David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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December 2, 2025
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Lighthouse Park: RIOC Negligence Digs In, the New Normal
Around Lighthouse Park, the new normal theme is neglect, a failure to promote or encourage visitors after grabbing credit in the past. Not a single sign – on a bus, on a post – directs anyone to the home of…
RIOC Welcomes You to Roosevelt Island Lighthouse Park 2023
Three years ago this month, RIOC seeded plans for Lighthouse Park 2023 during a public meeting at the Good Shepherd Community Center. Roosevelt Islanders dug in, voting on potential uses and offering new suggestions. But those seeds rotted in the…
The Girl Puzzle Deserted in Lighthouse Park, Just One Year Later
With just short-term historical memory in play, The Girl Puzzle, deserted like a no longer cuddly stuffed doll, is troubling. Hundreds of dollars plus priceless creativity went into putting it there, and now wasting in the rain… Why? by David…
Lighthouse Park Expansion Left to Rubble, Debris and History
The Lighthouse Park Expansion, facilitated by a deal Susan Rosenthal, then RIOC‘s leader, cut with the city deteriorates in the autumn sun. It’s three years of unfulfilled promises and no sure future. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…
What happened to the promised Lighthouse Park expansion?
It’s January 9th, 2020, and a Lighthouse Park expansion is on the table. Led by Assistant Vice President Jonna Carmona-Graf, RIOC brought the community together in the Good Shepherd Community Center. The goal: Getting everyone’s ideas and values on how…
Memorial Day, Uniquely Beautiful in Lighthouse Park
Upgraded over the past year, Lighthouse Park showed off its upgrades in a Memorial Day display. Historian Judith Berdy photographed some images and shared them with Roosevelt Islanders and others who love the park. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island…
Lighthouse Park and Roosevelt Island’s North End, April 2022
Lighthouse Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City is one of the most unique and beautiful parks in the city. The park is home to a variety of plant life, including several species of trees. With a new art…
The Girl Puzzle Solved with Passion and Caring
Billed as a ribbon-cutting, The Girl Puzzle event was more about joining and sharing. An enthusiastic crowd heard speakers, all passionate, some funny, but the artwork’s message resounded throughout. Cutting the Ribbon for The Girl Puzzle Several years ago, then…
Nellie Bly: The Girl Puzzle Is Done In Lighthouse Park
The Girl Puzzle, a complex, expressive installation by sculptor Amanda Matthews is done, awaiting its ribbon-cutting. But as you can see from the photo, its life partner, the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse, remains headless. The big event, according to RIOC, must…
ROOSEVELT ISLAND’S LIGHTHOUSE PARK, FROM THERE TO NOW AND…
As summer fades into autumn, interest in Lighthouse Park grows while Amanda Matthews’s Girl Puzzle inches toward completion. A lot of people have a lot of questions; so, let’s do a quick review. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor