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,...
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…
Great MTA Idea. Can RIOC Follow and Save Main Street?
Can a great MTA idea be repeated, giving RIOC a clear path for saving Roosevelt Island’s Main Street? It’s complicated but possible.
On Roosevelt Island: A Happy, Sunny Side of Main?
A happy, sunny side of Main Street on Roosevelt Island rises into view soon after you leave the half-abandoned canyon and Shops On Main.
The Sanctuary Speakeasy: Let’s Sneak A Private Look Inside
Inside the Sanctuary Speakeasy on Roosevelt Island, the video shows massive changes underway, but longstanding, unanswered concerns also surface. By David Stone As reported earlier, work on The Sanctuary, an historic church being rebuilt as a speakeasy, continued during New…
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…
Hudson’s Lousy Holiday Spectacle
Hudson’s lousy holiday spectacle for 2017 exceeds expectations in reverse. In 2019, we asked, “$75,000 for that?” Two years later, it’s WTF? That’s as clear as we can make it, suitable for all ages.
Big Red RI Sign: Get Over It, Roosevelt Island
The big red RI Sign stays, RIOC’s board decided, just one year ago, and that brought closure after more than a year of protest. It did not bring satisfaction. Or respect. And the state says, “Get Over it, Roosevelt Island.”…
Upfront Today: Roosevelt Island’s Future
Roosevelt Island’s future rolls large into view at the close of 2019 when a committee takes on three big agenda items. By coincidence, they get critical attention at the same time, and each may permanently alter the community. by David…
Sanctuary Speakeasy Dumped On Roosevelt Island: Two Year Update
A year ago, a Hudson-Related promoted vendor said they planned dumping a speakeasy and outdoor beer garden in public park space on Roosevelt Island. Nearing completion, The Sanctuary gets uglier than initially feared. Here’s our update. UPDATE, APRIL 2021: The…
The Sanctuary Event Space: A Roosevelt Island Invasion
The Sanctuary Event Space materialized out of thin air, yesterday, September 24th, 2020, at 851 Main Street on Roosevelt Island. Is Hudson Related trying to pull a fast one in pursuit of Main Street retail profits?
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor