FYI - Xtend Tribeca's opening date was pushed to June 5! — Laura on Seen & Heard: The Name of Roc’s Replacement

NY State insurance building on Church Sreet between Duane and Thomas — NV on Where in Tribeca…?

Would be great if they had a twitter handle where you could officially file picture reports showing such abuses — Rohin on At Long Last, Placard Reform

One thing to consider about "bad apples." The full saying is "One bad apple spoils the barrel." Something to consider by those who think this isn't a big deal because it may be something that only a minority of officers do. — Steve on The Parking Vigilantes

Thanks for covering this. We have neighbors who use their city-issued pass for unrestricted street parking. They don't use the car for work but end up saving a ton to park on the taxpayer dime. Grrr. On a related note, as temperatures rise, tour buses have taken over our roads, bus lanes, and no-parking spots. I repeatedly ask drivers to cut their engines that they idle for long stretches when parked illegally, and am usually treated pretty roughly. It's pretty obvious these parking violations are going on, why aren't these tour operators fined? It's like a giant open-air bus depot on West Street, groups unloading from middle lanes, stopping traffic and buses parking opening in MTA bus, no standing or parking lanes. Why aren't these curtailed? — cami on The Parking Vigilantes

Bar Works! I'm sure it'll stick around for - who knows - 12 months? 8 months? http://www.redd-monitor.org/2017/01/17/bar-works-the-return-of-renwick-haddow/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Works https://therealdeal.com/2017/01/13/alleged-ponzi-scheme-mastermind-looks-to-be-driving-force-behind-nyc-co-working-startup-bar-works/ — Ponzi Power on Seen & Heard: L’Angolo Might Open Tonight

Not when placard abuse creates dangerous situations - like near my apartment. Placard abusers consistently park in the bus stop, and I have watched people getting off the bus just miss getting hit by cars because they are dropped off in the middle of the street. These abusers are lazy - even when there are numerous spots available, they continue to park in the bus stop and by hydrants because it is more convenient for them. — Maryann Keegan on At Long Last, Placard Reform

Why don't we get parking permits for residents who actually live and pay really high real estate taxes? I mean, if you are a resident why should we be restricted to park at your own place of residence? — Parking for Residents on The Parking Vigilantes

since the police are the most blatant placard abusers, i'm skeptical that the nypd is going to ticket their fellow officers for this offense. — safe as milk on At Long Last, Placard Reform

If the DOH is actually enforcing this law, GOOD. In my personal experience, there has been an explosion recently in the number of dogs in food establishments. It looks like everybody is claiming their dog is a service dog now. Recently I saw a dog actually sharing a banquette seat at Rosa Mexicano (uptown) and eating off the table. This really needs to stop. It's not just unsanitary, it's extremely unappetizing. — S. on Seen & Heard: The Smile Newsstand Is Temporarily Closed

Adding 100+ officers to deal with this minor (albeit annoying) issue seems like a giant waste of our tax dollars. — Sarah on At Long Last, Placard Reform

Interested to see how that window lawsuit works out. Live in 8 Spruce and our windows haven't been cleaned in over 3 years due to "weather" on the days they were scheduled. — John on In the News: Lawsuit Over 1WTC’s Filthy Windows

Which makes sense because I spotted architectural drawings for 45 Park Place there many months ago! https://tribecacitizen.wpengine.com/2016/06/20/seen-heard-pier-17-update/ — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: L’Angolo Might Open Tonight

74 Leonard is the 45 Park Place sales gallery (http://45parkplaceny.com/contact) — TribecaGuy on Seen & Heard: L’Angolo Might Open Tonight

Am thrilled to have discovered this store yesterday! what a gem of exciting bits and pieces - so much to buy. Expensive but kids will go crazy in here. Well done..... — Ave on New Kid on the Block: Ever After

Reliable sources all know that TriBeCa Mom's post is complete and total BS and intended to call out Smile publicly for a practice she disagrees with - allowing dogs inside. First of all - as noted by the poster above, that's not how DOH fines work. Secondly, when this happens, businesses place a sign up reminding customers of the law. Most importantly, there is no way TriBeCa Mom was bringing "Elvis" into 5 local restaurants and bars until recently, unless she is truly disabled and he is a service dog as defined by the ADA, no matter how beloved he is. (http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/rii/service-dogs-in-fse.pdf). And why call out the few coffee shops that do allow owners to run in with their dogs for a minute in the bad weather? Eric - as a true dog lover, I really hope you will remove TriBeCa Mom's post (which is inflammatory and ill-intentioned). — StrollerlessTribecaHottie on Seen & Heard: The Smile Newsstand Is Temporarily Closed

There have been plenty of changes of use and zoning and/or zoning variances granted by the BSA in Tribeca for residential uses otherwise prohibited by zoning resolution on the 1st floor. These include new construction and conversions of existing space. However, these areas seem to tend to be the streets where the conversion is from manufacturing or office, with little to no existing retail use: Greenwich near Canal; Desbrosses; Vestry; Laight; Washington; Franklin west of West Broadway; Duane and Reade, both west of Hudson; Walker and Beach; Lispenard. BSA would likely not easily grant a variance for 1st floor residential on predominantly retail streets like Chambers, Church, West Broadway, Sixth Avenue. Changing the legal use (to and from retail) takes time and lost rent to get DOB and BSA approval. I would bet most of the first floor residential use is co-op or condo, and not (non-rent-regulated) rental. — James on Ghost Town: The Growing Number of Vacant Storefronts in Tribeca

Zoning battle. Likely the city would not approve change in zoning, since the city make enormous property taxes from commercial sites, while giving more and more concessions to residential zoning (all those new developments with tax abatements, etc. and cap of 6% annual increase for residential property tax rates vs no cap for commercial rates). City budget keeps going up and up, something's got to give. Commercial properties have had to shoulder a greater burden than the residential ones (although residential property taxes are high too). — UWSmom on Ghost Town: The Growing Number of Vacant Storefronts in Tribeca

A little farther east (on East Broadway & Essex) is JaJaJa - a vegan Mexican restaurant with great cocktails and delicious, affordably priced food. It's my new favorite in the LES. — Lisa on Seen & Heard: Austrian Bakery Is Off

Agree — Lisac on New Kid on the Block: Marshalls

Nobu's move was about having more space for private rooms and events, was not about the rent. — Reademan on Seen & Heard: Reprise of the Post-It War

Brutal. Especially since it's out of their control. — Ben on Tribeca’s Cornerstone Is Looking Iffy

The new Nobu space is magnificent and a Loss for our neighborhood to lose them. Landlords will soon figure out that 1+1 needs to make 2 in order for another restaurant to jump in. Nobody wants to be working just to cover rent. — Rohin on Seen & Heard: Reprise of the Post-It War

Tribune article is interesting - some of the comments echoed my initial thoughts on seeing it. (Elevator Tower?!) To be fair what is there now is pretty ugly however they should definitely be made to reduce bulk and add more decorative elements (I feel The Greenwich Hotel is a case study on how to do it right) I do empathize for the residents who will lose their rear facing windows and light but these are obviously lot line and that won't carry much weight in the final decision. — Rohin on New Design for Nine-Story Canal Street Building

What we really need is more high end furniture stores and nail salons! THAT is what makes our neighborhood (SIC) ;) The Greek is a really good one. Happy to see that they made this spot a home (other couldn't) and that they are opening a newer more casual location even closer to us. — Rohin on Seen & Heard: Gateway Getaway