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,...
How can we afford paying $4 million every year on this?
$4 million every year for this? That thought ran through my head after watching RIOC’s Public Safety Department (PSD) do its thing. That is, play with our big investment. If they’re not interested in public safety, what the hell are…
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…
Week 2 for the East Promenade sinkhole, amateur hour and silence
When I worked in building maintenance, if one of the experienced guys discovered a botched job, he’d frown and mumble, “Amateur hour.” That came to me as I looked at the East Promenade sinkhole, now finishing its second week.
Motorgate Mess: Why Can’t RIOC Ever Get It Right?
The RIOC Motorgate mess, going on now for over a year, again shows how inept indifference disrupts community life. Residents want calm, and RIOC is unable to provide it.
Who’s In Charge Here? RIOC Plus Contractor Equals WTF?
RIOC + Contractor = WTF is a formula that proves RIOC is Ado Annie. “I can’t say, “No,” to contractors is the New York State version of surrender to temptation.
Roosevelt Island bike chaos
Roosevelt Island bike chaos thumbed its nose at PSD‘s announced crackdown on traffic safety violations. High risk, reckless riding continues unchanged, but it now happens right in front of active duty officers. Is anyone paying attention? What happened to PSDs…
Manhattan Park: RIOC Toughens. Briefly
At Manhattan Park, RIOC toughens, then lightens up. Roosevelt Islanders were encouraged when the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. shut down an illegal construction project. Manhattan Park did not have permits for work underway at 40 River Road. RIOCs’ resolve did…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor