Komanoff: “Driving and drivers are by far and away the bigger threat” when compared to bikes and e-bikes? I’m aware that you are a big bike proponent but your extremism on this topic taints your credibility. I’ve lived in Manhattan for decades, and didn’t worry about getting hit by a vehicle when crossing the street with the WALK sign until recently. For the last few years, crossing a street has become a terrifying journey. Almost every time I venture out these days, I encounter bikes and e-bikes going the wrong way on one-way streets, going through red lights, riding on the sidewalk and more. Just yesterday I screamed in terror as an e-bike was barreling down on me as I was legally crossing a street in the crosswalk. I have no beef with making the city more bike-friendly, but I firmly believe this should not mean that the city must become unfriendly, and downright dangerous, for pedestrians. — SW on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Thanks for article...such a ugly site walking out the front door...and wondering when it will end!!! — Vivian on Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on in the construction yard on Harrison?

Any updates on this one? — P on Carnegie Diner and Cafe plans approved for 200 Chambers

I reposted because it illustrated their more recent story about the NYPD refusing to share information. And yes, the problem persists. My photos are from last week, when placard cars were fully blocking the left turn lane on Broadway. Walk along Chambers and you will see they block one entire block of traffic going west from Centre to Broadway. — Tribeca Citizen on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

There's Eulalie .... and there's everyone else. Simply the best, from the moment you walk in the door to the moment you leave, entirely sated and satisfied, reveling in bonhomie and the glow of friendship. Now, to business. The (recovering) lawyer in me has some ... special things to say about the obligation of a buyer to perform adequate due diligence, and the disturbing (to put it mildly) strategy of creating alleged defaults to get out from under a deal it now wishes to change. Caveat emptor, my brother. — Perry on Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord

Pam, Thanks for highlighting this. This project is apparently a response to the city being sued by people falling in the cross walks with cobblestones, which DDC had contractors install in the first place back in 2011 and 2012. But the DDC instead of simply paving these areas, as was done in other locations, came up with a complex project of installing flat pavers, installing new light signals, and widening curb cuts. But DDC assumed that the sidewalks were on soil, which everyone knows, by just walking around, that most of our sidewalks are large stones sitting on vaulted sidewalks. So for over a year DDC has been working on changing this plan. Thats why its stalled. And DDC spending even more money than needed. DG — DG on Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on in the construction yard on Harrison?

WOW you are bitter about breaking the law, commenting nonstop on this post because you got a speeding ticket. Don't drive over the speed limit and you won't get a ticket, easy as that. Don't own a car in the most dense urban environment in the country, and you won't have to pay for it, easy as that. — Anti-Elizabeth on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Why is Reade Street parking between Hudson and Greenwich only available for cars with permits or commercial. Why isn't it alternate side of the street parking? — Laurence Waltman on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

This Streetsblog post is over 4 years old, with no clear update since then. I see the Tribeca Trib also posted it last month, and now it's here too - why is it being shared again now? Is there evidence the problem persists to this degree post-congestion charge? — Elizabeth on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Eliz, I tried to make clear my disgust and disdain for placard abuse. I validated your outrage at the top and later called placard abuse loathsome. How can we end placard abuse? Start by understanding that no mayor will move on placard abuse until there's a huge groundswell. Even a popular mayor like Mamdani has only so much political capital. I have no magic bullet. Stay vocal. Bring it up w/ all your (and my) electeds. Perhaps join Trans Alt and pester their leadership to prioritize it.* Thank you for reading my article! My "north of 50%" for deliverista red-light compliance is more of an educated guess than a stat, though I did informally poll some folks I know. These days when I'm stopped at a red light on my bike I have way more deliverista company than I used to. What do you think of my idea to surcharge longer-distance food delivery trips? I ask not only b/c I think it would help cut deliverista traffic but also b/c it's my way of channeling my upset over unsafe motorized bike riding. Tbh, I don't see much sidewalk riding -- probably b/c I'm mostly in the street on a bike -- but when I do I call out the rider and I don't get out of the way. That said, I direct most of my traffic-safety advocacy to driving and drivers, which IMO remains far and away the bigger threat. Since you asked: I don't want traffic laws to be enforced on cyclists as much as on drivers, due to the difference in threat level. Btw, cops on bikes could re-set norms as well as aid enforcement. I'm really glad you support congestion pricing. I also really appreciate your way of engaging with me. Thank you! * = I admit that my suggestion that joining TA to fight placard abuse is probably a non-starter, on account of their uncritical support of "micromobility." Then again, I can say firsthand that TA's leadership strives to be responsive to members ... — Komanoff on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/17/icymi-the-speed-limit-is-now-20-mph/ — Tribeca Citizen on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Ah yes, the city was given permission to lower limits, I just didn't know that Chambers had gotten the treatment yet. I agree with you re: the enforcement of laws. It is actually one of my biggest gripes: all of us have to follow the law, but the ones who enforce them don't? It breaks the social contract. And people keep telling me I have to respect the police when they don't show the same courtesy to their constituents. — malcolm on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

If free and easy on-street parking isn't compatible with lower Manhattan, then why is it available to city workers? The point I was trying to make is that enforcement of traffic laws should be universal. Having read your article, I am very surprised at your statistic that e-bikes are more observant of red lights. Not around my neighborhood as I walk my dog around the neighborhood! And you say nothing about the bikes and scooters driving the wrong way on one way streets or darting up sidewalks that are for pedestrians. I shouldn't have sped. I get it. I probably will not get a ticket again because the traffic won't allow it, I don't drive often, and I am now aware. But enforcement of laws should be consistent. For what it's worth, I also support congestion pricing. — Elizabeth on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Apparently the speed limit is now 20. No one would ever know that since the street is usually backed up with traffic. — elizabeth on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Sorry, your lone justifiable outrage IMO is that cops, firemen, court officers and other apparatchiks get free parking spaces. We all feel your pain over that. But the rest? Chambers Street is within the Lower Manhattan Regional Slow Zone established under NY State's Sammy's Law, for which hundreds of grieving moms, dads and sibs fought for years (under the banner of Families for Safe Streets, a project of Transportation Alternatives). The limit within the zone is indeed 20 mph. Your 31 mph, which just "qualified" you for your speeding ticket (due to the 11 mph "float"), is flat-out too fast for downtown. Hopefully, it'll be your last ticket. (It was for me, btw.) You don't actually pay a toll to drive in your 'hood. You pay to drive *into* it. Yes, that's somewhat arbitary -- binary pricing is, by nature -- but the toll has shrunk traffic -- hooray! -- and is paying for long-needed transit upgrades like subway station elevators and faster trains (via smarter track signals). Note that even w/o loathsome placard abuse, you would soon have a tough time finding free parking, as some of your neighbors would also eye the free spaces and opt to buy a car. Not to mention that people like me would agitate to convert some of those spaces to public plazas and outdoor dining. It's axiomatic, or should be, that free and easy on-street parking isn't compatible with lower Manhattan's hyper-urbanism. Lean into it. Re the e-bikes and Citibikes. I wrote about that last month for Vital City: https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/making-micromobility-work-nyc/. I'd be interested to have your thoughts. — Komanoff on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Don't the speed cameras only kick in at 11mph over? So wouldn't that mean at least 36mph? — malcolm on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Meantime, I just got a speeding ticket by a camera going 31 on Chambers Street on a surprisingly clear road, but the e-bikes and Citibikes can speed all around on sidewalks and the wrong way on one way streets. Cars and vans can double park with impunity. I pay a toll to drive in my neighborhood and pay a fortune to park here because these nameless city workers get free spaces to make their commutes more convenient. So yeah, this makes me mad. But I already was. — Elizabeth on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Joke or not, that sign has to go. — Marcus on Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar

Second that; thank you for the compelling history of this building (and our neighborhood)! When available, would be great to get an update on the new owner and any medium-term plans to renovate and restore this magnificent building. Hopefully any new use and restoration will bring some of the original elements (including the loading bay roof) back to life. — Reader on Reade on 54 Laight Street in the Tribeca North Historic District is for sale

Congratulations for staying in business in Tribeca. I had a storefront in Tribeca with my family for over 50 years but had to move due to the high rent costs. The Civil Service Book Shop. I miss Tribeca and would like move my business back to the area. — Amy Bergenfeld on Spotlight: Greenwich St. Jewelers at 50

Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus on Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich

Sorry, but to whom should businesses cater, if not the neighborhood families who live and raise children there? — K on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow

Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is also another Starbucks two blocks away, likely with much lower rent. Nonetheless I hope this does not become another encampment like every other empty storefront. — Matt on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow

Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow

You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms and kids. — R. on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow