Tribeca's Most Wanted???? hahahahahahaha first world problems. — AndyC on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

These remind me of Roy Colmer's "Doors, NYC" from 1976, which you wrote about a couple of years ago. Here's 329 Canal Street, for example: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aea7cced-6bd8-982c-e040-e00a1806318e — James on Ode to Canal Street

You can also come to the Community Board meeting tomorrow night at 6pm at 250 Greenwich Street, 10th Floor. — TJBNYC on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

I can readily believe the 1st Precinct was unaware. With respect to the otherwise low crime rate in the area, as Barry Switzer once said, "Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple." — James on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

I'm with you Erik re the Fearless Girl. I (a woman) worked on the Street during the "Boom Boom Room" era and still see it as an all too glib and easy, virtue signaling bit of advertising that totally changes the meaning of the original work. The raging bull doesn't represent Wall Street (the market is both bulls and bears, ya know), it represents a rising stock market and thus prosperity. So the girl is standing athwart prosperity? Makes no sense at all as a positive message for State Street to be sending. Even in the context that State Street and the artist meant the pair to be seen, it's actually ridiculous -- they are subtly reinforcing the idea that it's ok for Wall Street men to refer to and treat women in their workplace as little girls there to ruin the fun. — N on In the News: Citigroup Renovation Update

Perspicacious is a great word. — Andrea on In the News: Citigroup Renovation Update

With all this neighborhood attention I couldn't believe that the NYPD (1st precinct) was unaware of what was going on. Here's what I was told: "The First Precinct is very aware of this problem and they are holding a Community Council Meeting this Thursday at 6:30 at the 1st Precinct. Everyone is invited to attend. I am sure you can get all answers there." — Marc on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

Exactly. What's missing from this discussion are the unspoken issues of class and race, playing out against the hyper-affluent backdrop of Tribeca and BPC. Has anyone gathered any clear evidence or information about who these kids are and where they live and go to school? Are they, as is being suggested or surmised, rich white kids playacting at being "toughs" and mimicking the roles of gang behavior until they actually are doing exactly the same threatening, bullying and destructive things that kid gangs do. You can bet that if these kids were outside "interlopers" from the NYCHA projects on the LES coming over to mess with Tribeca folks, local residents would have the police down on them instantly. — james on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

Kudos to both Erik here and Carl G at Trib Trib for calling the West St incident a "crash" or "collision" rather than "accident." Would that our dailies were so perspicacious. — Komanoff on In the News: Citigroup Renovation Update

I was sorry to see this string of comments. Arguments about how bad the harassment is, and race and privilege’s role are not going to be productive paths to resolution. Whenever anyone sees behaviors that are unacceptable and what one would consider harassing, by anyone, the best next step is to contact the NYPD and file a report. They are the only entity that has jurisdiction in all areas discussed in this article – which include private property. There is nothing like a trip to the precinct to help assuage this kind of behavior. Our community can come together by coordinating with our community board and governing entities to make sure we maintain a peaceful environment in our neighborhood. — TJBNYC on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

While I realize this thread primarily discusses BPC: a few months back, my wife and I were walking with our 3-year old on Greenwich in the middle of the day when we witnessed a group of teens—both black & white—verbally harassing each passerby while several aggressively rode skateboards on the sidewalks (often forcing pedestrians into the street on onto storefront steps). The were loud, belligerent and most definitely threatening. They continued this behavior as they gathered on the corner of Reade—culminating with a skateboarder doing a jump onto the hood of a Mercedes parked at the corner, obviously causing significant damage. They high-fived amongst themselves and boisterously celebrated the destruction. But what was most alarming was how completely unfazed they were by neighborhood residents yelling for them to stop with threats of calling the police (which several of us did). Fortunately, I've not seen or heard of any other incidents before or since, so this may be isolated or perhaps was effectively managed by the police. — Steven on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

Of course we can't wrile up the delinquents; I can't believe what I'm reading. — Albert on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

And the police were called, they could care less. — Anon on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

In my incident they were not African American, they were white. — Anon on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

UNBELIEVABLE. They should be given a place to hang out, not a public place like a park??? You and their self-entitled, absentee parents are part of the problem. — Albert on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

There is a bit of curiosity here and let me be clear whatever this is it should be stopped..if there were so many incidents did the victims and/or witnesses call the police and be willing to file a report? Did they not want to bother, if so then telling people afterwards is not helping because Police need people to file reports...silence when it counts could be contributing. Brookfield& Goldman alley are all private property and the uniformed police walking there are paid like the security guards and all private...they may not call the police unless people press them and then someone is still willing to wait and file a report. We dont need a neighborhood watch, we need people to help the police... — TMKM on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

I agreed with you Will. I was thinking the SAME thing. I'm shocked that the police is not as involved as if this "gang" were young kids of color. I had to say it. — Mimi on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

I have an experience which was quite awful the teens through eggs at my car with baby sitting in back. They are quite ruthless — Rosalie on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

If the harassment rises to that level? They're harassing people, assaulting people and stealing property. Lock them up — Sean on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

How have these kids been identified as Tribeca kids? Is it just because they are white? Seems a bit of a stretch. They might be from Tribeca, but since nobody knows their names or addresses, it seems like journalistic clickbaiting to claim they are Tribecan. I have a teen (a girl) and does any downtown parent of a teenager NOT KNOW that the waterfront and BPC esplanade- from the Brookfield Mall to the Westfield Mall, to piers, all the way up to village, not know that the entire area is a teen magnet for kids from all over the city? It's where teenagers go to escape parents. Might they be FIDI kids? Might they be from BPC? Might they be from SoHo or Grammercy or the Village? Might they be friends from several neighborhoods who meet up there? — Lynn on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

How long do you think the Atlas Acon Electric building will last? — KP on Seen & Heard: The New Restaurant in Truffles Tribeca

If these kids were black...I'll just leave it there. We're discussing race here, right? The usual American subliminal conversation about color and privilege and the resulting injustice? — Will on Teens Are Terrorizing Battery Park City

@OLV says James is right. — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Secret Service Limousine

The Secret Service was probably for Malia Obama, several neighbors have seen her and her Secret Service around, it was reported that she was interning at the Weinstein Company. — SDM on Seen & Heard: Secret Service Limousine

“Untitled Jenny Lumet Project” (aka “Higher Ground”) http://deadline.com/2016/09/cbs-jenny-lumet-hate-crimes-drama-alex-kurtzman-katie-couric-david-marshall-grant-put-pilot-1201823454/ CBS Nabs Jenny Lumet Hate Crimes Drama Produced By Alex Kurtzman & Katie Couric With Put Pilot Commitment Associated Press by Nellie Andreeva September 20, 2016 2:47pm In one of the biggest drama buys for CBS this season, the network has given a put pilot commitment to a character-based procedural from writer Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married) and producers Katie Couric, David Marshall Grant (Brothers & Sisters), Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin. CBS TV Studios, where Kurtzman’s new company Secret Hideout is under an overall deal, is the studio. Penned by Lumet with Grant supervising, the untitled drama is being informally described as “The Good Wife meets Homicide.” It centers on an elite team of investigators for the Northeast Regional U.S. Hate Crimes Unit who must confront their own biases as they keep the peace by solving myriad crimes against humanity while acting locally but thinking of the national repercussions. The project, which CBS landed in a bidding situation with another network, marks the first sale for Secret Hideout, Kurtzman’s successor to CBS TV Studios-based K/O Paper Products. Under that pact, Kurtzman and Secret Hideout president of television Kadin also executive produce the upcoming CBS All Access Star Trek series, which Kurtzman co-created with Bryan Fuller. The CBS hate crimes drama also marks the first major scripted series sale for Katie Couric Media. Couric has been ramping up production through the company, including the upcoming Gender Revolution documentary for National Geographic, working with producing partner Mitchel Semel. Couric also is producing a movie in the works at Lifetime about the water crisis in Flint, MI. This also marks Couric’s return to CBS, where she anchored CBS Nightly News from 2006-2011. She is repped by CAA. CBS has been interested in dramas tackling the tough subject of hate crimes. Two seasons ago, the network developed For Justice, about the Criminal Section of FBI’s Civil Rights Division, which went to pilot directed by Ava DuVernay. Lumet, daughter of director Sidney Lumet, started off as an actress before segueing to screenwriting. She is repped by ICM Partners. Grant, who has worked as executive producer on the CBS/ABC Studios/CBS Studios medical drama Code Black, is repped by CAA. Secret Hideout is repped by CAA and attorney Michael Gendle. — James on Seen & Heard: Secret Service Limousine