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,...
Inaccurate Themes in Mainstream Views of Roosevelt Island
A pair of online journals recently covered Roosevelt Island, but with familiar inaccuracies. One wrongly portrays a quiet suburban lifestyle, overlooking the island’s actual charm. Another touts a new hotel near Cornell Tech, missing the mark once more. Despite the errors, their humorous gaffes offer a refreshing change from the usual promotional spiel.
Update 2023: Shops or Flops On Main? – Over Ten Years Down the Road
Hudson-Related’s Shops On Main went from idea to reality in 2011. The deal cut with RIOC celebrates its 12th anniversary later this year, but has this marriage ever been successful? Let’s take a look. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island…
Builder, Promoter, Businessman: A Q&A With Hudson’s David Kramer
David Kramer’s been active in building and selling Roosevelt Island since ground was first broke in Southtown. He’s been criticized and praised, but he’s never gotten his message out unedited. We thought it was time. By David Stone The Roosevelt…
After 10 Years of Hudson-Related’s Shops-On-Main, Is It Better, the Same, Worse?
In April 2011, the Wall Street Journal quoted RIOC board member Jonathan Kalkin. “This has really been the big thing on this island that’s never worked. We’re excited to finally take this albatross off our neck, and let this place…
Main Street 2019: Why It Never Gets Better On Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island Main Street Retail 2019 — same old song or something better? Has Hudson Related lived up to its promises, finally, this year? by David Stone Roosevelt Island News An encore of an encore of an encore… I’ve covered…
Main Street Retail: Now Tangoing The Truth With Kramer
David Kramer’s Main Street Retail Tango hit the stage again this week. The scene was a RIOC committee meeting, and Kramer repeated his familiar footwork. The audience tapped along.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor