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.

John Catsimitidas

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….

Brooklyn Oil Workers Hope Strike Puts Heat on Billionaire Boss Catsimatidis

Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon May 2 at 7:07pm EDTby THE CITY Two dozen workers at a Brooklyn-based oil company are on strike to demand salary increases and better benefits from the firm’s billionaire owner: supermarket…