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,...
Ai Weiwei Is Coming to Roosevelt Island. That’s an Art World BFD
Ai Weiwei is one of the most prominent and influential contemporary artists, documentarians, and activists of our time. Born in Beijing, China, in 1957, he is globally recognized for his provocative work that fearlessly intertwines art with social and political…
With the Window Project, RIVAA Celebrates “the creative spirit of the Island.”
The Window Project showcases RIVAA artists’ creativity, enhancing Roosevelt Island’s Main Street. This vibrant tribute celebrates local art and fulfills the community’s commitment to creativity.
2024 Fall for Arts Festival on Roosevelt Island: Join the Live Mural Painting Event!
The Fall for Arts Festival is approaching, inviting artists to create original murals on Roosevelt Island. The festival, on September 14th, promises live mural painting, food vendors, and more. Artists can apply to paint a mural based on the themes “Hidden Places” or “Waves of Change” by August 25th. The festival offers free participation and essential art supplies. Join us and showcase your creativity!
Double Take-World Class Art Meets Roosevelt Island’s Parking Chaos
The MTA invested in Double Take, world class artwork designed to brighten and enlighten an otherwise dull, wasted urban space. But on opening day, it already took a backseat to Roosevelt Island’s plague of parked cars and trucks. A community…
Sneak Peak: The Barriers Come Down on Diane Cooper’s “Double Take” on Roosevelt Island.
Diane Cooper’s colorful installation waited behind wooden barriers for over a year. It’s goal? Humanizing a subway airshaft with art. The Roosevelt Island Daily News Diane Cooper‘s Double Take, almost ready to go. While the official opening is not until…
Immobilized Astor Place Cube Slated to Spin Again by Summer
The iconic Astor Place Cube, which has been immobilized for nearly a year because of structural damage, would be restored to its original free-spinning glory by July 17, under a proposal from the city Department of Transportation obtained by THE…
Is Public Art the Best Investment of Our Time or a Total Waste of Money?
Many people view public art as a waste of taxpayer money. They believe that the funds could be better spent on other, more important things like education or infrastructure. However, what many people don’t realize is that it can actually…
Between Four Freedoms, Breakthrough Art, Opens in the Park
Between Four Freedoms, a breakthrough work by Shaun Leonardo, opened in FDR Four Freedoms Park, this week. A work so unlike anything before it, it defies categorization. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News What is Between Four Freedoms…?…
What’s the lifespan these days for Roosevelt Island graffiti?
The lifespan for Roosevelt Island graffiti? short or eternal? Hard to tell, and these example show why. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News The varying lifespans of Roosevelt Island graffiti Midday, a RIOC contractor was busy cleaning the…
Roosevelt Islander Toshiko Kitano Groner Leads The Art Students League’s Spring Exhibit
Toshiko Kitano Groner’s growth as an artist has been on display at Roosevelt Island’s RIVAA Gallery since its inception. That growth, almost inevitably, leads to her being featured in the Art Student League’s group show, RISE, at the 2021 Spring…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor