David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
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….
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, Bread & Butter Market is home to surprisingly diverse and fully stocked shelves of the things you use…
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?” we asked. “Come up and take a look…” We did. It wasn’t just closed – it was emptied…
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. Comments were mixed. Immediate reactions ranged from thrilled at having a long-empty storefront back in use to “THIS…
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 crackdown on illegal dispensaries. Over the past week, the state Office of Cannabis Management and Department of Taxation…
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 occupied by a stationery store. Although well-stocked, it presents a raw, cluttered look more akin to an extremely…
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 of view. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News “I am happy to announce that the same…
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 said: A stationary head shop with goals that didn’t match its agreement with Shops On Main? by David…
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 Retail, ordered a near immediate clean up or shutdown of the operation. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island…
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…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor