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  • Loved it. I'm a resident of Sunset Park. I found you as your site came up in Google News. I have an automated search for Sunset Park Brooklyn. — Rachel on Field Trip: Sunset Park

  • NYT article from 1993 about the closing of Job Lot: http://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/19/nyregion/neighborhood-report-lower-manhattan-at-job-lot-the-final-bargain-days.html — Michael on In the News: Downtown Residents Win a Round in Rent Fight

  • RE: Ephemeral New York, fourth picture down with the street steam pipe is a picture taken on Warren street, south side, looking West. The painted triangles was the site of Job Lot, on the corner of Church & Warren, one of the best places in the area to shop. — Kacee on In the News: Downtown Residents Win a Round in Rent Fight

  • it's a disgrace what they're demolishing on West Broadway. Those buildings should have been protected, and this is a clear failure of our preservation laws. — Will on Seen & Heard: Goodbye, Old Buildings

  • this is sooooo fun. Let's keep going! — Will on Show Us Your Roof: 200 Chambers

  • That pink horsey was a main character in my sons' bedtime stories for years. — Dan Kohn on Seen & Heard: Warren Street Reconstruction Is Moving East

  • NYC Department of Buildings ECB Violation Details Premises: 187 DUANE STREET MANHATTAN Filed At: 325 GREENWICH STREET , MANHATTAN , NY 10013 BIN: 1001550 Block: 143 Lot: 16 Community Board: 101 ECB Violation Summary VIOLATION OPEN ECB Violation Number: 34267756Y Severity: NON-HAZARDOUS Certification Status: NO COMPLIANCE RECORDED Penalty Balance Due: $0.00 Hearing Status: WRITTEN OFF Respondent Information Name: OWNER OF 325 GREENWICH ST Mailing Address: 325 GREENWICH STREET , NEW YORK , NY 10013 Violation Details Violation Date: 02/15/2001 Violation Type: CONSTRUCTION Served Date: 02/15/2001 Inspection Unit: Infraction Codes Section of Law Standard Description B04 27-147 WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT Specific Violation Condition(s) and Remedy: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.NOTED:INSTALLED A STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM KITCHEN EXHAUST PEDETRATION OF PUBLIC LOBBY INTO EXISTING ELEVATOR SHAFT TO ROOF.LOCATION 1FL CORNER RESTAURANT.REM:OBTAIN PERMIT. Issuing Inspector ID: 1032 DOB Violation Number: 021501C01JG01 Issued as Aggravated Level: NO Dept. of Buildings Compliance History and Events Certification Status: NO COMPLIANCE RECORDED Compliance On: A Certificate of Correction must be submitted to the Administrative Enforcement Unit (AEU) for all violations. A violation that is not dismissed by ECB will continue to remain ACTIVE or "open" on DOB records until acceptable proof is submitted to the AEU, even if you have paid the penalty imposed by ECB. ECB Hearing Information Hearing Status: WRITTEN OFF ECB Penalty Information Penalty Imposed: $2,500.00 Adjustments: $2,500.00 Amount Paid: $0.00 Penalty Balance Due: $0.00 Court Docket Date: 10/31/2001 — CONCERNED HOPE THIS HELPS on Tribeca’s Cornerstone Is Looking Iffy

  • Me too. I'm hoping that not that many people are aware of it and it's not too crowded. — KP on Seen & Heard: Jersey City Fireworks Show

  • I'm really enjoying this field trip series. Thanks Erik. — KP on Field Trip: Sunset Park

  • Thanks for the heads up about the jersey city fireworks, will try to see if I can see it at Battery Park tonight. :) — TribecaMom on Seen & Heard: Jersey City Fireworks Show

  • We tried to take the ferry from Pier 11 to Rockaways yesterday but unfortunately the boat was at capacity by the time we got to the head of the line (after waiting for about 40min). We didn't want to wait another hour for the next boat so we just turned around and went home. Wish the ferry runs more frequently instead of every hour. — TribecaMom on Field Trip: Sunset Park

  • There were both, but I'd wager more takeout. Highly recommend using the Eater guide as a resource. — Erik Torkells on Field Trip: Sunset Park

  • Perfect timing! We took the ferry to the Rockaways this week and when it stopped at Sunset Park, decided to give that a try next time. Were the restaurants mostly counter/take out rather than table service? — Hudson River on Field Trip: Sunset Park

  • Yes, Google maps directs you to vestry (vs canal) from south and north on West street. But that's been happening for at least a year or two and I never understood it. Same goes for turning left on Hudson from driving east on canal. Google maps directs you to vestry (vs canal) from West st. I work at 250 Hudson and always have to remind Ubers to disregard instructions and have to self navigate with them. — MS on Seen & Heard: Pure Green Juice and Bulletproof Coffee

  • By this time in July, the ducklings are fully grown and fly away — Duck on What Happened to the Ducks in Rockefeller Park?

  • I'm hearing that they are prepping for the sphere to be placed in that section of the planter. — Anthony on Seen & Heard: Japanese Steakhouse Opening Here?

  • Love this new feature! — Antonella nyornothing on Show Us Your Roof: 200 Chambers

  • What a stunning building (49 Chambers)! Absolutely beautiful. — Marcus on In the News: Inside Grand Old 49 Chambers

  • West Broadway in front of Batard. — Laura on Where in Tribeca…?

  • Where do the ducks go in the summer? This article made me think about catcher in the rye where Holden keeps asking where the ducks in Central Park go during the winter. — Alex on What Happened to the Ducks in Rockefeller Park?

  • I saw ducks there last week. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on What Happened to the Ducks in Rockefeller Park?

  • Oh, come on people! — SW on In the News: History of a W. Broadway Building

  • Love the "kids toys & furniture." — SW on Seen & Heard: Progress at Two Park Place Restaurants

  • We walked by yesterday and there was a mother duck and several ducklings. — Dave on What Happened to the Ducks in Rockefeller Park?

  • When they were putting in Water Tunnel #3 on Hudson Street, they used explosives for that. Shook all my dishes, and I was a few blocks north of the explosions. — KP on Seen & Heard: Goodbye, Old Buildings