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,...
Last Weekend: Our Roosevelt Island Problems In a 3-Day Nutshell
Some things couldn’t be avoided – or evaded – last weekend. Because leadership does not make the grade here, our Roosevelt Island problems never go away. They nag, annoy and sometimes pose serious threats, leaving many wondering why no one…
What is brutalist architecture? A Roosevelt Island history
In my New York City neighborhood, brutalist architecture forms the residential foundation. Buildings planned and built in the 1970s were brutalist in design, a style favoring utility over embellishments. But despite the unfortunate name, brutalism on Roosevelt Island has shown…
Island House. Spacious City Living Without Compromise.
Maybe your permanent home on Roosevelt Island. Click here to see the floor plans…
Residents Vent: Enough Now with the Exhaust Fumes and Official Silence
Days before Christmas, residents planted longstanding complaints on the desk of a new manager at Island House, venting about exhaust fumes, fast on the heels of a perfunctory welcome. Fed up after years of walls of silence from RIOC and…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor