Prime Window Cleaning (718) 496-4535 — Morgan on Seen & Heard: Preparing for the Silver Blob

I love Big Apple Windows! — Terry Lautin on Seen & Heard: Preparing for the Silver Blob

Thanks! Can always count on you! — AK on In the News: Cuomo Picks Outsiders for Battery Park City Board

Yep. You'll find all the info at https://tribecacitizen.wpengine.com/2017/03/24/seen-heard-another-casualty-at-brookfield-place/. — Erik Torkells on In the News: Cuomo Picks Outsiders for Battery Park City Board

It looks like there is work going on in the former NYSC space corner Reade and Greenwich. Any idea what they're planning? — AK on In the News: Cuomo Picks Outsiders for Battery Park City Board

With the exception of the delays, this is all great news for the complex. Ultimately, the new mall will have better transit options than the old mall by a large margin. — Andrew Parke on Update on the Cortlandt Street Subway Station

"Pimp my ride", Oculus edition — Leo on Seen & Heard: More Info on the Controversial Food Hall

The former Basics Plus hardware store on W Broadway below Canal. — J Allen on Where in Tribeca…?

I know you have an aversion to colored lighting, but I love it! :-) Hope to see more of it. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on Seen & Heard: More Info on the Controversial Food Hall

I will bring the torch and pitch forks! — Liz on Seen & Heard: Spring’s Restaurant Is Supposed to Be Open to the Public

I propose that we all go to spring studio restaurants and demand to be seated citing the cb1 regs. Is there anything that can be done legally? — Jj on Seen & Heard: Spring’s Restaurant Is Supposed to Be Open to the Public

It appears to have several meanings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfless_service — Erik Torkells on Grand Plans for the Former American Flatbread Space

I thought seva meant apple. — James on Grand Plans for the Former American Flatbread Space

"In exchange, the developer set aside 18 units, five percent of the project, as affordable housing." I wonder how much interest they stand to save on $145 million by offering to forego the likely small increase to free market rent on 18 studio apartments for 8 years in a building 94% occupied (or over 11 months per apartment per year). By likely small increase, here is a recent listing showing the *stabilized* rent for a studio apartment is nearly $2,400 on the 1st floor (and likely higher on higher floors .) Not very "affordable." "This pad expired on 6/6/17. [...] $2,381 No longer available studio1 bath 490 sqft 88 Leonard Street #1AB Manhattan, NY 10013 Condo Description Wait-list is currently open for our Liberty Bond program. These are rent stabilized, discounted studio apartments for qualifying household. This is a special program, and the ON-SITE RENTAL OFFICE IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE LEASING OF THESE UNITS. Studio Bedroom Apartment The rent for a one or two year lease is $2381. The minimum income is $75,350 maximum income is $95,250. *These income limits are subject to change" hotpads.com/88-leonard-st-new-york-ny-10013-ske9qu/1ab/pad — James on In the News: Meg Ryan Bought in Tribeca

I walked by today, and there is signage about the CB1 hearing—it could very well have been there yesterday and I missed it, since it's a white-on-white situation (https://tribecacitizen.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Sevahaus-205-Hudson-notice.jpg). And it specifies that the application includes a change in the method of operation; whether CB1 didn't know about that in advance or neglected to include it on the agenda is unclear. — Erik Torkells on Grand Plans for the Former American Flatbread Space

You are 100% accurate. (I was there until 10pm as well). Not sure how Julie came away with that interpretation of the article. This owner has already significantly lowered the quality of life in the surrounding neighborhood so to try to extend the hours of the nightmare to 4am by trying to slip this through is just obscene. — john on Grand Plans for the Former American Flatbread Space

I'm not sure what's false.... No one said CB1 approved 4 a.m.—only that Reilly requested it, neighbors fought it, and CB1 ended up being OK with midnight/1 a.m. Is that not accurate? Also, CB1 has indeed approved 4 a.m. for people with no track record: Haus nightclub in 2013. https://tribecacitizen.wpengine.com/2013/12/12/will-haus-be-a-lounge-or-a-nightclub/ — Erik Torkells on Grand Plans for the Former American Flatbread Space

I can assure you it's not a conspiracy. CB1 recently reorganized its committees so that all liquor licenses (as well as street-event permits and sidewalk-café applications) are discussed by a Licensing Committee, as opposed to having committees for each neighborhood. (That's why a meeting that would've normally ended after two hours went past four hours.) And within the Licensing agenda, CB1 seems to be rotating the neighborhoods from month to month, so last night, Tribeca came after the Seaport/Civic Center and FiDi. I don't know how the order of items within each neighborhood is determined; in the past, CB1 often tried to get controversial matters done with first. In this case, with the application misrepresented as an extension of hours rather than as a totally new establishment with a new method of operation, nearby residents couldn't really have known to alert CB1 in advance of their concern. Moreover, if there was any signage on the premises of 205 Hudson about the meeting, I never saw it (and I walked by yesterday). — Erik Torkells on Grand Plans for the Former American Flatbread Space

It is absurd that CB1 places this important item at the end of the agenda. Thank heavens we had neighbors who were willing and able to stay until almost 10 pm when this evidently finally came up. Perhaps CB1 was purposefully trying to make sure neighborhood concerns were not heard. — McGee on Grand Plans for the Former American Flatbread Space

This is demonstrably false. CB1 did not approve the 4 AM timeframe. In fact, a vigorous debate between residence and the owner mediated by the board resulted in a need for further discussion of this issue. Furthermore, no one is ever granted a 4 AM license without prior good faith operating track records. The board that night suggested a revision that it take one year for people to extend their hours any establishment.Your report clearly came from a disgruntled resident. I was there the entire four hours as well. I have no dog in this fight as I live in Civic Center but this story is simply not true. The SLA very much may approve the 4am am license but the board did try to work with the residence and the business owner to find a compromise for earlier hours — Julie on Grand Plans for the Former American Flatbread Space

The current building at 50 Hudson Street was apparently preceded by 3 buildings on the same site, all of which were shorter than the buildings to the south. (This is not the site of a "taxpayer" that was partially demolished to make it shorter, unlike e.g. 230 West Broadway.) This 1898 photo shows 2 four-story buildings on the current site, fronting onto Hudson Street: collections.mcny.org/Collection/[Hudson%20Street%20Looking%20North%20from%20Duane%20Street.]-2F3XC5655FF.html — James on In the News: Two-Story Topper Proposed for Duane Park Building

According to that CBS 2 story "Since city law doesn’t require CO detectors in commercial buildings and basements, Amish Market didn’t have one." Perhaps the people who were taken to the hospitals would want to have a new law passed. — JPL on Seen & Heard: More on the Carbon Monoxide Leak

Trader Joe's lists the Spring Street store as "coming soon", as distinguished from those opening in 2017. http://www.traderjoes.com/PDF/Trader-Joes-Stores.pdf — Iris on Seen & Heard: Louis C.K. Film Shoot

I looked it up, and the stipulation couldn't be clearer: "The commissary will be open to the public as a white table cloth reservation only restaurant." The question is whether anyone will/can do anything about it. (Related: The lobby at 101 Barclay remains off-limits, even though it's supposed to be open to the public.) — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Rebuffed at Spring Place

a total "bait and switch" is exactly what occurred. has anyone read the stipulation?! — debra on Seen & Heard: Rebuffed at Spring Place