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,...
A Beautiful View, Winter 5:00 A.M., East River NYC
About East River NYC Winter, 5:00 A.M., from Roosevelt Island One winter morning, I looked out my window, and there it was. Surreal, rich in color, like a painting. But it was real, and I got it. Saturated color intensifies…
10 Ways to See New York Pre-Pandemic, A Sudden History
There are more than 10 Ways to See New York City. What comes to mind when you imagine New York City? Times Square? Central Park? The Empire State Building? Maybe, the Statue of Liberty? Here, I’ll offer some other, less obvious choices.
New York City crime missing?
New York City crime… where did it go? In August, it happened again, and the Mayor’s press conference with the Police Commissioner James O’Neill confirmed it. Crime disappears in New York. It’s so routine — and positive — mass media…
Fall For Arts 2019, Roosevelt Island
Fall for Arts 2019 brings visual arts to life on Roosevelt Island. On September 28th, murals are created live in three locations as visitors are invited to watch and wonder. New activities added brighten the festival.
Laura Spelman Hall: A slice of history in the West Village
What is Laura Spelman Hall in New York City? You may or may not be surprised that it’s a building of condos for the super wealthy in the West Village, but it’s origins are far from that. By David Stone…
New York City of Cranes
New York is a City of Cranes. You see them spiking the skyline everywhere, but it was most visible in Hudson Yards in the summer of 2019. Hudson Yards, “the largest private real estate development in the United States by…
Hula Hoop Violin with Sofia in Central Park
Hula Hoop Violin seems an odd performance combination, and it is. But Sofia executes the feat, every weekend in New York City’s Central Park. by David Stone As a kid, I was pretty good with a hula hoop. It was…
Why Does Carter Burden Matter? Because He Made Our City Better for Everyone. Fifty Years Later, We’re Still on Target.
Who was Carter Burden and why does it matter today? What is his legacy? If you live in New York City, especially if you’re over sixty, the question might be What is, not Who was Carter Burden? Getting to know…
Why Mainstream News Media Sucks
I’ve believed that the mainstream media news sucks for a long time, but it’s gotten suckier. A recent example pissed me off, even more so because it aligns me with Donald Trump. Thankfully, not for the same reasons. Opinion by…
How New York City Was Made By Water
Water made New York City possible, and its survival depends on it. Just steps out my door, the East River ebbs and flows in a rock bed carved by glaciers in the last Ice Age. Early European explorers mistook the…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor