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,...
UPDATE: Coler Caught in Coronavirus Crossfire
Coler Hospital’s caught in a coronavirus crossfire as careless media scrambles after attention, shading lifesaving heroics as the story unfolds. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News UPDATE, JULY 18TH, 2020: In June, a thorough city investigation cleared Coler…
Free Parks: A Friendly Guide for Roosevelt Island Open Spaces
Yes, Roosevelt Island’s got parks, playgrounds, ball fields and promenades, more so than just about anywhere else in New York. And with fair weather and rising temperatures gliding in over the next week, it’s good for your health. Get out…
An Early Spring In New York City, 2020
An early spring in New York City sends blossoms through Central Park, but the loopy New York Times claims “a pall of anxiety has descended on the city.” Really? By David Stone Recently, the New York Times joined one-time lesser…
It’s 1911, And New York City Is Rising
It’s 1911, and New York City is rising fast. Electric elevators, subways, cities merging… All these sent the city soaring, and a newly colorized film from MOMA tells the story. By David Stone for The Roosevelt Island Daily News The…
Is Roosevelt Island Exposed? Gay History And Fabulous Tales
Roosevelt Island’s little known gay history jumped out of the figurative closet, in 2019, at Joe’s Pub. It’s a musical. The Gorgeous Nothings In Concert. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News We learned something in 2019, when a theatre…
Update: Is Macy’s Building A New Herald Square Skyscraper?
Macy’s Herald Square skyscraper moved closer to reality. It may rise as much as 950 feet above “The World’s Largest Store,” but maybe no more than 700. That’s still big, even for New York City.
The High Line’s Ruined: Now Who Committed This Crime?
Did we ruin the High Line? The answer’s different for tourists, real estate developers and anyone who actually once loved this mess. But ruined it is. By David Stone for The Roosevelt Island Daily News My love for the High…
Italian Market, Will This Wonder Really Happen in… Chinatown?
An Italian market for Chinatown? The question mark is natural. But a restaurant manager says he’ll bring Mercato Fabbrica, an elaborate Italian market, to the corner of Broadway and Canal. Observers are not so sure.
New York Wants Trump Out Now: Yankees Update #2
New York wants Trump out. A move toward erasing the president from the city scene grew with a push from the City Council. A resolution asks for termination of the Trump Organization’s contracts. Now, Yankee fans jump him too.
MTA Holiday Nostalgia Trains
MTA Holiday Nostalgia Trains continue service on Saturday, December 4th. More are scheduled for the 11th and 18th. The flashback is a treat from the New York Transit Museum. It recalls a whole different era in the city and for…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor