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,...
Sobering Lessons in Untying the Knot of a Homeless Crisis
PORTLAND, Ore. — Michelle Farris never expected to become homeless, but here she was, sifting through garbage and towering piles of debris accumulated along a roadway on the outskirts of Northeast Portland. Farris, 51, has spent much of her adult…
The Homeless Crisis in America. Some Possible Solutions
The issue of homelessness is serious and widespread, a problem made worse by the economic climate, resulting in increasing numbers of Americans struggling to eat a decent diet and/or a roof over their heads. But solutions exist, as they do…
There’s a Spike of People on NYC’s Subway Tracks. It’s Leading to Deadly Accidents.
The West 4th Street, Times Square-42nd Street and 125th Street stations on the Lexington Avenue line had the highest number of track intrusions, which are up 20% since the pandemic started. Jose Martinez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon…
Has illegal drug use rode the homeless wave into our subway?
Illegal drug use wasn’t a big concern in the Roosevelt Island subway. Overcrowding – now relieved by the pandemic – filth and homelessness made more noise. But now, the homeless wave that never quit, despite the Mayor’s and the MTA’s…
Adams Plan to Remove Homeless People From the Subway ‘Right Away’ Has Hit a Delay
Greg B. Smith, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Feb 27 at 8:03pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. Last week, two police officers approached two apparently homeless women on the…
The Unequal Reality of Homelessness in the United States
The reality of homelessness in the United States varies greatly from city to city, state to state. For example, New York City has a homeless population rate of about one percent. For every 100 people in New York City, one…
How the Tiny-Home Movement Is Providing More Than Just a Roof to Homeless People
Giles BruceFebruary 7, 2022 for Assorted Ideas, Large & Small MADISON, Wis. — Tucked inside a residential neighborhood, and surrounded by a wooden fence and greenery, are nine little houses. With multicolored siding and roofs, they look like people-sized birdhouses….
Here’s How Homelessness in New York Compares to the Rest of the Country
Homelessness is on the rise in the United States. According to a study published by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the number of Americans experiencing homelessness has grown each year since 2015. As of January 2020, there were an estimated…
More Than 100,000 NYC Students Are Homeless, New Report Finds
Reema Amin, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Nov 8 at 11:59am ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign…
Still Sleeping in the Roosevelt Island Subway. Is there no solution?
Last month, we posted about the high volume of people finding a place to sleep in the Roosevelt Island subway station. Mid-morning today, there were a pair so out of it, they managed sleeping soundly on those god awful, ribbed…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor