David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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December 2, 2025
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With Residents Facing a Subway Crisis, RIOC Answers with Same Old, Same Old
The subway crisis is new and a bit overwhelming, but RIOC flops back on the same old, same old inadequate solution. It’s depressing for Roosevelt Islanders hoping the state would be up to the challenge for a change. Starting next…
Racism on the Red Bus: Lost and Found or Left Behind?
Racism on the Red Bus stunk its way onto an Octagon Red Bus yesterday, the first day of Black History Month. Found on a seat, it was either lost or – more likely – deliberately left there. by David Stone…
Hey, RIOC! Who’s minding the store? #1,078
It’s a Friday morning rush, and a resident reports, “3 separate maskless riders on the 9:15 (non-express) and one of them is actively coughing.” But he has seen, photographed and reported similar before. And after all these months of COVID…
RIOC Team Thumbs Its Nose at Residents During COVID Surge
The RIOC Team, frequently praised by President/CYA Shelton J. Haynes, is the alleged Communications and Community Relations Team. And it thumbed its nose at a resident’s concern as the Omicron variant surge is all too familiar. by David Stone The…
RIOC says, “Plan Ahead” now for Tram Shutdown. But They Didn’t…
In an advisory, RIOC urges planning for the partial Tram Shutdown, which starts on Monday, November 15th. But their own planning amounted to copying and pasting already threadbare routines that failed at serving residents’ needs before. By David Stone The…
Way Too Many Buses Today on Roosevelt Island
Too many buses jam Main Street on Roosevelt Island. Weighty traffic from mostly empty vehicles wrecks the roadway, but it’s also environmentally unsound. No surprise, city and state fail even to notice. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…
Hapless or Hopeless? RIOC Failing at Protecting Residents from COVID
Why is RIOC failing at protecting residents as the Delta variant spikes infections and Roosevelt Island lags in vaccinations? Incompetence? Indifference? A lack of leadership? All of that and more? By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News A report…
Why are maskless riders still welcome on the Tram and Red Buses?
Are maskless riders still welcome on the Tram and Red Buses? After complaints mount, the answer from RIOC remains, “Yes.” But why? By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Yesterday morning, taking a Red Bus south, I was happy…
As coronavirus infections soar, RIOC keeps failing with more maskless on Red Buses
Coronavirus infections soar, fueled by the Delta variant, but one small group has absolute immunity. Immunity from responsibility, that is, as RIOC keeps failing at enforcing mask mandates on Red Buses. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Note:…
A driver and a rider: latest additions to the Maskless Hall of Shame
Readers nominated two new additions to the Maskless Hall of Shame, and they sent photos. Disregard for the health and welfare of everyone else still plagues Roosevelt Island. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Reports confirm a growing…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor