Is that a Con Ed job on Warren Street? If so, it's best to call them directly. As for an escalation #, and they will bump it up to their "skills" department. They should know their subcontractor is working after hours with no permit. If that's the Water Company (DEP), then your SOL. They work without permits whenever they feel like. GRRRRRR. — KP on Seen & Heard: That Magical Second Floor

The work on Warren/Greenwich is out of control. Regular night work. No one seems to care. 311 is a joke. — Ian on Seen & Heard: That Magical Second Floor

"Like many white males of a certain age, I have a fondness for vinyl records." Not sure why race and gender are mentioned in this statement. How about "Like a lot of people of a certain age, I have a fondness for vinyl records." — PeterD on Seen & Heard: That Magical Second Floor

Yes, report it. — Marcus on Seen & Heard: That Magical Second Floor

Here's more on the pride of our neighborhood: http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/cardi-b-is-being-sued-by-the-man-on-her-album-cover.html — Marcus on In the News: Time Limit Proposed for Sidewalk Sheds

Correct. Administrative Code Section 19-138(b) provides: Except as otherwise provided by law, it shall be unlawful for any person to deface any street by painting, printing or writing thereon, or attaching thereto, in any manner, any advertisement or other printed matter — James on Seen & Heard: That Magical Second Floor

Totally agree on Chic-fil-a. Crappy politics don’t get my monetary support. — Susan on Seen & Heard: That Magical Second Floor

Can we all report the Chick-fil-A sidewalk painting? Sidewalk defacement is illegal and carries a $250 fine. I also don't want them here. — mruptight on Seen & Heard: That Magical Second Floor

re: the construction crew working at 1 am without a permit. You should call the precinct. I had a similar incident occur a few years ago when I lived on Leonard St and some guys starting cutting up the sidewalk with a saw at like 11 PM. We called 311 and they said they shouldn't be doing that and would investigate. So we called the precinct and they actually sent over 2 officers within 10-15 minutes who questioned the workers and stopped them from continuing. — lowphat121 on Seen & Heard: That Magical Second Floor

Wow - the starters are actually served on plates. Fancy! ; ) — Maryann on Two Restaurants in One

Be grateful that it was leaves and not the stinky pods the female tress drop!! : ) — Maryann on Seen & Heard: Mail Trucks on Lispenard

I’m a vendor from Boston and haven’t been paid. I travelled on my own expense to the Hamptons twice for trunk shows. It is disgusting how they knew they had to be in some sort of trouble and just took advantage of small businesses like mine. Solara Capital, you should be responsible for payment. It’s so sad to see, it was a beautiful brand. What a waste of a company with great potential. Sad all around because they had such great dedicated staff. — Amy on Calypso St. Barth Has Closed Its Tribeca Boutique

In FiDi we've got sheds that go up and remain up for years and years. Some beyond a decade now. Speaking with some building managers I know that they use the sheds as a way to not do the work and be in compliance with repairs that would be required but having the shed in place allows them an excuse. In short, it is cheaper to put up the shed and do nothing and they know it. The requirement should be that the date of installation should be required to be posted clearly and in large letters on all sheds so we can collectively see that a shed that seems like its been in place for a while has indeed been there for years. I would expect a longer window of delayed work than 7 days but more than one month should be questioned. I suspect that the companies that install sheds are very happy with the windfall of collecting years of rent while doing nothing. Nice way to make money. The rest of us have to dodge bike delivery people who duck under them and drive along at full speed, scattering everyone in their path for years. Not to mention the smell that can be offensive from the dog walkers allowing the wood to collect years of markings, and the surprise homeless person hiding in the shadows ready to scream at the top of their lungs for seemingly no good reason. It's well past time we confront the lack of action on this subject. Good for Ben Kellos for getting on board. Our own city councilperson seems rather indifferent to this issue as she is in every other FiDi issue. — Steve on In the News: Time Limit Proposed for Sidewalk Sheds

I noticed the same leaf phenomenon yesterday as I was walking along the West Street esplanade. I was shocked that all of the dropped leaves were green though I was unaware that the Gingko drops them all overnight. I learned something today. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on Seen & Heard: Mail Trucks on Lispenard

Eric, Bodak Yellow is great fun!!! So nice to see someone from the neighborhood made it so big. — cami on In the News: Time Limit Proposed for Sidewalk Sheds

Absolutely there should be a time limit on the sheds. I recall a shed that was up in the East Village for more than 10 years! As for "Cardi B"...no, thank you. She's a real class act. — Marcus on In the News: Time Limit Proposed for Sidewalk Sheds

...and for the vegetarians? I guess (as is so often the case) we get to search the menu and piece together a meal we can eat. — Will Meyerhofer on Two Restaurants in One

Overall, yes, it's interesting and ambitious. But am I the only person here who isn't loving the window hardware? — Will Meyerhofer on Revealed: The Wild New Building on Franklin

It's the cantilevering of the canopy over the entrance - doesn't seem substantial enough to support all that stone. And the stone isn't secured with mortar, so it looks like a big chunk could roll off and squash you if you're not careful. — Will Meyerhofer on New Building Report Card: 12 Warren

I'm not crazy about the entrance - it feels unsafe, like you're walking beneath a big pile of stone that could fall on your head. If I were visiting, I think I'd hurry in and out. Otherwise, it isn't bad - maybe mostly a missed opportunity to do something like that a bit better. — Will Meyerhofer on New Building Report Card: 12 Warren

JulieW is absolutely correct. When these guys say "you can't walk here, you have to cross the street, most people actually believe they have the power to enforce that. When Spike Lee was shooting "Mo Better Blues" right outside my building in the West Village his cronies told me I couldn't watch (from behind the camera- out of view!). I said "you mean I can't stand on the sidewalk that I OWN"? (my neighbours and I owned the building). Suddenly their attitude completely changed. Suddenly I could stand wherever I wanted to. They lie because most people think they have the "power". — Bruce on Seen & Heard: Showroom Sample Sale

325 is also a DDG creation. — James on New Building Report Card: 12 Warren

Pretty bad and pointless but not as dreadful as 325 West Broadway ("XOCO"), the new condominium apartment building just above Canal (diagonally across the street from the SoHo Grand hotel). It is hands down the ugliest apartment building to arise in our town for many years . . . — George Bacon on New Building Report Card: 12 Warren

I'm still waiting to hear what DOT will do about the needlessly closed sidewalks at 456 Greenwich Street since the Councilperson's office said they forwarded my complaint and 311 complaint #s to DOT about 3 months ago, in mid-August. — James on Seen & Heard: Mail Trucks on Lispenard

I'm surprised they have not yet been bought out and converted to WeStretch. :-) — James on Tribeca Is Getting a Stretching Studio