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,...
Main Street Retail: Now Tangoing The Truth With Kramer
David Kramer’s Main Street Retail Tango hit the stage again this week. The scene was a RIOC committee meeting, and Kramer repeated his familiar footwork. The audience tapped along.
Big Red RI Sign: Get Over It, Roosevelt Island
The big red RI Sign stays, RIOC’s board decided, just one year ago, and that brought closure after more than a year of protest. It did not bring satisfaction. Or respect. And the state says, “Get Over it, Roosevelt Island.”…
Upfront Today: Roosevelt Island’s Future
Roosevelt Island’s future rolls large into view at the close of 2019 when a committee takes on three big agenda items. By coincidence, they get critical attention at the same time, and each may permanently alter the community. by David…
Sanctuary Event Space opened on Roosevelt Island
The controversial Sanctuary Event Space opened on Monday, September 30th, and it was low key. Hosting a fund raising event for Titan Theatre, it did so without required licenses in place. However low key, it was a sign of trouble…
What We Lost: Roosevelt Island, 2019, Fall For Arts
Scenes: Fall For Arts 2019… Perfect weather welcomed muralists, kite lovers and more to Roosevelt Island for Fall For Arts 2019. The whole thing’s organized and sponsored by RIOC, and friends came along for the Island of Art event. By…
Sanctuary Speakeasy Dumped On Roosevelt Island: Two Year Update
A year ago, a Hudson-Related promoted vendor said they planned dumping a speakeasy and outdoor beer garden in public park space on Roosevelt Island. Nearing completion, The Sanctuary gets uglier than initially feared. Here’s our update. UPDATE, APRIL 2021: The…
Fall for Arts Music
RIOC released the Fall for Arts music line up for 2019, along with other event details, yesterday. The weather looks great for a well-planned, art-filled Saturday on Roosevelt Island.
The Sanctuary Event Space: A Roosevelt Island Invasion
The Sanctuary Event Space materialized out of thin air, yesterday, September 24th, 2020, at 851 Main Street on Roosevelt Island. Is Hudson Related trying to pull a fast one in pursuit of Main Street retail profits?
Janet Falk Roasted RIOC Board
Janet Falk roasted RIOC’s board in a tour de force presentation that savaged the “ugly” RI Monument. It was as much an indictment of the board for negligence concerning resident opinions. Janet Falk is a public relations specialist, and her…
Beautify Roosevelt Island: Seawall Railings
No better way to beautify Roosevelt Island was possible than replacing miles of ugly seawall railings keeping us from falling into the East River. RIOC President/CEO Susan Rosenthal agreed, and her team took aim and got it done. Reporting by…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor