David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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December 2, 2025
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Now Frustration Spikes As RIOC Leaves Roosevelt Islanders Hanging Again
Frustration spikes across Roosevelt Island as residents react to RIOC’s failures piling up before the major F Train shutdown begins. It’s the negligence that burns most. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Sometimes, it’s as if RIOC acts…
How To Get On Or Off Roosevelt Island, This Weekend: A Quick Guide
Avoid some of the unnecessary chaos with our quick guide for this weekend, the first without F Train subway service with many to follow. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News A Quick Guide for This Weekend, August 25th…
Heads Up: No F Trains from Manhattan This Weekend, June 16th to 19th.
Adding some complications for Roosevelt Island Day 2023, Queens-bound F Trains detour over the E Line from Friday night at 11:45 until Monday morning at 5:00. As a slight consolation, we will get E Trains along with Fs into Manhattan…
RIOC Launches An Amateurish “Traffic Data Collection Survey”
It’s hard to take seriously any “Traffic Data Collection Survey” when the first line in the announcement is as cumbersome as it is illiterate. Nothing that follows, including the survey, improves the perception of overall incompetence. But what this exercise…
Queens Bus Redesign Now Pushed Back Until 2023
Activated to address profound shortcomings a century in the making, the Queens Bus Redesign needs even more time. A complex plan became even more so after fielding input from 40 community meetings and a mountain of online comments. Roosevelt Island…
Plan Ahead: No F Train Service Into Manhattan This Weekend
Starting tonight – Friday, August 12th – F Train Service into Manhattan from Roosevelt Island ends for the weekend. F Trains will be rerouted along the E Line, starting at 9:45 p.m., until 5:00 a.m. on Monday. This presents some…
City Tweaks Ferry Pricing in Wake of Audit With $4 Tix, But Is It Too Shallow?
The base fare of the New York City Ferry will go up to $4 a ride — with new discounts for seniors and Fair Fare program participants — as the city tries to make its program financially “sustainable,” officials said. …
Comptroller: City Spent Almost Double on Subsidies to Keep NYC Ferry Afloat
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signature NYC Ferry took taxpayers for a pricey ride when city economic development officials underreported its costs by nearly a quarter of a billion dollars, City Comptroller Brad Lander said Wednesday. Jose Martinez, The City…
New Queens bus routes bring changes for Roosevelt Island
The new Queens bus routes update plans presented in 2019 and savaged by critics. The effect on Roosevelt Island is a clear improvement, but once off the Island, the blessings are mixed. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…
Interborough Express Plows Through Past Opposition to Rail Line Reactivation
Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 23 at 8:13pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. The presidents of Brooklyn and Queens have linked up behind Gov. Kathy Hochul’s…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor