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,...
RIOC Board’s Mishandling: Impact on Shelton Haynes Investigation
“I am confident that CLM, the law firm hired to investigate Shelton Haynes and Gretchen Robinson, reached their conclusions a long time ago…” by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News The Whirlwind of Unknowns with Shelton Haynes Whether you…
RIOC May 2024 Board Meeting Highlights & Progress Update
Although there was plenty of positive motion forward at the RIOC May 2024 board meeting, we’re still waiting for information on what happened in the executive session. Here’s what we’ve got so far. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily…
Strange Flowers: Into the Weeds with RIOC Purchasing
Intense questions about RIOC purchasing unsettled recent board meetings. We decided to dig deeper, see what we’d find in the weeds. It’s not a pretty picture. A secret garden, alright, but not one where you linger in peaceful meditation. by…
Ben Fhala Ideas: Revitalizing Tram Operations and Revenue Generation
Since joining RIOC’s board last year, Ben Fhala has resisted a status quo that many agree isn’t working. The following are his latest, longterm ideas about Tram operations. by Ben Fhala The Roosevelt Island Daily News Fellow Community members and…
Ben Fhala has RIOC Rethinking Motorgate Rates, Waiting List
RIOC junior board member Ben Fhala’s questioning of Motorgate Rates unsettled assumptions and got managers thinking again. It’s been a rare occurrence, at least publicly, in recent years. The combination of new open-minded managers and community-oriented board members increases transparency…
So Much Better It’s Almost Surreal – RIOC’s March 2024 Ops Meeting
Set against history, RIOC’s March 2024 Ops Meeting marked a giant step in the agency’s improvements. The Operations Committee, led by Fay Christian, was open, warm, welcoming and full of useful information. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…
Roosevelt Island Revolt: Residents Call for Governance Changes Amid Corporation Chaos
Recent turmoil and long-term dysfunction at the state-appointed Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation has locals clamoring for new rules in the East River. By Gabriel Poblete THE CITY “This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New…
With No Governance Committee for 6 Years Now, RIOC’s Missing Head
“Board members of each state and local authority, or subsidiary thereof, shall establish a governance committee…” That’s the law, but for the last six years, RIOC board chair RuthAnne Visnauskas has ignored it. That’s not out of character for the…
RIOC Board Battles-Old Guard Hammers New Resident Concerns
While the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation splashes on a fresh new face, behind the scenes, its old guard reigns as obstructionist as ever. The dinosaurs never wanted radical change, but it smacked them anyway. That’s resident concerns’ best hope –…
Is It Morning on Roosevelt Island Now? RIOC’s Astonishing Turn Around
At least publicly, nobody saw this coming, but this fresh morning on Roosevelt Island is more Wow! than “Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead.” RIOC’s out-of-the-blue reversal is all positive. Sure some clouds linger on the horizon, but the old storms…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor