a large part of the population use "prepaid" cards because they are not in a position to maintain a bank account. the fees on these can be substantial and the clearing time to deposit a check on them is unconscionable. their are countless ways to screw the working poor... — safe as milk on Another Restaurant No Longer Accepts Cash

excellent! love these... — safe as milk on Tribeca Then & Now: Part 1

Businesses have the right to decide what works best for them. Who are we to dictate how they should run their business & how to be successful at it. Customers have a right to patronize a business or not depending on lots of criteria, including, food choices, food quality, service quality etc. if you don't like the payment choices don't patronize the business. They will either lose business (or not) by only accepting charge/debit cards. It is a time saver for them on many levels & also makes them less of a target of a robbery. They don't have to go to the bank daily to make a cash drop and get enough change (small bills and coins) for their establishment. They eliminate the problem of holding onto cash overnight. As stated above, if someone doesn't realize and eats a meal & only has cash, the restaurant had 2 choices, make an exception or forfeit the debt. Probably doesn't happen often. — LG on Another Restaurant No Longer Accepts Cash

Danny is the sweetest person. Always friendly and always with a smile. I actually remember when he started out. Not the exact year of course, but during those early years. I still stop by and say hello. — George on In the News: The Ice Man at Chambers and Greenwich

Were they wearing Stuyvesant sweatshirts? Why is Stuyvesant being named here--is that fair? What is the evidence of that? — Art Vandalay on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

Agreed! — DTmom on Valentine No. 58

More shops like the Vape store is just the beginning of the end! — DTmom on Seen & Heard: Vape Shop Opening on Church Street

It is a labor savings for the owners and they don't want to deal with the cash, counts and balancing but sometimes I dont want to be counted either... being off the grid with cash is freeing...Not being paranoid just like ithe option of cash. Limiting cash payments would limit my options but so many places that no worries about not going to these 3... — KM on Another Restaurant No Longer Accepts Cash

Just be glad Viñoly didn't grace us with a walkie talkie. — mruptight on In the News: Pier 17 Update

Yo homey, you got a 40 Rosé with that toast? The problem is that if it continues to head this way, all places will soon adopt it. I know you think all the bros in the hood only use a Black Amex, but I like a neighborhood of diversity. — mruptight on Another Restaurant No Longer Accepts Cash

I recognized that location right away, because I love that lamp. Even though it's tilting and a bit vandalized. Beautiful lamp...Why were these beautiful lights replaced with the ugly highway lights throughout all of the city? Wasn't there an initiative to re-design and replace all the NYC streetlamps? Although I would half-expect the results to be even worse, but one can hope. I searched a bit on this and found the following post, showing the exact streetlamp on Walker Street back in 1978: http://www.streetlightsofnyc.com/type-24a-modified-lamppost-walker-street.html — Marcus on Where in Tribeca…?

So the solution to a 4.22 rounding error is to add an expense 100x that (likely more than that). Got it. — Confused on Another Restaurant No Longer Accepts Cash

I guess cashiers are too dumb how to calculate in giving proper change back.. — Harve on Another Restaurant No Longer Accepts Cash

The notice on the menu upfront probably helps to make it legal to refuse cash in this context. If the customer is not warned about no cash being accepted until after the debt is incurred, i.e., their actually ordering and eating, and the customer offers cash but it is refused, a judge could reasonably say that the restaurant has forfeited the debt. One example: Uniform Commercial Code › U.C.C. - ARTICLE 3 - NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS (2002) › PART 6. DISCHARGE AND PAYMENT › § 3-603. TENDER OF PAYMENT. § 3-603. TENDER OF PAYMENT. (b) If tender of payment of an obligation to pay an instrument is made to a person entitled to enforce the instrument and the tender is refused, there is discharge, to the extent of the amount of the tender, of the obligation of an indorser or accommodation party having a right of recourse with respect to the obligation to which the tender relates. — James on Another Restaurant No Longer Accepts Cash

Not accepting US currency is un-American, but sadly, not illegal. Look here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12772.htm I co-own the Reade Street Animal Hospital and though the vast majority of our transactions are by credit card, we would never turn away clients by not accepting cash. If we had a $5 cash discrepancy we would never waste even a minute trying to reconcile it. I just noticed a brand new business in the West Village that will not accept cash. Think about that- as a new store wouldn't the owner want to do everything possible to bring in as much business as they could? Why turn business away by not accepting US currency? Makes no sense! — Bruce on Another Restaurant No Longer Accepts Cash

wow, someone really IS uptight. like it or not, that's the way things are headed. what is the point of you "defending" an imaginary group of people that only have cash and are roaming the streets of tribeca in search of avocado toast? — lowphat on Another Restaurant No Longer Accepts Cash

“The last thing we wanted to build,” she added, “is an indoor mall.” —Cristina Carlson, a vice president for corporate communications with Howard Hughes Corporation. Haha, well, I guess its not an indoor mall if you dont call it an indoor mall. — ian on In the News: Pier 17 Update

If one is unable to afford a bank account or credit card, is that person likely to be spending $12 for avocado toast? — Anonymous on Another Restaurant No Longer Accepts Cash

They spelled important wrong... — another mama on Another Restaurant No Longer Accepts Cash

Said it before and will say it again. The kids today may not carry cash, but some people are actually unable or cannot afford to have a bank account or credit card. Go ahead and continue the class divide. I guess I will find my gluten-free, hormone-free charred avocado smash curry noodles somewhere else. — mruptight on Another Restaurant No Longer Accepts Cash

Nouvelle cuisine is not rich like cuisine classique, traditional French cooking. Bouley and several other French restaurants in NYC serve this healthy, fresh fare influenced by the late, great Chef Roger Vergé of Le Moulin de Mougins in the South of France. — Pierre on The Latest from Bouleyworld

This looks like the one on Walker, north side between Church and Broadway. Another shepherd's crook lamp is at Duane (northern fork) on Hudson, but with an older lamp. — Robert Ripps on Where in Tribeca…?

Agreed with comment above. As as I see it, fashion, TV, music video, film shoots are all fine and welcome...if they are respectful and courteous. I've been rudely yelled at to cross the street during a TV shoot "You! Yes, you! Cross the street now!" ... to cross the street against a red light and through moving traffic, no less! Of course I ignored that request and the yeller just became more irate. They are the guests in the neighborhood, and should act as good guests, and then we can be gracious hosts. But if they are rude, they can expect the same in return. And if they try to ruin my day with rudeness, I'll gladly ruin their shot. — Marcus on Valentine No. 58

Re: Tishman and wine cellar non payment - what am I missing. $515,000 contract less $23000 paid = $129500 balance they are "seeking" The math doesn't add up Probably meant to say $230000 paid (i.e. Extra 0) — Rohin on In the News: Governors Island to Stay Open Through October

How many people will pay top dollar to go out and eat at a restaurant featuring "tasting menus engineered to address a wide variety of dietary restrictions and medical concerns.” If such a restaurant actually opens, I give it six months, tops. — IJM on The Latest from Bouleyworld