Re: the jet flyover, I believe they were French AF jets, which makes the turn by Lady Liberty a bit more relevant (and the red, white, and blue smoke given double meaning): They're part of the Patrouille Acrobatique de France ("Acrobatic Patrol of France"), which is equivalent to America's Air Force Thunderbirds and Navy Blue Angels, and they're starting a month-and-a-half-long tour of the United States to celebrate the 100th anniversary of America's April 6, 1917 entry in World War I. ... The weekend flyover will be the team's first appearance in North America in more than 30 years. http://www.lohud.com/story/news/2017/03/24/french-fighter-jets-flyover-lower-hudson-valley-demonstration/99608038/ — Cobaye on Seen & Heard: Alpha Jets Trailing Patriotic Smoke

They will meet their match one day or someone who doesn't giving a flying foodles that these are kids. Then it's going to be "oh these poor kids". I wish someone terrorizes my child or my family while walking through Goldman alley. Anyone who supports this behavior is part of the problem as well. Betcha if it was a minority it would be handled differently. I agree start taking pictures identify their parents and put pressure on their parents. — Sandra on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

Tolerance is the surest path to defeat. — Kim on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

Compromise? Let's take photos, video of these kids and then pick them off one by one. Follow them home, harass them and their parents on a daily basis. — tribecastrong on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

I've been living in Battery Park my whole life, and--I've never witnessed anything crazy. I see these kids all the time. I believe that at some points they can get a little crazy but this article has been blown way out of proportion. — Christopher on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

I agree with you all, and under no circumstance should a firearm, real or fake, be present in any way. However, that appears to be an isolated incident. It is obvious that we can't take every 13 and 17 year old in TriBeCa on a bus to Rikers. Instead of complaining about the behavior of these kids, we should be taking action. I have only a young 3 year old boy, and I don't want him to live in a neighborhood with violent teens running around. Someone needs to take action. Security should be stepped up, but bringing cops and security, who are already ineffective, might only wrile them up even further. Give them a private area (of course with security) to hang around. That would prevent loitering and the terrorizing of TriBeCa families. There is no way this will be resolved without some sort of a compromise. — Samantha on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

If these kids are such tough guys and are so brave to harass old ladies and dog walkers, then I hope they will join any branch of the US Military and show us how tough they really are by protecting us from real threats like ISIS, etc. — Derek on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

A hopefully fake gun. — KP on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

It is kids just being kids, but kids in the suburbs just being kids end up painting the lines on the town athletic fields. NYC kids just being kids end up in Rikers. If anyone knows these kids in question, talk to their parents - now. Tell them that kids 16 and up in NY state can be charged as adults. Let them know that the juvenile wing on Rikers doesn't separate out the mentally ill, and is feared even by the adult inmates. — jfrankp on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

If your kid is pulling a fake gun on people, I suggest you get some parenting therapy. — mruptight on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

Kids will be kids. We were all teens once, and while "terrorizing" a neighborhood is not ok, we all know how teens think. It is unfair and frankly immature to be going at these kids as hard as many of you are. If you want to see change, make a change. Don't be the enemies of these kids. Find a constructive solution. We are the adults. Lets act like it. Instead of sitting around and calling them "brats" let's find a solution. I am a phsycologist and work specifically with teens. Clearly the fact that they are loitering is a problem causer. Why don't we give them a place to hang out and be together. That way, they will not be causing problems in hotel lobbies and Brookfield place. We cannot approach this by being their enemies. We need to cooperate with them. They should be given an area (not public parks, malls, etc.) where they can be kids. You are approaching this all wrong by trying to criminalize children. — Samantha on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

This is just kids being kids, I know all your lives are so hard living in TriBeca, but no one is really in danger. — John on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

I recommend a field trip to Rikers for these little ingrates to show them what happens to kids from other parts of the city who engage in this kind of behavior. — Borough Dweller on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

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This is investigative journalism at its finest! All politics is local! — Stef on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

These children find fun in these things, which us ridiculous. I ask you all to make a petition and get everyone to sign. BPC needs to safe not ghetto. — Carlos on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

The police were called as well. We were advised to call the youth officer as he had the best knowledge of local teens. Not so cut and dry unfortunately... — A on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

You and your little buddies sounds like a bunch of assholes. — Sean on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

None of this make any sense. Why would this anonymous person not call the cops after being attacked, but instead call a youth officer? If the officer knows who these kids are this sounds pretty cut an dry no? — Sean on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

I feel Mike is being quite dramatic I hang out in BPC all the time with the "TMW" kids it isn't a gang st all just a group of kids I feel words like terrorizing is a bit excessive. — Messi on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

Nope. — Erik Torkells on Where in Tribeca…?

In front of 90 Reade St? — James on Where in Tribeca…?

Mike, let me say this one last time, I have not personally been involved, this letter was circulated to me, I have witnessed the influx of teens all over our neighborhood! This ain't Zohan, we don't need more BS security, we need a police presence to protect the residents, the actual people who pay to live at BPC. Getting this info out to the media outlets and discussing course of action is ACTION, Not questioning the facts by typing all day. The media will force the action, the Police will Know about it and hopefully a change for the better will be soon.. — Alan on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

Alan, have you ever called the police during these incidents? That seems like a prudent course of action. Or how about you set up a neighborhood watch? Actions speak louder than words. — Mike on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

No.... (And anyway there are two buildings that could be considered "the AT&T Building.") — Erik Torkells on Where in Tribeca…?