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,...
RIOC Leadership Shakeup: Haynes and Robinson Depart
Shelton J. Haynes and Gretchen Robinson are no longer with RIOC. The Board thanks them and will seek new leadership, while interim management is in place.
RIOC Whistleblower Lawsuit: Closed Case Unveils Disturbing Details
In an action for illegal workplace retaliation, three employees filed a lawsuit against RIOC executives, alleging termination for whistleblowing. The settlement implies acknowledgment of misconduct. The closed case sheds light on RIOC’s troubled history, but with executives under suspension and ongoing investigations, taxpayers face further financial losses. The fight for justice continues.
RIOC Board’s Executive Session: No Resolution for Suspended Executives Haynes and Robinson
Expectations were high that, in the RIOC board’s Executive Session, a resolution for suspended executives Shelton Haynes and Gretchen Robinson would be reached. The Daily has learned that that did not happen. Everyone – Islanders, interim leaders, Haynes and Robinson…
RIOC May 2024 Board Meeting Highlights & Progress Update
Although there was plenty of positive motion forward at the RIOC May 2024 board meeting, we’re still waiting for information on what happened in the executive session. Here’s what we’ve got so far. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily…
The Sorry State of RIOC Now Looks Even Sorrier in Sworn Statement
RIOC Board member Howard Polivy’s declaration, responding to a motion in the Haynes/Robinson lawsuit, makes stark the sorry state of RIOC. The biggest question remaining: What the hell took so long? People have been hurt, the public trust damaged, resources…
DENIED: Haynes and Robinson Lose First Round in Their Lawsuit
“Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction is DENIED,” the U.S. Southern District Court said last week. RIOC President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes and Chief Counsel Gretchen had asked for a Temporary Restraining Order forcing the state to return them to their…
Another Month, Another New RIOC Lawsuit: Eliav Sues Haynes, Robinson and Sharpe
Even their suspensions can’t save them as former RIOC Associate General Counsel Arthur Eliav sues the familiar suspects. Along with RIOC, he takes aim at President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes, Chief Counsel Gretchen Robinson and Administration AVP Tajuna L. Sharpe. They…
Fun with the Haynes/Robinson Lawsuit, Version #3
To the untrained legal eye, it might seem excessive to consistently roll out fresh versions of accumulated grievances, but version #3 does just that. While RIOC President/CEO Shelton Haynes and Chief Counsel Gretchen Robinson trample countless people, one of them…
Stop the Bleeding. Fire Haynes and Robinson Today
Because they are “at-will” employees at RIOC, Governor Kathy Hochul can fire Haynes and Robinson right now without consequences. She could and should have done it earlier but chose, instead, to extend them privileges no other RIOC executives ever got….
The Haynes-Robinson Dossier, What It Is and Is Not
In the Haynes-Robinson lawsuit accusing New York State officials, RIOC and one board member of supporting racial discrimination, the pair mention a “dossier” that establishes a racist backlash against them. The so-called dossier includes posts in The Daily and The…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor