David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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December 2, 2025
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Sweet Success: Back-to-School Giveaway Closes Out Summer in Style
By Ericka O’Connell, Roosevelt Island Daily A Celebration in the Plaza Friends, what a scene it was this evening at Good Shepherd Plaza! As the sun dipped lower and the air filled with that familiar late-August buzz, our community gathered…
Back-to-School Giveaway at Good Shepherd Plaza
By Ericka O’Connell, Roosevelt Island Daily A Warm Welcome Back to School Friends, as summer winds down and September creeps closer, our community is once again stepping up to make sure Roosevelt Island kids are ready for a bright new…
Health & Wellness Fair, a New Event Done the Right Way
While a slapdash, faint-hearted and belated Roosevelt Island Day promotion tumbles toward Saturday, energetic groups pull together a Health & Wellness Fair that’s truly community-driven. The event is on June 15th in Good Shepherd Plaza from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00…
RIOC Communications. Or How To Shoot Yourself in the Foot
RIOC communications nosedived last week, exposing a lack of awareness or skills that serves no one well. At this sorry point, it stops the bunkered state agency from getting credit even when it does well. by David Stone The Roosevelt…
KN95 masks and at-home test kits tomorrow, says Council Member Julie Menin
Earlier, we reported that, in an arrangement with the RIDA Free Food Pantry, City Council Member Julie Menin would hand out KN95 face masks from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Now, there’s more., tomorrow. The Roosevelt Island Daily News According to…
Good news: RIDA’s Free Food Pantry Reopens and Gets a Boost from Julie Menin
After the holidays plus a COVID surge closed the Roosevelt Island Food Pantry for three weeks, RIDA says they are bringing it back on Friday. And City Council Member Julie Menin joins in with a KN95 face mask giveaway. The…
Compassion is Today as the Disabled Association & PTA Hand Out Food Boxes
The Roosevelt Island Daily News The PS/IS 217 Parent Teacher Association, in coordination with the Roosevelt Island Disabled Association, will distribute 40 holiday boxes filled with shelf-stable food on Wednesday, December 22 from 6-7 pm in front of the schoolyard…
Toy collecting highlights this year’s last free food pantry
“At Friday’s pantry, we are working with Public Safety to collect toys for the children in our Roosevelt Island Community,” reports RIDA president Wendy Hersh. The Roosevelt Island Daily News “This will be the last pantry until after the New…
The “Shoppers Bus” Resumes Serving Seniors and Disabled Residents, This Week
“Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) is proud to announce the return of the Shopper’s Bus!” RIOC said on Thursday. Not proud enough, though, for reliable details or good grammar. A “Shopper’s Bus?” Really, who is that lonely shopper? The Roosevelt…
Ready to Serve Again, the Roosevelt Island Food Pantry
According to Disabled Association president Wendy Hersh, the food pantry her group has organized for over a year is back in business. The Roosevelt Island Daily News How To Use the RIDA Food Pantry Hersh gave The Daily these notes:…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor