David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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Kickbacks? Fraud? A Whistleblower Assault on Shelton Haynes
The whistleblower assault on Shelton Haynes, loaded up in an anonymous letter, features a gloves-off attack on his handling of the Swift Emergency Care COVID Testing Site. The writers are so incensed over it, they led off with it as…
Complaints against RIOC filed with the New York Inspector General
Two complaints against RIOC have been filed with New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang. They involve separate incidents and are not the last expected. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News The Roosevelt Island Daily, yesterday, filed a…
Part Two: RIOC’s Swift Rapid Testing Hustle in Action
Once underway, the Swift Rapid Testing hustle followed a pattern witnessed in its development. While it was welcome, RIOC set up the site with apparent disregard for purchasing guidelines. An awkward cover up followed, months later. By David Stone The…
RIOC’s lawbreaking COVID testing hustle. Was it the absolute worst?
No question, setting up a local COVID testing site was a good idea. But RIOC seems to have thrown out public purchasing rules as well as any accountability in the undertaking. Was it a hustle or just incredibly inept and…
Why RIOC can’t count… Or is it just more lying?
Why can’t RIOC count or keep track of figures it feeds a community it apparently thinks too dumb to keep track? Their ultra secretive COVID rapid testing site’s driving the whole crew into yet another rut filling up with dishonesty….
A Flop Once More, The Roosevelt Island COVID-19 Rapid Testing Site, On Day One
A flop once more… That’s the story as RIOC’s Swift Rapid RIVAA COVID-19 Art Testing Site Gallery opened its doors on Day One. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News Yesterday, RIOC again tried its hand at managing a COVID-19…
“We’re back,” says RIOC, but Swift Testing, now a “pop-up” is stranger than ever
“We’re back! Effective tomorrow, Wednesday, May 26th,” a RIOC advisory sang,” the Roosevelt Island Pop-up COVID-19 Testing Site will open doors to its new location at RIVAA Gallery (527 Main Street).” But it’s still a community money pit with many…
Y’all welcome to RIOC’s Swift Rapid RIVAA COVID-19 Art Testing Site Gallery
Roosevelt Island’s original hybrid, the Swift RIVAA COVID-19 Art Testing Site Gallery is coming soon. And y’all are welcome to the confection born of art and nose swabs. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News Yessir, the Roosevelt Island Operating…
At RIOC’s Swift COVID testing site, are consumers being gouged on prices and more?
Are consumers being gouged on prices at RIOC’s Swift COVID testing site? According to information gleaned from a Kaiser Health Network report, they may be. And as Roosevelt Islanders foot the bills, profiteering appears to reach far beyond that. Here’s…
$200 COVID-19 PCR tests now on demand at secrecy plagued RIOC site
More reliable COVID-19 PCR tests are coming to Roosevelt Island, RIOC abruptly announced on Friday. There was a less than one day notice, but no details, and misinformation and secrecy both still plague the site.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor