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 Was the Smallpox Epidemic in America? End of the Trail
Here on Roosevelt Island in New York City, the Smallpox Hospital, a historic ruin, is an icon. It’s lit at night and stands out like a ghost to anyone passing along the East River. Its main section was designed by…
The Smallpox Hospital, History in the Solitude of Winter
In the solitude of late winter, Roosevelt Island’s historic Smallpox Hospital exposes its graceful isolation, without leafy trees or tourists intervening. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Stark elegance obscures its grim mission, but not so much in…
The Smallpox Hospital, Its Dark Hues of Autumn
Stabilized, then abandoned by RIOC, the Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island’s vines lend it the dark hues of autumn. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News This main building, covered in tangles of vines, designed by James Renwick, Jr.,…
The Art of the Smallpox Hospital, Renwick’s Historic Gem, in Spring
Adorned, almost as if by a brushstroke, the art of the Smallpox Hospital, joins nature and design. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News When James Renwick designed his second building on Blackwell’s Island, it’s unlikely that he foresaw…
Getting Roosevelt Island Wrong. It’s Now An Epidemic
Getting Roosevelt Island wrong isn’t easy. We’ve got Cornell Tech, The Tram, Four Freedoms Park, and so on. We’re a short hop out of Midtown. So, how come nobody gets their facts straight? A Mass Media Mess of Misinformation By…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor