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 to Raise Pride Flag in Celebration of Inclusion and Community
Friends, June is almost here, and with it comes a beautiful opportunity to stand together as a community. One of the highlights will be a Pride flag raising ceremony. As we step into Pride Month, Roosevelt Island is ready to…
RIVAA Pride Open Call: Your Artwork Could Anchor Roosevelt Island’s June Gallery Show
RIVAA Gallery is inviting LGBTQ+ artists from NYC to submit work for the “Pride & Prejudice” exhibition, running from June 1-12. Submissions are due by May 15, with a $25 participation fee for accepted artists. The exhibit offers visibility, networking, and community engagement opportunities.
These companies publicly oppose anti-LGBTQ+ bills. Some also fund lawmakers who sponsor them.
After signing a pledge opposing anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation last spring, companies like AT&T, Amazon, Pfizer, and CVS Health gave thousands of dollars to the campaign efforts of lawmakers who had been backing such bills, according to a recent analysis from…
What is Pride Month and Who Cares About It Now?
When I was a kid, “in the closet” had nothing to do with where we hung our coats. It had to do with hiding the sex lives of people who weren’t straight heterosexual, who weren’t like the rest of us….
Ballet Hispánico at FDR Four Freedoms State Park, Pride Month
Posing in colorful costumes on the steps at FDR Four Freedoms State Park, Ballet Hispánico celebrates Pride Month in 2022. The steps are decorated with the city’s largest pride flag, this year featuring the arrow of progress. The Roosevelt Island…
A Different Flag Day 2020, Star Spangled With Doubts
Among so much change, Flag Day 2020 will be different as we celebrate cultural diversity surrounded by protest and affirmations of unity. By David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small When we celebrate the Star Spangled Banner, this year, we’ll…
Is Roosevelt Island Exposed? Gay History And Fabulous Tales
Roosevelt Island’s little known gay history jumped out of the figurative closet, in 2019, at Joe’s Pub. It’s a musical. The Gorgeous Nothings In Concert. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News We learned something in 2019, when a theatre…
Biggest Gay Pride Flag Ever
In May, FDR Four Freedoms Park officials announced #Ascent With Pride, a June 15th celebration during Gay Pride Month in New York City. June 14th, the largest Gay Pride Flag in city history was in place, ready to welcome visitors….
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor