RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Month: February 2022

Big Difference: Two Years Ago, Foodtown Grand Opening Made It Official

February 1st, 2020, Foodtown’s Grand Opening announcement answered the long held wishes of Roosevelt Island residents. The much criticized Gristedes supermarket, along with the reviled John Catsimatidis, were out. The truth differed from the appearance, but that went mostly unnoticed….