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,...
Candidate Night at Good Shepherd: Hear from Julie Menin & Collin Thompson – May 29
Roosevelt Island gets its own front-row seat in the City Council District 5 race later this month, and you’re invited—no subway ride required! The What & When Who’s on the Mic? Candidate Snapshot Julie Menin (Incumbent, Democrat) Former NYC Commissioner…
Julie Menin Seeks Your Help in New Push for More Democracy
Council Member Menin’s resolution aims to grant Roosevelt Island residents the power to vote for the board of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation. This move, supported by passionate individuals like Board Member Ben Fhala, challenges the current lack of local control. With a City Council hearing approaching, now is the time to support this radical push for democracy.
Julie Menin and Keith Powers Allocate $25 Million for NYC 2024 Budget
In the 2024 New York City Budget, Council Members Julie Menin and Keith Powers have allocated $25 million for targeted spending, with specific allocations for Roosevelt Island including upgrades to schools and community facilities. Additionally, funds will benefit institutions such as the Coler Hospital and the Roosevelt Island School, as well as nonprofit organizations like the Carter Burden Center.
Menin Pierced the Wall of Tram Silence and Now RIOC Flips Crazy
Official Tram silence sought protection from exposure for RIOC as frightening incidents of cabins swinging widely on cables escalated. But City Council Member Julie Menin, not frozen by a state gag order, broke out with an appeal, asking the agency…
Council Member Julie Menin Announces the Third Year of Participatory Budgeting
Roosevelt Island has benefited during both rounds of participatory budgeting, and here’s a chance to make it three. If you have a good idea for quality of life improvements, get on board like PS/IS 217 and NYPL did. The Roosevelt…
Julie Menin Says PS/IS 217 Will Get New Funds for Bathroom Repairs
Council Member Julie Menin Announces Participatory Budget Results, Ranking 1st in Manhattan and 2nd in all 5 Boroughs April 26, 2023 Upper East Side– Council Member Julie Menin is proud to announce the results of her second annual participatory budgeting…
Springing Into Action: Happening Now with Council Member Julie Menin
For activist City Council Member Julie Menin, springing into action this month means addressing issues and inviting the community into the process. Three creative moves headline the season. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Saving Lives Menin brings…
Now: MTA Axes Roosevelt Island Subway Nightmare. Electeds Came Through
A month ago, the MTA posted what Roosevelt Islanders saw as a subway nightmare during a track replacement project. The community protested, and our team of public officials swung into action. The MTA listened, and as a result, they have…
As RIOC and Subway Complaints Surge, Electeds Speak Up
After a month of being sidelined on quality-of-life issues by RIOC and the MTA, Roosevelt Islander complaints surged, and elected officials acted. Being kicked around by RIOC and the MTA is not new, but conditions deteriorated badly since Governor Kathy…
Elected Officials Ask RIOC To Pause Disabled Permit Holder Fees
In a letter sent directly to President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes, elected officials representing Roosevelt Island asked that RIOC pause never before established disabled permit holder fees. As we reported earlier, the fees hit some of the community’s neediest out of…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor