David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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December 2, 2025
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Roosevelt Island Justice: Susan Rosenthal’s Due Process Battle
Susan Rosenthal, former RIOC President/CEO, filed a federal complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violation of Due Process Rights by New York State. After her abrupt dismissal and public defamation, she seeks justice at the federal level, arguing she was denied basic fairness and a name-clearing hearing. The lawsuit asserts the deprivation of her Constitutional Rights and lack of due process.
Fired Managers Suffer Setbacks in Lawsuits Against RIOC
Fired managers Susan Rosenthal and Arthur Eliav saw their cases to make New York, RIOC and its executives pay for misconduct rejected. Next steps are unknown, but lawsuits can wind their way endlessly through the courts before they’re exhausted. by…
Haynes’s Conspiracy Theories Now Force Rosenthal’s Response
Former RIOC CEO Susan Rosenthal’s response came after over three years of virtual silence during which she spoke up only in lawsuits. “I was saddened to see that the Island made the news once again recently,” she said, “with a…
Unhappy Anniversary: The Case Now For Susan Rosenthal Is Stronger
With revealing timing, Governor Andrew Cuomo fired Susan Rosenthal from her job as RIOC President and CEO on Juneteenth 2020. Three years later, it’s an unhappy anniversary because, as facts piled up, we know it was unjust as well as…
Rosenthal’s Appeal. It’s Technical But Now, the Spotlight’s on Haynes
Seasoned now with a series of revelations, Susan Rosenthal’s appeal in her lawsuit against RIOC turns toward President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes without mentioning him. There’s a reason for that. But if her technical argument prevails, he may be called out…
Why Is He Still Here? Part Four: Shelton Haynes in the CEO Chair
It was a cataclysm shaking Roosevelt Island. A sunny Friday began with Susan Rosenthal in RIOC’s CEO chair, but by rush hour, Shelton J. Haynes settled there. Misconduct and violations peppered the transition. It had all the signs of a…
Part Three: Strange Moves As Haynes Became RIOC CEO
One day, Susan Rosenthal was running RIOC with authority. She was generally well-liked while she handled the difficult balance between state and community. But she was abruptly out in a series of strange moves, and Shelton J. Haynes was in….
Dirty Deal: How Did Team Cuomo Ambush Susan Rosenthal?
As what we once thought were facts weaken in the sunlight, a dirty deal, ambushing Susan Rosenthal and instantly removing her as CEO emerges. From Governor Andrew Cuomo’s senior operators to RIOC’s staff and board, who took part? As Rosenthal’s…
Rosenthal’s Appeal Recalls Ugly Stunt that Brought Haynes into Power
Susan Rosenthal’s appeal to the New York State Supreme Court does much more than argue that the court made an error. It clarifies the sharp edges and thorny tangles of misconduct used to oust her in favor of Shelton J….
So, What Happened to the Haynes Tapes Used in Firing Susan Rosenthal?
Where are the Haynes tapes, if they ever existed at all? The state referred to them in justifying the immediate dismissal of then-President/CEO Susan Rosenthal at RIOC. That was in June 2020. But now, when asked, they say, “Please be…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor