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,...
The Tram and F Train – Mid-February Shutdowns Challenge Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island’s Tram shutdown highlights RIOC’s negligence, further harming residents with disabilities while tourists swarm, exposing systemic failures in public transport and outright disregard for citizens.
Krueger Now Joins Seawright, Supporting Priority Boarding on the Tram
Senator Liz Krueger supports priority boarding for Tram passengers from Roosevelt Island, criticizing RIOC’s lack of community engagement and urging bureaucratic change for resolution implementation.
Chief Brown’s New Tram Crowding Plan Is Remarkable: It’s Worse Than Nothing
Chief Brown’s Tram plan shows RIOC’s cluelessness. With inadequate safety measures and nonexistent personnel, it’s a hollow gesture that fails to address chronic crowding.
Support Priority Boarding Resolution on Roosevelt Island Tram at CB8
Support the Priority Boarding Resolution on January 15th! Your voice matters—register to speak, and let’s pressure the CB8 Board for a win on Roosevelt Island!
Should Roosevelt Island Keep Pouring Cash Into the Money Losing Tram?
Roosevelt Island’s Tram, falsely perceived as profitable, is an expensive failure. Residents suffer while RIOC mismanages operations, forcing locals to cover exorbitant losses. Shameful leadership!
Now At Community Board 8, RIOC Struggles for Credibility
RIOC’s communication fails to mask their indifference toward residents’ needs, with sham ADA adherence exposing a heartless bureaucracy more concerned with image than access.
Rebecca Seawright Advocates for Island Tram Access Improvements
Roosevelt Islanders face a tram access nightmare, as RIOC ignores demands for priority access. Assembly Member Seawright’s backing stirs hope, but will action follow?
It’s Illegal, Also Incompetent: RIOC Again Blocks Disabled Access to the Tram
RIOC blatantly violates disabled access laws, prioritizing tourists over rights. Their incompetence continues unchecked, a disgraceful reflection of systemic failure in public safety management.
Frequent Tram Fiascos: A Call for RIOC Action on Maintenance
ROC’s incompetence is glaring as tram operations crumble under POMA’s ineptitude. Passengers suffer, solutions are delayed, and accountability is nonexistent. When will this nightmare end?
RIOC’s Stinky New Budget and Tram Turmoil Without Solutions
RIOC’s financial mismanagement is nakedly exposed: the Tram is a tourist cash cow neglecting residents, leading to $3 million annual losses. It’s time to shut it down.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor