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,...
Even on a day honoring George Floyd, RIOC found a way to annoy
Even on a day when Roosevelt Islanders gathered to honor George Floyd, RIOC found a way for annoying residents. The state agency’s own efforts were feeble, but why stiff-arm others? By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News “Today RIRA is…
UPDATE: RIOC Splits Community. This Time, Aided by Kallos and Maloney
RIOC splits community with such consistency, it’s hard to see it as other than deliberate. Echoing its own internal turmoil, the state agency divides to conquer. Sadly, some elected officials play along.
12 Good Reasons Why RIOC Public Purpose Funds Are A Big Mess
RIOC’s Public Purpose Funds mess is a natural outgrowth of profound laziness, official indifference to fairness and clinging to personal agendas. These 12 good reasons are those seeking grants. The nonprofits work hard and even harder at presenting their appeals,…
Poor judgment again leads the way in PPF recommendations
The Roosevelt Island Common Council’s public purpose fund recommendations for 2021 are riddled with poor judgment. So much so, anyone could have drawn straws at random and done better.
Significant meetings Zoom forward for Roosevelt Island tonight
A pair of significant meetings take place virtually on Zoom this evening. Both have significant impact on the community’s future.
2020 Common Council Now Set To Unsettle with Activist Refresh
The 2020 Common Council of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) got a refresh, this week. New officers and members have an activist bent. By David Stone Roosevelt Island News “As of Wednesday, Nov. 4th we have the new RIRA…
Can RIRA Common Council Spring Back To Life Now?
Can RIRA’s moribund Common Council spring back to life in the season of COVID? They think so. By David Stone Roosevelt Island News Self-awareness is not a RIRA Common Council strength, but spirited enthusiasm may be. Can they use that…
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…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor