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,...
As Temperatures Plunge, Subways Serve as Rolling Shelters
When sleeping on the street is deadly and shelters are dangerous, homeless New Yorkers looking for warmth and a place to lay their head retreat underground. By Jose Martinez Jan 23 1:14pm EST Subway cleaners work around at the Jamaica…
Once a Beauty Contest, Miss Subways Is Now a Campy, Voicy Extravaganza
Queerly Femmetastic, a burlesque dancer, won the ‘transit tiara’ at the Miss Subway pageant, challenging traditional femininity and representing the A train. The pageant, originally a marketing strategy, now includes diverse gender representations and critiques of subway issues. Contestants express their passion and complaints about the subway, advocating for change within the system.
Subway Conductor Slash Leads to Delays, Accusations of Work Stoppage
Angry union leaders pleaded for increased safety in the system after the attack — but denied calling for workers to walk off the job. By Jose Martinez Feb 29 4:53pm EST The Roosevelt Island Daily News Straphangers on a pair…
MTA Warns of 5.5% Fare Hikes in Desperate Plea for More Government Funding
Facing massive budget deficits, the MTA warned Wednesday of higher-than-projected fare increases that could push the cost of a subway or bus ride higher than $3 by 2025 — following another hike already planned for next year. At the agency’s…
MTA Urged to Look Beyond Fares and Tolls to Keep Subways and Buses Moving
Jose Martinez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Dec 28 at 5:48pm ESTby THE CITY/Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News The $4 billion the MTA landed from the finally signed federal pandemic aid stimulus package will spare…
Cuomo & de Blasio Subway Solution
Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio came up with a subway solution, locking arms for the first time in two months, solving a subway crisis. But unique times demand creative actions. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily…
Roosevelt Island Transit: How To Get Where You Want
Roosevelt Island transit choices jumped into focus again, last winter, when the MTA threatened to gut bus service. And followed up with mangling a subway shutdown. Then, the pandemic threw it all out of sync, but as we ramp back…
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