https://bklyner.com/which-motorized-vehicles-are-illegal-in-new-york-city-sheepshead-bay/ — Dangerous Delivery Cyclists on Sidewalks on Seen & Heard: Tribeca Loft Squatter

I assume they will have a entrance on Broadway also, but it's not just cachet, it's more valuable. Having a Leonard Street (west of Broadway) address means they can charge more for the apartments than a Broadway address. Six Cortlandt Alley even chose to use an alley address over the Broadway name. — Josh on 91 Leonard Has Finally Been Revealed

Cachet, I'd guess. "Leonard" sounds fancier and quieter than Broadway. They're not alone: 5 Franklin Place, Cast Iron House, 108 Leonard, and 101 Leonard all chose the side street address over the Broadway one. Also, this allows for more storefront space on Broadway (not that there isn't currently a glut of that), and what else would they do with the Leonard part of the lot? — Erik Torkells on 91 Leonard Has Finally Been Revealed

Good to know that I'm not the only one who notices that we're being run off the sidewalks by these reckless bikers on a daily basis and that there is no one who cares enough to enforce the laws or for that matter to practice basic decency in public spaces. Those who defend them blame this behavior on a simple race for financial rewards, the plight of the working class, and the market for deliverable services; yet no one but the people on the bikes can take the blame for their actions. They are not told to do this by anyone and they are not required to do it for payments to be made, they choose to do this by their own free will and know that it is anti-social passive-aggressive behavior. Acting out to express their hatred for the people who employ them and place they live. — Steve on Seen & Heard: Tribeca Loft Squatter

That 2011 Q&A is a good read. Now more than ever I find stories about recent immigrants' experiences are important to read and share. — James on New Kid on the Block: LashLove NYC

Why did they feel a *tiny* Leonard Street entrance was preferable to any Broadway entrance? — James on 91 Leonard Has Finally Been Revealed

LashLove owner said 10-20 years ago, "a manicure was a luxury". Maybe in the 1970's. The owner must be a millenial! Are you kidding me? Just like today, it was not much of a luxury to get your nails done in the late 80s/early 90s. Everyone got their nails done even back then. I lived in Kips Bay/Murray Hill in the early 90s and there were nail salons every 2-3 blocks. As a recent college grad making peanuts in 1990, I was still able to get my nails done on a regular basis and didn't think it was a luxury...more like a necessity. — Tribeca resident on New Kid on the Block: LashLove NYC

I have scrolled back several times here and see nothing re bikes on sidewalks (am I missing something you wrote here Erik?) But now that it's been brought up, I will add this- In the 8 years since Dr Mary Xanthos and I opened Reade Street Animal Hospital, I have watched these idiots brazenly ignoring every traffic law, because it seems that they are not subject in any way to ANY laws. I have stood in their way on the sidewalk as they come hurtling towards me, many times barely missing me or others. They seem shocked that I would have the "nerve" to challenge them. They seem ENTITLED to do this- they act like I'm "in their way". When I yell "please get OFF the sidewalk- it's dangerous to people and their pets" they curse me out and threaten me. They go the wrong way on Reade Street too. They run red lights. They do it right in front of the police (who commonly visit Morgan's Market and surely witness this) who seem to just not care at all. I've called community affairs at 1st Precinct. What's their response? "There's nothing we can do". What? There's nothing they can do? If THEY can't do anything who CAN? — Bruce on Seen & Heard: Tribeca Loft Squatter

Galvanize, a coffee shop with pastries, salads and sandwiches, opened today on the north side of Spring Street between Hudson and Greenwich. — KP on Seen & Heard: Cute Independent Café

I've been dodging around this but I don't see any reason to anymore: The broker was cold-calling people about buying 135 Reade. — Erik Torkells on The Reade Street Pub Building Is [Not] on the Market

I bet the building in question is the Nish Nush building. Yes, it's only 2 stories above ground, but I bet there's a basement. The development rights seem to match it too. — DeeDee on The Reade Street Pub Building Is [Not] on the Market

All of the doormen at my former building drove their car to the job. — Andrea on Seen & Heard: A New Shop at Brookfield Place

What is Councilperson Chin's "one issue"? That's one more than I would credit to her. Frankly, her next issue may actually be her first issue. — James on Seen & Heard: Tribeca Loft Squatter

Bring back Taco Bell fer crissake. — Charlie Barley on Seen & Heard: Tribeca Loft Squatter

Two sides of the e-bike story: One Side: follow the traffic laws and stay off ALL sidewalks ALWAYS. There is no other side. Watching dull-eyed, cigarette smoking delivery persons scattering pedestrians down a limited access scaffolded sidewalk is the problem. Having asked a First Precinct patrol car who had just witnessed a rider drive pedestrians from the sidewalk in front of them what can be done, the patrolman's first question, who are you and then what is it to you? I dropped the issue quickly and said nothing further as I quietly walked away. It's not worth requesting basic law enforcement from surly and well-armed "peace" officers. We are resigned to accepting that the cops don't care and when confronted the offending riders will spew out a string of f-words while they weave and dodge dogs, children, and people on the sidewalks of lower Manhattan, scattering everyone in their way. As for City Councilperson Chin, her staff is completely uninterested in the affairs of lower Manhattan. She is a one issue candidate, and this is just one of many quality-of-life issues that she or her staff won't care to address, it is obviously of zero importance. — Steve on Seen & Heard: Tribeca Loft Squatter

Two sides of the e-bike story: www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/666-17/mayor-de-blasio-nypd-plans-crack-down-improper-use-electric-bikes#/0 nyc.streetsblog.org/2017/10/20/de-blasio-and-nypd-should-talk-to-delivery-workers-about-e-bikes/ — James on Seen & Heard: Tribeca Loft Squatter

They owe thousands in Aspen as well... — Aspen on Calypso St. Barth Has Closed Its Tribeca Boutique

Re: Cyclist on sidewalks I'm big enough that when I see cyclists on sidewalks I intentionally get in their way. That usually sends them into the streets. (I would not recommend this method to others) Traffic enforcement is non-existent. In the last few years, flouting of laws has become the norm: red-light running by cars and cyclists, blocking the "box" (intersection) by vehicles, gratuitous horn-blowing for non-emergency purposes, noise violations (motorcycles intentionally loud; "boom" cars), etc. Not to mention the counterfeit street sellers around Canal & Broadway. I submitted a 311 report about that on a particularly problematic weekend, and the online status response was that this is not a police matter. — Marcus on Seen & Heard: Tribeca Loft Squatter

I second that! — RF on Seen & Heard: The List of Letting Go

Want to ask how to better try and approach the issue of of the delivery guys on electric power cycles rushing on the sidewalks with zero regards for the pedestrians on them. Yesterday saw what was a very close call between a kid on scooter riding out of a corner and one of those delivery guys at very high speed on the sidewalk almost hitting/killing the kid. — Dangerous Delivery Cyclists on Sidewalks on Seen & Heard: Tribeca Loft Squatter

Thanks for the background, and I completely agree with the sentiment that there's nothing wrong with someone deciding to cash out. But please do read the update (posted as you were commenting) about how the owner totally denies it. — Erik Torkells on The Reade Street Pub Building Is [Not] on the Market

Current owners acquired it in mid-1990's from the owner-operators of McGovern's as that long-running Irish pub existed then. Reade Street Pub has been a family-owned thread in the fabric of the neighborhood for about 20 years. The sort of place that gives its perishable inventory to neighbors on 9/11, milk and ice to moms with infants after Sandy, and donates regularly to PS 234. If they're going, sad; but hope they make lots of money on the deal if it's that time. — ER on The Reade Street Pub Building Is [Not] on the Market

Looks like Edible Arrangements on Duane closed this week too. — DeeDee on Seen & Heard: Tribeca Loft Squatter

Yeah, that would be great... So it resembles 95% of the other bars around Tribeca with 0 character — not BF on The Reade Street Pub Building Is [Not] on the Market

Erik, you crack me up. — C.J on Photo Safari!