David Stone
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The Roosevelt Island Lighthouse Earns Excellence in Historic Preservation Award
The Preservation League of New York State awarded ten projects with excellence awards, including the restoration of the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse. Praising the effort and collaboration, the League recognized the work of various individuals and organizations in preserving New York State’s historic places, landscapes, and communities. This recognition honors those who have made significant contributions to historic preservation.
No Show Haynes Again at Landmarks Conservancy Awards
The Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards were recently presented by the New York Landmarks Conservancy, but RIOC’s CEO No Show Haynes was absent. After falsely claiming credit for restoring the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse, his absence from the event did not…
Morally Bankrupt, RIOC Again Puts It On Display
Governor Kathy Hochul’s gift to Roosevelt Island, a morally bankrupt RIOC administration, keeps on giving. This time, it’s on display again as her team of overpaid underachievers greedily scoops up public credit for the work of real doers. The scene…
RIOC’s Puffy Egos & Errors Diminish New Preservation Award
The Roosevelt Island Lighthouse won a Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, but error-prone RIOC bungled it immediately… before the puffy egos strolled in and made it worse. In a press release distributed internationally, the state agency that never gets it…
Is the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse Finally Restored?
As photos by historian Judith Berdy show, the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse restoration is nearly completed. The heavy equipment is gone, and the glass and top platform are in place. With the construction fencing now gone, too, visitors can again enjoy…
Lighthouse Park and Roosevelt Island’s North End, April 2022
Lighthouse Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City is one of the most unique and beautiful parks in the city. The park is home to a variety of plant life, including several species of trees. With a new art…
Is the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse Project Stalled?
Over a year ago, alongside work on The Girl Puzzle, the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse restoration was underway, projected for a finish in 2021. But some things went wrong, and RIOC missed another suggested finish in February. Where does it stand…
A Restored Piece of History: The Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
Amanda Matthews’s The Girl Puzzle, honoring Nellie Bly’s life and influence, brought a crowd, but the nearly restored Roosevelt Island Lighthouse reflects an impressive commitment to history. The Roosevelt Island Daily The authentic light makes it taller and more powerful….
A Headless Roosevelt Island Lighthouse… Is It Still a Lighthouse?
The now headless Roosevelt Island Lighthouse poses a dilemma. Once a lighthouse loses its head, is it still a lighthouse? The Roosevelt Island Daily News By any of its previous names – Blackwell Island Lighthouse, Welfare Island Lighthouse – the…
Transitioning Roosevelt Island’s Lighthouse Park
Change is inevitable… but not always preferable. RIOC‘s already made an expensive, habitat-destroying mess of Southpoint. Now, on the other end of the Island, Lighthouse Park undergoes radical change, preparing to install a Nellie Bly monument Here’s how it looked…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor