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,...
Three Ways RIOC Can Fix Its Broken Finances Right Now
RIOC’s broken finances, a result of lack of commitment and inexperienced management, have led to catastrophic fiscal mismanagement. From Sportspark’s financial blunders to underfunded Red Bus system, the need for financial reforms is evident. With unclear leadership and careless decision-making, the future of RIOC’s financial health is uncertain.
The Simple Truth: Red Buses Sacrificed To Subsidize Cars
Roosevelt Island’s Red Bus system nears collapse due to underfunding, with Motorgate parking fees subsidizing it. Despite low car parking rates, most Islanders don’t own cars, leading to a lack of fairness and misuse of funds. Competitive rates could generate millions, supporting the Red Bus system and prioritizing mass transit over cars.
RIOC’s Motorgate Transformation: More Parking, Less Fairness?
There’s much to like in RIOC’s Motorgate announcement last week, but there’s also an iffy core that needs further consideration. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Changes at Motorgate, Starting June 1st, 2024 “Parking on the island is…
Ben Fhala has RIOC Rethinking Motorgate Rates, Waiting List
RIOC junior board member Ben Fhala’s questioning of Motorgate Rates unsettled assumptions and got managers thinking again. It’s been a rare occurrence, at least publicly, in recent years. The combination of new open-minded managers and community-oriented board members increases transparency…
RIOC Folds Now On Some Motorgate Parking Charge Increases
According to an after-hours “advisory” on Friday, April 7th, RIOC folds on Motorgate parking charges previously claimed as unalterable. The Hochul/Haynes administration provoked initial outrage in January, authorizing monthly parkers’ rate increases without prior notice. Worst of all, they slammed…
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…
Update: Roosevelt Island Goes Lower. RIOC Now Charging for Disabled Parking
Disabled parking was always free in Motorgate, a nod to an integral part of the community. Forgotten now, but once a source of pride, Roosevelt Island was one of the first barrier-free towns in the world. It was built that…
RIOC will finally clean up filth at the Motorgate Atrium
The Motorgate Atrium greets residents and visitors alike with caked on filth and has for years. But according to yesterday’s email blast, even RIOC has finally had enough of it. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News A Motorgate…
Motorgate Mess: Why Can’t RIOC Ever Get It Right?
The RIOC Motorgate mess, going on now for over a year, again shows how inept indifference disrupts community life. Residents want calm, and RIOC is unable to provide it.
Main Street Miracle Now Imagined On Roosevelt Island?
Is a miracle on Main Street possible for Roosevelt Island? After decades of disappointment, any major uptick might look like one, but can RIOC pull it off? Reporting by David Stone Before RIOC’s Real Estate Development Advisory Committee (REDAC) shut…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor