Cami, The market is definitely softening from where it was 1-2 years ago. There is a ton of new construction still ongoing adding further to the large pool of newly completed units. Banks have already noticed this issue and Construction loans are harder to get. Some price adjustment already underway and probably more to follow. Long term outlook will of course be positive but now is probably not the best time to buy — Rohin on In the News: Target’s Tribeca Store to Test Delivery

No matter how little meat I eat, I'm always trying to eat less meat. — Erik Torkells on Eight New Enthusiasms

Why are you saying that you are trying to eat less and less meat when you have said in past articles that you don't eat much meat to begin with? — Alex on Eight New Enthusiasms

From the NY Times: Manhattan FOR LEASE $108.98/SQ. FT. $564,000 approximate annual rent 221 West Broadway (between White and Franklin Streets) Manhattan A 10-year lease is available, starting in June, for a 5,175-square-foot recently renovated restaurant space, which had been home to White Street Restaurant, in this 1918 six-story mixed-use loft building in the TriBeCa East Historic District. The ground-floor space, with 13-and-a-half-foot ceilings, can seat up to 215 people, and has a liquor license. Its 5,000-square-foot usable lower level has a prep kitchen, office space and a private dining area. Its frontage totals 90 feet on White and West Broadway. Owner: Nur Ashki Jerrahi Community Broker: Steven Rappaport, Sinvin — James on Getting Tribeca Included in the Holland Tunnel Traffic Study

Mikey Flowers deserves all the support tribeca can give him. He gave so much on 9/11 and for months and years after. And continues to give and give and give…. plus his flowers last. — Kevin Clarke on Spotlight: Floratech

Even if it's not a mistake, it sure looks like one. — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Five Boro Bike Tour Is This Sunday Morning

Are there any market indications that the condo market in downtown is softening? — cami on In the News: Target’s Tribeca Store to Test Delivery

Is the 1st Precinct unique in its evasion of responsibility for law enforcement in its catchment? — James on In the News: Target’s Tribeca Store to Test Delivery

Target is always busy but not slammed. Their produce is surprisingly great. — John on In the News: Target’s Tribeca Store to Test Delivery

111 Murray- Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be! — Bruce on Seen & Heard: Five Boro Bike Tour Is This Sunday Morning

re 111 murray - that's a pretty big f up — lowphat on Seen & Heard: Five Boro Bike Tour Is This Sunday Morning

As I see celebs at wholefoods and at the Greek restaurant lately (saw Bradley Cooper there), I am asking for everyone who cares about the local area to support the retail in the area. I get it is easy to buy things online but the retail plays a good function for the area and will be sad if we end up with empty stores. Not just the cafes and restaraunts but also the pharmacies and the other boutiques, if we support them the area remains more vibrant and we end up with a better environment. — jack golden on Welcome to TweeBeCa: Special Celebrity Edition!

Great shots! — AF on Close-Up: Walker Street

One can see the vacancies, but one cannot really know which leases are being extended or renewed before they ever come to market. A going concern would really try to make a deal with their landlord well before the place is listed. However some places cannot survive even at the existing, pre-renewal lease rent. — James on Seen & Heard: Nickel & Diner

But by definition an extension helps a going concern amortize that build out over a longer term. — James on Seen & Heard: Nickel & Diner

Tenants often invest a significant amount in sunk buildout / startup costs and they need to amortize that cost over a longer term. — chavanel on Seen & Heard: Nickel & Diner

Typically retail tenants don't want the uncertainty of having a short-term lease. — Tenant on Seen & Heard: Nickel & Diner

Perhaps someone with better commercial real estate knowledge than me can answer this. I know landlords are not renewing leases (since commercial leases are usually very long term) in order to try to get a higher paying tenant but why not just renew for a shorter period of time, like one or two years and re-evaluate instead of keeping the place vacant for years on end? — lowphat on Seen & Heard: Nickel & Diner

I was in Tribeca Hair Studio last week and was told they are just moving to an available space on Chambers closer to Broadway...but one never knows... — Molly on Seen & Heard: Nickel & Diner

At least the rats in the alley will have a change of menu. — NYCAunty on A Restaurant in ChiBeCa

Hopefully the new business will have more respect for the premises Crave piled garbage and grease in the area to the side of the place. The rats in the adjacent Greenstreet became uncontrollable. Friends of Tribeca Park tried to tend this area but finally threw in the towel. Maybe with a cooperative owner it could be different. — Friends of Tribeca Park on Coffee Out, Poke In

I am in agreement with your comment about experiencing the silence at the Lightening Field in New Mexico. For years I used to spend time working outside of Albuquerque and, on a windless day, sitting outside, the silence was encompassing and unlike anything I had ever encountered. It was so quiet one could hear a beetle walking across the ground. Wheeler's inspiration for this peace was born when he landed his plane in the desert and experienced the silence there. — Huck's mom on Seen & Heard: Canal Street Market’s Food Hall

Also very interested to know what happened with Khe-Yo's application. — KLG on Getting Tribeca Included in the Holland Tunnel Traffic Study

A nice restaurant/bar on this block is much needed. Finally! — LRG on A Restaurant in ChiBeCa

+1 — safe as milk on Seen & Heard: Four Seasons Food Cart