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Reporting from Roosevelt Island and beyond.

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Oct 3, 2023 The Roosevelt Island Grocery Store You Don’t Know – Yet There’s a well-stocked, clean and well-lighted grocery store on Roosevelt Island you may never have visited. Better known for its best-in-class deli,…

Aug 17, 2023 The Main Street Head Shop Closed Now, After Facing Eviction We got a text on Thursday morning telling us that the Main Street Head Shop on Roosevelt Island had closed. “For real?”…

Jun 19, 2023 Island Discount or Island Disgusting? Take the Poll. Few posts have caught the attention of our story last week about the new Island Discount – or Island Disgusting – store.…

Jun 18, 2023 New York cracks down on unlicensed pot shops (The Center Square) — New York’s pot cops are seizing cannabis products and shutting down unlicensed storefronts as part of a statewide…

Jun 15, 2023 Island Discount Opens on Main Street’s Toughest Stretch Island Discount, offering a huge inventory of cheap dry goods, opened its doors on Tuesday. It fills a long empty storefront once…

Jun 6, 2023 New Stuff Coming to Main Street in June, Ready or Not New and revised retail options are coming to Main Street this month. Mixed blessings or good news? It’s all in your point…

Apr 14, 2023 Stationary Head Shop? Now, A Main Street Comedy Spills On You had to wonder on opening day. A stationery store without any stationery? But was it more of what its colorful sign…

Feb 21, 2023 Better Late Than Never, Nisi Safety Violations Bring Shutdown Threat Safety violations in Nisi’s kitchen festered for years, but now, the hazards finally brought action. Hudson Related Retail, managers of Main Street…

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