Hope they will put in better furniture than midtown. TINY wooden slabs for coffee and cramped space is downer for $5 cofffee. — Jj on An All-Day Café Is Opening on Hudson Street

The critical question: Will self-driving cars, or human-driven cars, kill or injure more people? (Of course, we have to compare rates per car of each type, not totals) — Marcus on In the News: James Rosenquist’s Townhouse

I won't support this business, since it kills animals for profit. — Marcus on The Biggest Chick-fil-A in the U.S. Opens Next Week

Sad. The neighborhood could have used something worthy of being there. — Anthony on The Biggest Chick-fil-A in the U.S. Opens Next Week

I think it's eminently newsworthy, but I hope you won't ever mention the restaurant without also mentioning the anti-gay organizations the CEO funds, as some people might not be familiar. — Dan Kohn on The Biggest Chick-fil-A in the U.S. Opens Next Week

Exactly! They openly fought to oppose my civil rights and I will never forgive them for that. I will not patronize their restaurant and don't consider it a good addition to the neighborhood. I hope a lot of people feel the same way, but I have no doubt it will do well. Just know that they would do better if they didn't have such a bigoted history. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on The Biggest Chick-fil-A in the U.S. Opens Next Week

It's not just that the billionaire CEO has racist opinions, it's that he uses money made from Chick-fil-a to support anti-gay organizations. So if you patronize that business, your money will be going to support those organizations. If you're OK with that, go for it. I'm not. — KP on The Biggest Chick-fil-A in the U.S. Opens Next Week

I don't eat industrially farmed chicken. — Erik Torkells on The Biggest Chick-fil-A in the U.S. Opens Next Week

I wouldn't let the CEO's personal stance get in the way of some seriously good chicken. Why don't you try them out when the store opens? — Jonathan D. Gaby on The Biggest Chick-fil-A in the U.S. Opens Next Week

Wow fascinating! Anything is possible but same name same city establishments seem rather unusual. Thanks for the reply. — en_b on Seen & Heard: Planter Thieves Caught on Video

I took the photo. I didn't remove the bag because instead I went and told the cop ticketing cars 50 feet away about it. — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Planter Thieves Caught on Video

Test runs for mechanical reasons. — s.i. 10306 on Seen & Heard: Planter Thieves Caught on Video

The SI ferries are making test runs for possible future service to the west side piers, similar test runs on the East River for the east side piers. A few years ago the city sent one of the small SI ferries, the Alice Austen, into Great Kills Harbor on SI for a test run. It got into the harbor o.k. but had to wait for high tide to get out of the harbor. — s.i. 10306 on Seen & Heard: Planter Thieves Caught on Video

WHY didn't whoever took that picture of that fire hydrant with a garbage bag REMOVE IT? Someone could get injured or killed if there's a fire! — Bruce on Seen & Heard: Planter Thieves Caught on Video

"A self-driving car from Uber Technologies Inc. hit and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday evening, what is likely the first pedestrian fatality involving a driverless vehicle." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-19/uber-autonomous-car-involved-in-fatal-crash-in-arizona — PeterD on Self-Driving Cars Are Coming to Lower Manhattan

I think those are unrelated establishments. — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Planter Thieves Caught on Video

Ive seen some "Bread and Butters" uptown- seems pretty typical prepared food deli spot- there are a plenty of these in the FiDi neighborhood but Im glad theres going to be someone to mind the sidewalk there- empty storefronts downtown certainly attract some very notable riff raff and unpleasant debris. — en_b on Seen & Heard: Planter Thieves Caught on Video

Next to the Zegna store, on the West Street side of the northeastern corner of Brookfield Place. (There's a rendering at https://tribecacitizen.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Sant-Ambroeus-Brookfield-Place-rendering.jpg.) I suppose it's possible—maybe even likely—that the restaurant will have an entrance onto the Winter Garden (I know I'd want that if I were them), extending all the way to where the bulk of the establishment is. After all, it's huge (7,000 square feet) and two levels. — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Interlude Café

Where is Sant Ambrose going to be located? — Steve on Seen & Heard: Interlude Café

I sometimes see the Staten Island ferry near my apartment in Brooklyn, in the Narrows near the Verrazano. It's usually very early morning, around 6 am. It goes by, turns around, and heads back to Bay Street. Very odd. — Maryann on Seen & Heard: Planter Thieves Caught on Video

We loved North End Grill with a passion under Floyd Cardoz's watch and dined there a couple of times a week. The experience was all about fresh, inventive flavors and warm, welcoming service in a beautifully designed setting. We made many friends among the very talented staff. The world changed when Eric Korsch arrived, despite the herculean efforts of many of the long time staff to keep his unwarranted arrogance from infecting the place. We will return now that Emily, who is a much better chef, will have a chance to shine. So sad that USHG didn't get its act together to solve this problem instead of letting the restaurant slide. — Susan on North End Grill Will Close at the End of the Year

Thank you "Daytonian in Manhattan" i love your posts! — MADELINE LANCIANI on In the News: Racines’s New Chef Has Left

I had a boyfriend years ago who had a cat who used to pin himself up like that all the time. He loved to crawl up behind the folding thingie in front of the window with access to our fire escape. Anyway, the long and short of it is - didn't this cat probably "tree" (i.e., pin) itself? I totally agree it needed to be brought to a shelter or whatever animal authorities handle this sort of thing, but I don't believe any one stuck the cat in there - that cat was perfectly capable of sticking itself into a tight place for no apparent reason. Cats are just weird that way. — Will Meyerhofer on Seen & Heard: A New Bar on Hudson Street?

The noise and disturbance (and perhaps safety issues?) might be valid reasons to ban the helicopters. A"Looking down" on the city from a high vantage point is hardly a revelation of the "age of inequality", agreed. Any observer on the top of Empire State Building or Statue of Liberty would be similarly guilty, as would anyone who dared reveal their "elitism" by climbing up any old mountain or hill. — Marcus on In the News: Local Firefighter Died in Iraq Helicopter Crash

I live across the street and expect the sculptures to cast more light into my apartment—a good thing. — Bob on Why 56 Leonard’s Sculpture Is Delayed