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 a Gristedes Deal Brought Us the New Wholesome Taqueria
The switch went fast. As presto as can be, a butcher shop at 503 Main Street became Wholesome Taqueria. Gone were the meats, replaced by rows of refreshing beverages. But new as this all is, its roots run deep into…
503 Main Street’s Identity Crisis – What Is It Now?
503 Main Street on Roosevelt Island: From wine bar to panini shop to high-end butcher and, today, an authentic Mexican restaurant/butcher hybrid. It’s a local problem, compounded by poor judgment. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Years passed,…
Mediterranean Eatery: Now a Great New Food Option
For six months, Alan Kruvi worked, mostly quietly, building his Mediterranean Eatery on Main Street. An Island House resident, Kruvi finished earlier this month and waited only for FDNY approval before serving up the best new food Roosevelt Island has…
RIOC shoves aside local businesses, promotes New Jersey
Local businesses got booted aside by RIOC yesterday as the state agency that collects rents from but never promotes them gave a shout out for Cousins Maine Lobster Truck. It was another blow against the community that pays all the…
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….
Learn to find balance in your life with Island Om!
Island Om wants to help you find your way through all of that noise and find peace in this New Student Special! Start with a commitment, benefit from the balance between Yoga & Barre for an amazing mind-body experience. No…
After Ten Years, Hudson-Related’s Shops On Main Finds Its Groove
Shops on Main launched in 2011 with a boom that bombed. Hudson president David Kramer promised “shock and awe.” It’s too late now for either, but what we have is a big post-pandemic bump into a functioning Main Street Corridor….
Granny Annie’s Beat the Odds, One Year Ago, This Month
A bright and popular addition for Roosevelt Island opened one year ago. Granny Annie’s overcame never before seen obstacles, welcoming its first diners in September 2020. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News A One-Year Anniversary for Granny Annie’s…
Update 2023: Shops or Flops On Main? – Over Ten Years Down the Road
Hudson-Related’s Shops On Main went from idea to reality in 2011. The deal cut with RIOC celebrates its 12th anniversary later this year, but has this marriage ever been successful? Let’s take a look. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island…
A true mirror on Main Street, looking back at 2011
Looking back at 2011, before RIOC’s deal with Hudson-Related sought a rebirth for the Main Street corridor through Roosevelt Island… By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Photo Credit: Shops On Main While Hudson-Related’s Shops On Main, after ten…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor