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,...
Nisi Bistro Finds Its Way Home Again
By Ericka O’Connell, Roosevelt Island Daily Hello friends, I’ve been thinking a lot about how the places we return to again and again become part of the rhythm of our days. Here on Roosevelt Island, those places mean even more…
A Letter To Roosevelt Island On Change at Nisi Kitchen
Hello, neighbors, I recently had the chance to visit Nisi Kitchen, our longtime local favorite, and it left me with a swirl of feelings I wanted to share. Nisi has been a staple on our island for years—a place where…
As seasons and clocks change, Jazz migrates indoors
“Get dinner, drinks and Jazz with no cover charge,” jazzman Susheel Kurien says as jazz indoors at Nisi continues the music into autumn. The Roosevelt Island Daily News I’ll be playing with Michelle Smith on Flute and Allen Wu on…
Better Late Than Never, Nisi Safety Violations Bring Shutdown Threat
Safety violations in Nisi’s kitchen festered for years, but now, the hazards finally brought action. Hudson Related Retail, managers of Main Street Retail, ordered a near immediate clean up or shutdown of the operation. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island…
Roosevelt Islanders Standing Tall Now in the Fight Against COVID
Standing tall in the fight against COVID, Roosevelt Islanders lead the way forward into a promising New Year. Sticking together, lining up in the cold, calmly waiting for tests and vaccines, a community committed to a brighter future… By David…
When RIOC Thumbs Its Nose At Fire Hazards…
When RIOC thumbs its nose at fire hazards, but residents keep pushing, this happens: New York City issues violation notices and fines. The notice from the Department of Buildings was slow in arriving, but it starts a chain focused on…
Good News: Nisi’s Heated Outdoor Dining Comes Back
“The heated tent is back. Come on down,” say owners Kaie and Alexander Razaghi. Photo: Esther Piaskowski
Residents Vent: Enough Now with the Exhaust Fumes and Official Silence
Days before Christmas, residents planted longstanding complaints on the desk of a new manager at Island House, venting about exhaust fumes, fast on the heels of a perfunctory welcome. Fed up after years of walls of silence from RIOC and…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor