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,...
New York joins New Jersey, Connecticut in plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions
Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/May 3rd, 2021 (The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the most significant easing of COVID-restrictions since the pandemic began. The move to reopen more of New York’s economy…
‘We’re Coming for You’: For Public Health Officials, a Year of Threats and Menace
Anna Maria Barry-Jester April 25, 2021 [Editor’s note: This article contains strong language that readers might find offensive or disturbing.] SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. — Dr. Gail Newel looks back on the past year and struggles to articulate exactly…
New York City Jobs Jump Trails Nation as Wary Tourists Wait in the Wings
Greg David, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Apr 15 at 6:45pm EDTby THE CITY The city economy shifted into second gear in March with growing jobs numbers — but New York’s comeback will depend on when the vaccine…
Blip on the radar? Roosevelt Island coronavirus rates back to normal
After last week’s scary surge in the wrong direction, Roosevelt Island coronavirus rates are back to normal, this week. As New York City rates dived below 6% for the first time in 2021, local numbers followed.
Pandemic hit, Many New Yorkers fled, but Roosevelt Island stayed put
Although the exodus was not as bad as expected, many New Yorkers left the city during the pandemic. But Roosevelt Island stayed put. Real estate giant CBRE released a study of American move outs, and in a granular look at…
Dramatic Drop in Common Viruses Raises Question: Masks Forever?
Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio March 31, 2021 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News Masks and physical distancing are proving to have major fringe benefits, keeping people from getting all kinds of illnesses — not just covid-19….
Documents Show Trump Officials Skirted Rules to Reward Politically Connected and Untested Firms With Huge Pandemic Contracts
by J. David McSwane, Propublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Coronavirus The U.S….
Still among the best in NYC, Roosevelt Island coronavirus infection rates stay low…
According to the latest statistics from the New York City Department of Health, Roosevelt Island’s positive rate for coronavirus infections is just 1.96%.
People gave up on flu pandemic measures a century ago when they tired of them – and paid a price
J. Alexander Navarro, University of Michigan Picture the United States struggling to deal with a deadly pandemic. State and local officials enact a slate of social-distancing measures, gathering bans, closure orders and mask mandates in an effort to stem the…
Graduate Hotel at Cornell Tech Not Opening, This Spring
The Graduate Hotel opening, expected this spring on the Cornell Tech campus, will not happen until summer, sources tell us.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor