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,...
Dreams of a Clean Ravenswood Power Plant May Finally Come True
Twenty years ago, while serving on the Residents Association Common Council, I first heard about Roosevelt Islanders’ concerns over Ravenswood. A group led by Karen Stewart had a map that, she said, showed our community in the beam of Asthma…
New York City’s Energy Future on Roosevelt Island’s Horizon
The Ravenswood Generating Station, just across the river from Roosevelt Island, becomes a key to New York City’s energy future with a transition to offshore wind power. The facility, long known as a significant source of pollution, will be scrubbed…
Seeking Answers on Renewable Ravenswood Now
After reading our Renewable Ravenswood article in July, Roosevelt Islander Raye Schwartz wrote in, seeking answers to her concerns. Schwartz comes at the issue from a personal perspective that shines a light on factors not often addressed. We took them…
Renewable Ravenswood: NYC Game-Changer in the Neighborhood?
Bright and massive, the Ravenswood Power Plant kept the lights on in New York City since the 1960s. For Astoria in Queens and Roosevelt Island, it has another legacy: Asthma Alley. Fossil Fuel pollution fell silently and hazardously throughout surrounding…
Not so fast with the gas, says Roosevelt Islander Raye Schwartz
You may think I’m wrong, but I wonder whether the proposal to rid New York City apartments of gas is going to solve our climate change issues. I really think that there are other ways to resolve some of the issues,…
A “weird” explosion near Ravenswood triggers trouble across the city
An explosion near Ravenswood, the power plant just across the East River from Roosevelt Island, caused a chain reaction. Momentary power outages radiated as far as Westchester and the Upper West Side in Manhattan. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor