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,...
How Related Built Southtown: A Timeline of Leases, Amendments, and Public Agreements on Roosevelt Island
Related Companies is the primary developer behind Southtown, a major residential project on Roosevelt Island. The development, governed by long-term ground leases, underwent five amendments affecting financial and structural components. Building 9 marks the final phase, operating as an open-market rental with a lump-sum tax payment. Southtown’s agreements influence RIOC’s revenue and future development.
Make It Better, Roosevelt Island: Main Street Retail, The Visuals
Earlier, we posted our first Make It Better article, featuring dynamics that might help Main Street Retail, but a reader made us think about the visuals. They are, in a word, awful and not getting better. RIOC, ironically, is the…
Make it better, Roosevelt Island: Main Street Retail
A dull or dreary commercial street can be discouraging for both businesses and customers. There’s no question that Main Street retail on Roosevelt Island fits that description. But in the interest of improving underused community assets, we have some suggestions….
Wayfinding Signs or You Just Can’t Shame the Shameless
Over five years ago, in the summer of 2018, wayfinding signs went up along Main Street on Roosevelt Island. Since then, a tangled journey has gotten comically worse. Dark comedy, sure, but the sheer shamelessness stands out. by David Stone…
Main Street Retail Now, a 2023 Review
In the past, we looked at Main Street retail every year, comparing, looking to the future, but the pandemic changed everything. An analysis under extreme circumstances seemed unrealistic. But that’s in the past. It’s time for a fresh – rather,…
Main Street’s Alleged Head Shop Is Not Evicted, At Least for Now
A nameless, aimless alleged head shop has not been evicted as erroneously reported elsewhere. That’s not from lack of trying by landlord Hudson-Related. They are on life support. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Arriving at first as…
Hudson and Related Companies Solidify Investment in Roosevelt Island
$63 Million Refinancing Package for Riverwalk Point, 480 Main Street According to a report in Crains New York, the paired companies refinanced the loan they secured for constructing 480 Main Street. The building anchors the northeast corner of Southtown, the…
Disgusting Season’s Greetings from Riverwalk Commons and RIOC
This year, Riverwalk Commons and the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) throw some disgusting season’s greetings at Roosevelt Island. Despite public complaints, Riverwalk Commons businesses throw trash carelessly all over the space directly opposite the F Train subway entrance. And…
Riverwalk 9 Is a Done Deal as Financing is Now in Place
When David Kramer signed on in 1997, he never thought 25 years would pass before breaking ground on Riverwalk 9. Economic and political turmoil disrupted progress, but he and his partners never gave up. And yesterday, his Hudson Companies and…
Coming this Fall: Riverwalk Building # 9 on Roosevelt Island
Riverwalk Building #9 hit the horizon roughly five years ago when developers Hudson-Related cut a deal with the city, increasing affordable housing here, and put together a two-building project that won approval from RIOC. Progress stalled, though, and only the…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor