We have a similar mobile pay system in Toronto and it works beautifully. — Andrea on Nosy Neighbor: What Are These New Blue Parking Signs?

Isn't all light colored? Some light is shitty, others are not. Not sure you can't not be a fan of colored light. I believe all light is colored. If you want to discuss further, I will buy you lunch at Warren 77 any day between 12-3pm. — Evan on Seen & Heard: Groundhog Day Loft Tour

Thanks for sharing these with us. — Huck's mom on The Recollections of Jane Freeman (Part 4)

A marriage proposal! How nice - put a smile on my face! I always felt so bad for the sales people in Sleepy's. They were so nice but the space itself is so depressing but they must do business. I know at least a dozen people who have bought mattresses there including myself. And they have this nice pillow give-a-way every once in awhile... — TG on Seen & Heard: Windblown Scaffolding

Can El Chapo help pay for the wall? — Bob Jacobs on In the News: El Chapo Is Staying Nearby

Great! — Janet on Fine Dining Is Coming to the World Trade Center

Is it just me or is Westfield struggling to get its "committed" tenants to finally open up shop in this mall? It seems a good chunk of the space is either unaccounted for or has "coming soon" signs. Whta happened to "Marketplace NYC" or the Ford store or even Starbucks, Duane Reade, and Gateway Newsstand??? All have signs up but look nowhere close to being ready to open. In fact, it seems that the vast majority of stores that weren't able to open in August are *still* not open. That smells like trouble to me - especially if even Duane Reade and Starbucks are not opening???? The irony is that Westfield delayed the opening of the mall because it wanted all the stores to open at once. It seems that even they finally threw in the towel when it became apparent that only 60% of their "committed" retailers were in any position to open in the near future and just decided to open half-empty in August. Don't get me wrong, I think the mall is a great asset to Downtown Manhattan. However, Westfield has proven itself incompetent as the operator - first by constantly delaying the opening of the mall and now by being unable to get its tenants from actually opening. — BPCNYC on Seen & Heard: Did Disney Bail on the World Trade Center Mall?

LOL- you made my morning. Thanks Erik. your mom is awesome. — Daniela on My Own Little Metropolitan Diary

Excellent read. Very funny. I was slightly disappointed that Howard was only referred to, and was not part of a conversation, but that's just my own personal bias showing. — Doug on My Own Little Metropolitan Diary

For those of you who don't want to click through, this is a GIF from the film "The Notebook," which includes the "bird" line. — Erik Torkells on First Impressions: Schilling

Fun! And, I love kitchen tweezers. :) — McGee on My Own Little Metropolitan Diary

This was fun to read- thank you! — Susan on My Own Little Metropolitan Diary

http://24.media.tumblr.com/367c60bf9ccc81eb167bc88a606101a6/tumblr_mjo6upyRn41r0rlpzo1_500.gif — Christie N on First Impressions: Schilling

Landmarking hinders his goal of creating affordable housing through new construction (with set-asides). — James on First Look at the New Building on W. Broadway

I disagree - how many times have you walked into a boutique or independent shop and checked on your phone if you can buy the same item online for less? — HH on In the News: El Chapo Is Staying Nearby

So these are the tweezers used to plate fancy food! I was imagining... I don't know what I was imagining... But I am now having kitchen envy, so no need to pinch me! — Christy on My Own Little Metropolitan Diary

You can lay the blame for this problem on our Mayor - he has refused to consider expanding Tribeca's historic districts. His team told the LPC to "stand down" on historic preservation, so this is what we get for voting for De Blasio.... neighborhood destruction! — Lynn Ellsworth on First Look at the New Building on W. Broadway

Be nice or I'll come over and pinch you! The kitchen tweezers were a gift (purchased at Korin) to Adam, who prefers to cook complex dishes. — Erik Torkells on My Own Little Metropolitan Diary

These are awesome! Thank you! — Ellen on My Own Little Metropolitan Diary

Do you have tweezers for every room of the house? That differentiates your brand perhaps even more than the plastic cap! — Christy on My Own Little Metropolitan Diary

How am I supposed to redeem my merchant credit... Are there plans to reopen? — Linda on Kiki de Montparnasse Has Closed

Don't worry--"relentless tenderness" is a short clip (makes no sense to me though) and your other faves are still there. It's fun to watch kid's reactions to the Cheetos ad, and I've seen toddlers trying to catch the giant floating potato chips. — Hudson River on Seen & Heard: “Relentless Tenderness”

Reading this made my morning :) — Rowena on My Own Little Metropolitan Diary

Hi. Jane, i love your recollections about Tribeca having moved downtown in 1980. Please keep them coming and see you around the neighborhood. — Dan Alterman on The Recollections of Jane Freeman (Part 4)

Perhaps we need more rent-control and/or rent stabilization…for both residential and commercial/retail. — Marcus on In the News: El Chapo Is Staying Nearby