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,...
Another Sickening Tram Incident, But RIOC and Officials Look Away
The latest scary Tram incident sickened at least one Roosevelt Islander on Friday, but more shocking was the official response: From Governor Kathy Hochul’s assigned board chair to the elected officials sworn to protect us, there was absolutely nothing. Has…
Why is Gov. Hochul afraid of Shelton Haynes Now? – A Cuomo Legacy
Is Governor Kathy Hochul afraid of Shelton Haynes, RIOC’s deeply unpopular President/CEO? What else explains her failure to remedy the problem of a leader that 92% of Roosevelt Islanders want gone? Why didn’t she stand behind her own team when…
New AVAC Crash Stirs RIOC’s Gross Illiteracy. When Will This End, Governor Hochul?
Another serious AVAC crash happened sometime over the 4th of July weekend. We don’t know much about it because the standard mismanagement gave rise to an utterly illiterate community alert mainly underscoring the mess RIOC has become. Governor Hochul, is…
As Secrets Spill, RIOC’s Plan for Sportspark Is Bad News, Really Bad News
Secrets spill like accidental leaks in the facade Governor Kathy Hochul and RIOC CEO Seldom Seen Shelton J. Haynes put up around Sportspark’s future. The disdain both have for Roosevelt Island sets the tone for a sharp turn away from…
The New York Times Finally Gets It. Hochul’s Reforms Are All Hot Air
Governor Kathy Hochul’s reforms for New York State, let fly in the wake of Andrew Cuomo’s exit, were meaningless. The lofty rhetoric never got close to fruition and may never have had any chance at all. We saw it on…
Roosevelt Island Youth Center Now Closed Until Further Notice
The Roosevelt Island Youth Center, once a thriving resource for local kids shut down, without notice or explanation, last week. No reopening is planned. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News In another, gross systemic failure of the Haynes/Hochul…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor