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,...
Why Can’t RIOC Fix Anything, Including Itself?
Roosevelt Island’s leadership has failed utterly, leaving residents to suffer under indifferent authority while vital services languish. The invisible powers must go for any hope of recovery.
Make It Better, Roosevelt Island: The Role of Leadership
Ironically, a community with Judith Berdy, Margie Smith, Jim Luce and Paul Krikler might be short on leadership. But on Roosevelt Island we are because we’re stretching those we have too thin. We need more community minded people stepping up,…
City Council Districting Inspires Roosevelt Island Community Leadership
For years Roosevelt Island community leadership was fragmented and ineffective. Voices never found the unity needed for empowering Main Street. But this summer, a City Council districting plan that would scramble identity encouraged the orchestrated harmony that had been missing….
The Leadership Ethics Needed for Good Government
Good government requires good leadership. But what does it mean to be a good leader? And how do you become one? by David Stone for the Roosevelt Island Daily News Many people think that being a good leader means being…
Dogs: Another Roosevelt Island Battle That Shouldn’t Be
The roots of dog animosity on Roosevelt Island are as deep as the new community itself. Initially, ground leases barred residential building owners from allowing dogs in their apartments. All the WIRE buildings plus Manhattan Park signed on. There was…
UPDATE: A Leadership, Not A Coronavirus Crisis
We have a leadership, not a coronavirus crisis. Viruses are everywhere, all the time. Some turn lethal. Why weren’t we ready for this one? Or agile in response? We had years of warning.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor