At Morgan's, they told us that the closure had to do with the minimum wage increase going into effect January 1st. I've always loved Morgan's, but closing over having to pay your employees $1 more an hour seems shady. — B on Morgan’s Market Will No Longer Be Open 24 Hours

Aren’t most people using the app to park? It’s wonderful in case you haven’t tried it. You can add time without being by your car, make sure to check it out — Antonella on Seen & Heard: No Sign of Life at Trader Joe’s

Agreed about it not being a good plan for the consumer for Amazon having taken over WF. I mean my goodness - they are selling Domino's Sugar! Which I have nothing against Domino's Sugar but it was surprising. As an old timer I have always felt that the beginning of the end for TriBeCa was when 99-101 Warren Street was built and those three big box stores moved in....probably not rational but oh well. Things change. — TG on Seen & Heard: Disarray at Whole Foods

Amazon taking over WF is not positive. If you care about retail businesses, don’t buy on amazon which is destroying retail in general with predatory pricing. — Jj on Seen & Heard: Disarray at Whole Foods

Fantastic! Thank you for these…and Happy Holidays! — Marcus on Instagram Tribeca (Vol. 26)

Our TriBeCa Whole Foods quality control is very disappointing. I constantly am finding moldy,spoiled or dried out fruit once I bring it home and I do look at it in the store! They are constantly running out of items and do not replace them in a timely manner. I have also found expired products at least 20 times in the past 2 years. Check the breads, baking items, cheeses, jams, lemon juice, fruit juices and many more ugh! I think that the management is awful! Almost every employee that I have encountered in this store is so nice, helpful and knowledgable. I wonder if I am the only person that has had theses problems. — Sharon on Seen & Heard: Disarray at Whole Foods

The guy at the Morgan’s counter the other night said they hoped to be going back to 24 hour service in March. Don’t know why the closure. — Max on Morgan’s Market Will No Longer Be Open 24 Hours

Hudson Market (Jin's Market) is open 24 hours — Adam on Morgan’s Market Will No Longer Be Open 24 Hours

We can all wait for them to open at 5am. It's not so terrible. Morgan's Market has great fresh vegetables. I always find some home staples in their aisles that I don't find in other places in the neighborhood. They are conveniently located for many of us. Their coffee is reasonably priced and is good. — LB on Morgan’s Market Will No Longer Be Open 24 Hours

Hi, I just looked at the Trader Joe's website and it lists the Soho store opening sometime in 2018. Let's all keep our fingers crossed that it happens! — Jean Powers on Seen & Heard: No Sign of Life at Trader Joe’s

I second that, Luis! — Terry Lautin on In the News: The Trump Soho Has Been Rebranded

I suggest putting the Bourdain Food Hall in the American Stock Exchange Building. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on In the News: The Trump Soho Has Been Rebranded

Removing the trump name in the middle of the night is like removing confederate statues in Memphis in the middle of the same night! — Bec Solo on In the News: The Trump Soho Has Been Rebranded

Benvenuto on Greenwich Street is 24 hours — Back when things were cool on Morgan’s Market Will No Longer Be Open 24 Hours

Mon cher market on broadway and worth is 24 hours. so is battery park city gourmet market on North end ave and chambers. Both are your standard deli's similar to morgans. — dave on Morgan’s Market Will No Longer Be Open 24 Hours

Those plans have always been there, and in my experience, "for lease" signage often stays up long after a build-out has begun. And Trader Joe's still lists it among its forthcoming stores. — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: No Sign of Life at Trader Joe’s

Is it possible that Trader Joe's backed out of the lease? There is rental signage posted and even rental plans in the background of your photo. — James on Seen & Heard: No Sign of Life at Trader Joe’s

A portion of the sidewalk was excavated to install the shelter. By moving it east, they avoided the cobblestone and moved away from the A, C, E tracks and potentially avoided having to deal with rules controlling digging near subways. — James on Seen & Heard: No Sign of Life at Trader Joe’s

Have you made a complaint? https://www1.nyc.gov/apps/311universalintake/form.htm?serviceName=DOT+Parking+Meter+Coin+Card+Not+Register — James on Seen & Heard: No Sign of Life at Trader Joe’s

Potentially notable regarding the bus shelter: I believe there are no crosswalks across either W Broadway or 6th Ave at the southern tip of that island - so DOT might not think of it as a sidewalk per se. — mg on Seen & Heard: No Sign of Life at Trader Joe’s

Looking forward to the new hotel on Greenwich. There is going to be a high end Bourbon/whiskey bar and a very high end Japanese wagyu steak house (famous in Osaka I am told), and lots of cool amenities. They are gearing the hotel towards the young upper end, which is good for the neighborhood. Hope the construction moves along quickly. — Nancy on Seen & Heard: Disarray at Whole Foods

Here an unrelated question to these bits but why hasn’t the parking meter on Duane St. closest to West Broadway still not function properly? Every time I (and I see several other frustrated folks with same issue) try to use it, it tells me my credit card is invalid. All 5 cards? Then I run to the meter closer to Church and it works without incident? This has been an issue for over a year now? — JMc on Seen & Heard: No Sign of Life at Trader Joe’s

If you put all the money from your change on a gift card, Coinstar doesn’t take a cut. — Nat on Seen & Heard: Disarray at Whole Foods

TG writes, "What is the guy Andrew smoking? White Street is a 100% residential? Since when?" Yet Erik Torkells chastises me for not keeping things "civilized"? What offense did I commit other than to suggest that an anonymous writer named "TG"--I mean, why is there any need to be anonymous?--who clearly thinks it's fine to issue a liquor license for an "arts organization" that has plans to use the space to host music events, might be connected with Town Stages? The point is, why is a residential building with an entrance on a side street a good venue for this sort of thing? This is a building that once housed Artist's Space--a real arts organization--one that I knew well. It hosted parties, but never "party events" with loud music and alcohol in order to support itself. Unlike TG, I am transparent. I give my name and I explain up front that I have a vested interest in seeing this proposal turned down. Yes, Tribeca neighbors, my family and I, who have lived at 5 White Street since 1991, along with friends in our building, and well over 50 neighbors in our immediate area, do not want well over a hundred people who have been drinking (mind you, since it's not a restaurant, drinking without dining) emerging onto our quiet residential street (5 White Street) late at night. Yes, Tribeca neighbors, we do not want a lineup of taxis, Ubers and Lyfts lined up to pick up the people needing to go home at midnight, and yes, Tribeca neighbors, we do not want the spillover sounds of music events wafting up into our homes. If it's uncivilized to argue this with passion, so be it. — Laurie Fendrich on The Debate Over Town Stages

He was evicted, presumably for nonpayment of rent. That's consistent with much of what I am reading here. — James on Wicked Juice and Kitchen Has Closed