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,...
When I.G. Lucy Lang Came After Shelton Haynes, A Sloppy Narrative
The report from New York’s Inspector General critiques former RIOC CEO Shelton J. Haynes for ethical violations while suggesting broader systemic corruption within New York State governance.
With No Governance Committee for 6 Years Now, RIOC’s Missing Head
“Board members of each state and local authority, or subsidiary thereof, shall establish a governance committee…” That’s the law, but for the last six years, RIOC board chair RuthAnne Visnauskas has ignored it. That’s not out of character for the…
Something Happened at the Special RIOC Board Meeting. We Don’t Know What.
We know that something happened, probably something big, at the mystery meeting held last evening in the Good Shepherd Community Center. But, cloaked in secrecy, the specific topic – or topics – remain a secret. by David Stone The Roosevelt…
Shuffling Schedules, RIOC Creates a Greater Gap with the Community
A greater gap between RIOC and Roosevelt Islanders is not what elected officials expected when they grilled board chair RuthAnne Visnauskas earlier this year. Visnauskas assured Senator Liz Krueger and Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright that she’d increase community engagement. But…
Some Change and More of the Same at RIOC’s Board
As the powers streaming out of Team Hochul in Albany fought hard to hold the failing status quo, local newcomers fought back. They may have won a little, if not enough, at this board meeting. Yet. by David Stone The…
Breaking Promises, RIOC Now Delays March 2023 Board Meeting
Breaking promises and rules is commonplace at loosely governed RIOC, and this time, it starts at the top. At a hearing early this month in Albany, RuthAnne Visnauskis – RIOC board chairperson and Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner – promised…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor