Thank you so much for the support Erik! — Lucy Tupu on In the News: Fashion Designer Jason Wu’s Tribeca Apartment

Another Battery Parker, Dick Costello, fails to understand the concerns of TriBeCa residents. These buses are god awful and must go. They are a blight on our neighborhood and dangerous for our children. Let's organize and take matters into our wn hands. We cannot rely on the 1st precinct as they refuse to do anything in protest of Mayor Billy D's horrible attitude and relationship with cops. — Terry on Seen & Heard: Chinatown Buses Keep Offloading Here

Dannys Bikes on Varick (north of Canal) is a much more competent and friendly shop. Gotham once filled a warranty on a broken bike part. In the process of filling the warranty they lost a piece of the bike. In spite of irrefutable evidence, they would not recognize that they lost the piece and called me a "scammer" for trying to get them to replace the lost part. Total amateur-hour over there. — charango on Gotham Bikes Is Closing

I had terrible customer service there. I ordered a bike and paid for it. It never came. When I inquired it turned it was never ordered after all and the person who helped me no longer worked there. I ended up going somewhere else. — Janet on Gotham Bikes Is Closing

Jayne, I don't believe Abramcyk and Elstein are the only ones keeping Tribeca relevant. How insulting to other businesses and landmarks in the area. — Pam on First Impressions: Yves

1.) Uber drivers also have to follow the law about where and how they stop and operate with TLC permits. You cannot just one day decide to drive for Uber without being licensed. Yep Tour buses are authorized to stop at 1 location in Brooklyn. They could apply to DOT for others, with no guarantees. 2.) Here is what the Statement of Basis and Purpose said about the intercity bus permit law in the notice of adoption: Unauthorized passenger pickup or discharge in violation of 34 RCNY § 4-10(c)(1) The intent of implementing an intercity bus permit system is to ensure that intercity bus operators utilizing the City’s curb space inform the DOT of their intended operations, and, once approved for such operations, adhere to permit requirements. In applying for a permit, bus operators will provide DOT with important information related to overall bus operations within the City necessary for administration of the program. [...] - Unlawful stopping or standing in an assigned on-street bus stop location except when actively engaged in the pick-up or discharge of passengers by an intercity bus permit holder in violation of 34 RCNY § 4-10(d)(7)(v) Intercity bus permits are for the temporary utilization of curb space by approved bus operators in order to expeditiously pick up or discharge passengers. This code is necessary to ensure that permittees do not park or stand their vehicles in curb space and thereby create layover spaces in bus stops not intended for longer-term stops. — James on Seen & Heard: Chinatown Buses Keep Offloading Here

sorry to say that the sidewalk shed at 101 warren st.. isn't coming down anytime soon.. the work hasn't even started on the building and they are now saying April is the start date. — toni on Seen & Heard: Bouley’s Delayed Departure

The bus drop off issue isn't a big deal. Folks just want to be near the subway with their luggage. Please stop being so pretentious. Why don't you complain about UBER dropping people off? What's the difference? — Dick Costello on Seen & Heard: Chinatown Buses Keep Offloading Here

This is very sad to hear. A genuine, local business with really great customer service. I bought a bike and the addition of a baby seat on that bike years later. The servicing of my bike has been free for almost eight years. It is sad to lose this convenience and another small business. I wish there was a. way to help keep places like this in the area. — Jacqui on Gotham Bikes Is Closing

Sorry to see them have to go through this again. Hope they can find another place soon. — T on Gotham Bikes Is Closing

The illegal drop-offs are but one of many problems with these buses. They run red lights, lay on their horns at the slightest of provocation and do not yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. A bus clipped my back heal as I walked across the crosswalk on West Broad and Walker. The drivers are complete assholes. — Alan on Seen & Heard: Chinatown Buses Keep Offloading Here

It is absurd that the 1st Precinct cannot do anything about the bus issue right across the street from its station house. How hard would it be for them to mount a camera on their roof, collect 1-2 weeks worth of data on bus arrival times, and then station a cop there with an unmarked car to issue summonses at the most productive times? — James on Seen & Heard: Chinatown Buses Keep Offloading Here

Fran: This installation is noted specifically in the linked presentation as a "One-way to one-way treatment." " In the study group, intersection directionality was a significant factor with 30% of left turn pedestrian and bicyclist injury crashes occurring at intersections that consist of a one-way to one-way configuration • In contrast, only 13% of intersections citywide are one-way to one-way" Further, visibility issues mean that left turns are more dangerous than rights, even without crossing a 2-way street: "The vehicle’s A-pillar (the portion of the vehicle frame between the windshield and the driver’s side window) obscures seven linear feet of the driver’s view of pedestrians in the crosswalk. This blind spot can track with crossing pedestrians, dramatically obscuring the driver’s view as compared to right turns, if the driver fails to appropriately move their head and scan the crosswalk." — James on Seen & Heard: Lunch at Augustine

372 Broadway. Thank you for the update. My understanding is that the residential entrance will be moved to and known as Six Cortland Alley and the ground floor retail will remain as 372 Broadway. — Larry Fink on Seen & Heard: Chinatown Buses Keep Offloading Here

It looks like an alley address is the new... mews? http://1greatjonesalley.com/ — A on Seen & Heard: Chinatown Buses Keep Offloading Here

Why not? Our waterways are cleaner than ever. Highly recommend booking a tour at the Newtown Creek Water treatment plant in Greenpoint. It's a phenomenon, educational and when the weather is warm a lovely nature retreat on the creek. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/environmental_education/newtown_wwtp.shtml — neighbor on Seen & Heard: Tail of the Whale

I have had the pleasure of visiting Yves on two separate occasions and I believe it is a local treasure! For a neighborhood sorely lacking in lively, intimate and unpretentious eateries, Yves is more than a welcome addition. The spirited atmosphere only adds to the fun. BRAVO to Abramcyk and Elstein for keeping TriBeCa delicious and relevant! — Jayne on First Impressions: Yves

But this particular left turn is the same as a right turn, since both streets are one-way. So is it necessary here? — Fran on Seen & Heard: Lunch at Augustine

Agreed with you both. Overpriced for what it is and for me didn't like my meal at all. Weiner Schnitzel was cooked as if the grease wasn't hot enough and laden with grease and Salmon was cold. Service was very good.The acoustics are horrible.... But you both said all that. I love the spot and hope that it improves but guessing because of the commercial rents in Tribeca its not lowering its prices. — Deborah on First Impressions: Yves

Probably not a coincidence then that Casey is shutting down the vlog (posted on Sat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-yrXB95qDo) — alee on Seen & Heard: Tail of the Whale

Not to a teenager, is the point. — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Tail of the Whale

"No trespassing" or "No Loitering" might have made more sense. — Marcus on Seen & Heard: Tail of the Whale

To clarify: Someone at the company explained to me that the sign is to discourage people from entering the building (and "no selfies" seems to resonate with teenagers better than "no trespassing"). But don't worry, I suspect you'll soon have other opportunities to flex your Constitutional rights. — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Tail of the Whale

Diane Fink management seems to have forgotten that they are located in the United States. I'm no particular fan of CN but now I want to go take a selfie in front of just because the Constitution says I can. — Kristopher on Seen & Heard: Tail of the Whale

I hope that whale isn't drinking the water! — Chelsea on Seen & Heard: Tail of the Whale