It's Thursday, December 5th, 2019

It's Thursday, December 5th, 2019

TRANSIT: F Trains, Roosevelt Island Tram, NYC Ferry and Q102 operating as scheduled for Roosevelt Island. 

Expect normal service this weekend.

Just around the corner from the Tram, the café @ Cornell Tech: New Weekly Menus
Just around the corner from the Tram, the café @ Cornell Tech: New Weekly Menus
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Opinion

On September 24th, site demolition was underway as Granny Annie's is planning a spring opening.

With Granny Annie's Bar & Kitchen, Will Hudson Related Break a Bad Pattern?

11/05/2019 - 09:18 Updated 4 weeks ago

It looked like good news when the Roosevelt Islander posted on September 23rd that a new restaurant was already under construction to replace Riverwalk Bar & Grill, after more than a year's vacancy. But I got an unpleasant surprise when I stopped for a visit, and Hudson Related, no surprise, worsened concerns, acting as if there's something to hide from local residents and media.

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Island News

Why would a company so good at what it does go off on a tangent unprepared?

How the Hudson Companies Paradox Breaks Roosevelt Island

12/05/2019 - 10:42

The Hudson Companies paradox is simple. This master builder turns into a corporate buffoon when it strays from its core mission. We see it on Roosevelt Island. Lots of it. Hudson builds beautiful, even landmark residences, but badly underperforms when it goes into unfamiliar territory. 

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Assorted Ideas

The Hudson Companies Paradox

The Hudson Companies paradox is simple. This master builder turns into a corporate buffoon when it strays from its core mission. We see it on Roosevelt Island. Lots of it. Hudson builds beautiful, even landmark residences, but badly underperforms when it goes into unfamiliar territory. Partnered with The Related Companies,Continue Reading

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Billy Eckstine's Dark Mirror

Billy Eckstine’s Dark Mirror, 70 years later, reflects how American bigotry wrecked his career. The most popular singer in the country crossed a line and was brought down, based on skin color alone. Eckstine’s biographer Cary Ginell, wrote that Holmes “…captured a moment of shared exuberance, joy, and affection, unblemishedContinue Reading

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MSTDA Christmas Carol Musical

MSTDA’s Musical A Christmas Carol opens December 13th, and it promises to sell out, thrilling audiences in the Howe Theatre. Four more live performances run through December 20th. Click here for tickets and times. A Christmas Carol is the musical adaptation of Dickens’s short story. Scrooge learns life lessons from threeContinue Reading

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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. The Big Picture: Roosevelt Island News In October, 2017, RIOC president Susan Rosenthal teamed with Hudson’sContinue Reading

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MTA Holiday Nostalgia Trains

MTA Holiday Nostalgia Trains begin service tomorrow, December, 1st. The flashback is a treat from the New York Transit Museum. It recalls a whole different era in the city and for mass transit. It’s an annual event and one well worth the ride. I remember my first time. Doesn’t everyone?Continue Reading

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Around New York City

Last year's first snow, November 15th, in the Senior Center garden.

Monday Snow Day, But How Much?

12/02/2019 - 09:37 Updated 3 days ago

Will Monday be Snow Day, the first for this winter? Every forecasting service says it will be, but none are certain about how much. Here's what we know: It's going to turn colder, powered by a north wind, and it will be white.

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