David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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December 2, 2025
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No Fooling, F Train Returns to Roosevelt Island on April 1st
Yesterday, the Metropolitan Transit Authority confirmed that the F Train returns to full service on Monday, April 1st. We reported that last week based on their website information. It’s good news, but we’ll have a struggle on the weekend before….
CONFIRMED: F Train Shutdown Set to End in Two Weeks with Tough Last Weekend
According to the MTA’s Planned Service Changes website, the much-awaited end of the F Train shutdown arrives on April 1st, but it won’t go down easy. For the last weekend in March, F Train Shuttles will not run. Only MTA…
Is the F Train Track Fixation Project Almost Over?
RIOC representatives recently shared that their contacts within the MTA expected the F Train fixation project to end in April. Now, confirmation may have come publicly from the MTA itself. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Before Labor…
How Roosevelt Island Survived the Worst Transit Month
Maybe the worst transit month in Roosevelt Island history started with the MTA’s canceling weekend subway services all month. It worsened when RIOC failed to step up support, then approved Tram shutdowns when needs were greatest. But the community struggled…
Heavy Aboveground Work On the MTA Track Fixation Project
Aboveground work on the 63rd Street Track Fixation Project – otherwise known mysteriously as “the F train outage” by RIOC – had cement rolling along Main Street yesterday. It was impressive as three heavy cement mixers churned out foundation material…
MTA Fails On First Day, RIOC Follows, Signaling Major Fears Ahead Now
As reported last week, the MTA failed out of the gate, launching a project with one of only two elevators down for months. This is unfair to numerous people, especially the wheelchair-dependent and other physically challenged riders. Then, on Project…
How To Get On Or Off Roosevelt Island, This Weekend: A Quick Guide
Avoid some of the unnecessary chaos with our quick guide for this weekend, the first without F Train subway service with many to follow. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News A Quick Guide for This Weekend, August 25th…
With the Track Fixation Project Beginning Now, Can Someone Please Help RIOC?
Tonight, August 11th, 2023, at 11:45 p.m., the first step in the 63rd Street Tunnel Fixation Project goes into place. Can you help RIOC? Lacking leadership, wandering in the dark, the bumbling state agency thinks its about the Tram. It’s…
Now: MTA Axes Roosevelt Island Subway Nightmare. Electeds Came Through
A month ago, the MTA posted what Roosevelt Islanders saw as a subway nightmare during a track replacement project. The community protested, and our team of public officials swung into action. The MTA listened, and as a result, they have…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor