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,...
Last Chance: Salvage Swings in Lighthouse Park
Last Chance: Salvage Swings has one week left in residence on Roosevelt Island. Winner of FIGMENT NYC 2019’s City of Dreams competition, the artwork remains until Friday, August 23rd. Salvage Swings was designed by Somewhere Studio. “It was an opportunity…
Manhattan Park Splitting a Community?
Is Manhattan Park splitting a community? Roosevelt Island, New York City’s most unique, economically diverse community is being sliced apart by Starrett. Starrett owns Manhattan Park. They’ve acted mainly as an absentee landlord. Until now.
My Ioan Popoiu Masterpiece
My new Ioan Popoiu masterpiece, a painting alive with brushstrokes emphasizing color over all else rests on the floor. Powerful paintings are a challenge. Where to hang them that won’t wash out everything else? Let’s update. Reporting by David Stone…
Jim Luce Touches the World from Roosevelt Island
Jim Luce touches the world, but you may have missed it. He’s unassuming, even at home on Roosevelt Island. Meeting him, you might never guess that he’s twice been awarded the Certificate of Congressional Recognition for his work or that…
Why Does Carter Burden Matter? Because He Made Our City Better for Everyone. Fifty Years Later, We’re Still on Target.
Who was Carter Burden and why does it matter today? What is his legacy? If you live in New York City, especially if you’re over sixty, the question might be What is, not Who was Carter Burden? Getting to know…
The Tram To Roosevelt Island Now Updated
FDR Four Freedoms Park opened in 2011. Cornell Tech followed five years later. As a result, interest in Roosevelt Island soared. Soon, the Tram, New York City’s cheapest big thrill, caught the attention too. Courtesy of The Roosevelt Island Daily…
Biggest Gay Pride Flag Ever
In May, FDR Four Freedoms Park officials announced #Ascent With Pride, a June 15th celebration during Gay Pride Month in New York City. June 14th, the largest Gay Pride Flag in city history was in place, ready to welcome visitors….
Roy Eaton: A black man’s journey to the top of the advertising industry
A story worth telling: Roy Eaton, the Jackie Robinson of Advertising… “If you were white, I’d hire you immediately,” Roy Eaton was told during his first interview for an advertising job with Young & Rubicam. Years later, the Advertising Hall…
Jackie Robinson of Advertising at 89
“I just turned 89,” Jackie Robinson of Advertising, Roy Eaton told me. I ran into him this morning on Roosevelt Island in New York City, the community we both call home. Then, he told me about his upcoming gigs at…
FIGMENT NYC 2019 scenes
FIGMENT NYC 2019 scenes from the first day in Lighthouse Park on Roosevelt Island…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor