
Seen & Heard: Gingerbread is back at Church Street
Plus Eataly Soho is open as of yesterday; Understanding warfare in Israel at the 9/11 Museum; Deck the Walls art sale at New York Academy of Art.

Cannabis stores are still an all-cash business
Federal law puts banks at risk for dealing with cannabis businesses, meaning the business owners can't access capital and consumers can't use credit. / 1 comment

Congestion pricing plan will charge $15 to drive Downtown
The fare has been proposed by a review board, whose report also includes rulings on exemptions for Downtown residents, electric vehicles and taxis. / 42 comments

City plans homeless shelter for Beekman and William
Construction is scheduled to start next summer for a long-term shelter that would house 170 single men. / 23 comments

Aztech Mountain’s Holiday Gift Guide
Aztech Mountain at 42 Hudson is Tribeca’s ultimate holiday shopping destination for New Yorkers seeking the world’s best performance outerwear, skiwear and luxury sportswear. / Sponsored

Sidewalks revealed (!) at 26 Federal Plaza
The plaza has been under construction for four years and was supposed to be open to pedestrians on Oct. 30. / 7 comments

Newsletter: November 30
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Lance Lappin Salon will close after 38 years on West Broadway
Lance and his team will continue to see clients at salons nearby. It's been an amazing and quintessential Tribeca run. / 7 comments

Embracing Excellence: The Essence of Buddha-Bar New York
Experience Buddha-Bar New York's award-winning interior design, and sophisticated Asian Fusion cuisine inviting an immersive dining escapade. / Sponsored

Books of Tribeca: Missy’s Twitch
Inspired by the razing of Wagner Park in Battery Park City, the satirical novel takes on climate alarmism through a fossil-fuel heiress and her overwhelming guilt.

Seen & Heard: Santa in Washington Market Park
Plus Mary Jaeger at Crafts at the Cathedral; Tribeca Dental Design moves to 55 Murray; Rockefeller Park menorah and tree lighting,

New Jersey teen killed on Lafayette and White
The victim, his brother and the suspect were partying inside first, then the fight broke out on the street.
One of the major problems with congestion is NOISE. Horns blowing for non-emergency reasons (which is still illegal in NYC,... — Marcus / Congestion pricing plan will charge $15 to drive Downtown
See my comment above for some stats on this. Estimates I found are 10-14% of fare income is lost due... — Marcus / Congestion pricing plan will charge $15 to drive Downtown
I encourage folks to attend this meeting!!! We already have enough illegal smoke shops, if we mentioned that hopefully CB1... — Sandra / Community Board 1 agendas for December
Fare evasion is not a large contributor to loss of revenue. It’s likely less than 1%. Overall collection of fares... — Anon / Congestion pricing plan will charge $15 to drive Downtown
Agree and if you look at chart above largest % is for hire cars. I see there are additional fees... — Anon / Congestion pricing plan will charge $15 to drive Downtown
Freakonomics just updated their podcast on transit and actually in most cities fare collection only accounts for ~10% of revenues... — Anon / Congestion pricing plan will charge $15 to drive Downtown
Imagine it as another 56 Leonard Street (aka the Jenga Building), except over 100 feet taller, towering over the row... — Robert Ripps / Councilman will host a town hall meeting on IPN tower