, Stay for the…
New York Skyline, Early Autumn Sunset in FDR Four Freedoms State Park
In FDR Four Freedoms State Park, the most serene space in all five boroughs, an early autumn sunset outlines the New York skyline. So near while still so far away… Also from Assorted Ideas, Large & Small
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….
A Summer Re-Awakening? The First Post Pandemic Show in Four Freedoms
In a summer re-awakening, FDR Four Freedoms State Park swings open its gates for Alcestiad, a play cancelled by COVID, last year. On Friday, June 18th, at 7:00 p.m., The Magis Theatre Company, brings Thornton Wilder‘s three act play to…
An Ice Cloud Over FDR Four Freedoms State Park, Peaceful Saturday On Roosevelt Island
An ice cloud drifting silently, high above FDR Four Freedoms State Park, marked a peaceful Roosevelt Island Saturday.
Work Is Underway in Four Freedoms State Park Accessibility Makeover
Groundbreaking for the Four Freedoms Park accessibility makeover finally kicked in after dodging late winter weather delays. Crews are now racing to meet a summer deadline for reopening.
Is it still winter? Maybe not in Southpoint and FDR Four Freedoms State Park
The calendar says it’s a week away, but it looked closer, much closer, in Four Freedoms Park. Visitors strolled through Southpoint to enter in a steady stream.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor