Why isn't Tom allowed to have outdoor seating like everybody else including his Argentinian neighbor? Because of a capricious landlord? Pig roast is fantastic. Great way to improve a construction area. This is exactly why small businesses in this town suffer. Silly landlords and silly neighbors. Do ur thing Tom, we will support u — Shox on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

Haters shall hateth. — Marcus on Welcome to TweeBeCa

One wonders, after his operating for 3+ years in Tribeca, why Mr. Galis did not know better than to ask for 2 a.m./4 a.m. closing hours (and in the face of vocal opposition, then still try to justify late hours for private events. ) In Dec. 2012, this site reported about the Greek's CB1 hearing, "The hours were never mentioned, which means they must not be controversial." (https://tribecacitizen.wpengine.com/2012/12/13/cb1-tribeca-commitee-the-unofficial-minutes-december/) Per the 12/19/2012 CB1 resolution, "The hours of operation of this establishment are 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m." It is one thing when operators new to CB1 ask for unusually late hours and then plead ignorance about typical CB1 closing hours. It is something else when prior applicants knowingly request later-than-normal hours. The reaction should have been no surprise. — James on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

You are 100% correct. — Sheila on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

I can see that point if they bought a building in battery park city or something, but it's Northwest Tribeca. As nice as it is, it's one of the most heavily rat infested areas in the city. — lowphat on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

"residents are wise to attempt to prevent such a business from coming into their building" you obviously have zero education about condo rules/bylaws. the condo has restrictions on what can and cannot go in the retail space. when the developer built this building they installed venting to the roof specifically for the retail spaces. the retail spaces were sold to investors who put the properties up for rent, advertising that the space could work for a restaurant. the buyers knew this because when they purchased their condos their attorney's reviewed the offering plan. this was not hidden from anyone. seems like the residents should've bought a condo in a building that DOESN'T allow restaurants in the ground floor because this building isn't one of them. i think your comment shows how ignorant you (and the residents of this building) really are. — debra on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

How can people object to outdoor seating after Dylan did the same? — Sean on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

These residents knew a restaurant was coming into the building. Additionally, every building, including new once, have vermin and garbage. — Sean on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

But they want to have restaurants elsewhere? I'll say it again: Some people want all the rewards of living in a city, without sharing any of the burdens. — Erik Torkells on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

It isn't just noise that residents object to. Even the best restaurants bring vermin and odors (both cooking food and garbage) to a building. Residents are wise to attempt to prevent such businesses from coming into their building. — Makes you go "hmmm..." on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

So agree. I am not excited about chain restaurants coming in. I was disappointed to see Serafina taking such a big space. We need more places like Tom's. — Chris on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

Tom is a good guy, he is very present in his business and it is absurd that people would be that rude. I go to the greek often and it is truly a neighborhood establishment. Piss off good proprietors like him, and you're gonna wind up with a taco bell, or something worse. -Chris — Chris on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

The petition touts itself as protecting residents from a "a supper club with posted closing hours of 2AM during the weekdays and 4AM on the weekends." Sounds like the purposely used inflammatory language and didn't back down when their supposed goal of earlier closing time was met by the business owner. How can you move to Greenwich Street and not expect commercial enterprise, including restaurants, in your building. This is NYC, move to a house in the burbs if you don't want the hassles that come with city life. Also interesting that a large number of people who signed the petition did so without leaving their name - could it be that they aren't 100% proud of their NIMBY behavior... — AL on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

there are many high end buildings in the neighborhood which have restrictions on what the ground floor can be used for. perhaps the buyers of sterling mason should have thought about that before buying in the building if it was such a concern to them. shame on you CB for not protecting this restaurateurs rights and the landlord's rights. — debra on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

Wow--talk about a sense of entitlement. Can we just restrict the residents of the Sterling Mason from leaving their little bubble and infecting the neighborhood with their outlandish entitlement and chronic assholism. There are kids in Tribeca and we don't want them to be susceptible to the show of bad behavior demonstrated by those "neighbors." Where is that petition? — cami on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

The residents need to read their Jane Jacobs; without “mixed-use” urban development, neighborhoods become inhuman dead zones: anti-social, sterile, unsafe, unwelcoming, and impractical. — Marcus on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

Sounds like an unjustified witch-hunt. The residents do indeed come off as ridiculous, petty, selfish…and just plain mean-spirited. As for the Community Board meeting, are the minutes available anywhere? The CB1 site seems to no longer be updating since June….any idea why that might be? http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb1/html/archives/minutes.shtml — Marcus on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

I'm confused isn't Greenwich street full of restaurants that have outdoor seating? why should this be any different? seems to me like the residents of the fancy building above are not acknowledging that they purchased a condominium in a building which had always planned to have a restaurant on the ground floor (those retail spaces were delivered with the cooking vents in place). it was written in the offering plan and so it shouldn't have been a surprise to ANY of the buyers in there. spoiled brats. — debra on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

The gated-community entitlement in this neighborhood is nauseating. People want gyms but not in their buildings, sidewalk cafes but not on their streets, restaurants but not delivery trucks or garbage pick-up. I never thought that I would be one of those people pining for the gritty old days but this is ridiculous. There's no community here. It's just a collection of people who have bought into conspicuous consumption as self-improvement. Sorry for the rant, Erik. You do great work here and I think you have really contributed to a sense of community but I fear you are fighting a losing battle. — JD on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

Chase Bank on Broadway between walker and lispenard sts — James on Where in Tribeca…?

If Galis is brave enough to open another restaurant down here, hooray! Wish him luck. It would be very sad indeed if Tribeca were to become a residential wasteland. — SW on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

Yet another example of how a great deal of money and an even larger sense of entitlement distorts ones perspective on the world. What they are doing is grossly unfair to small business owners and to the people in the neighborhood. If there is a petition in support of appropriate hours, I would happily sign it. — A on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

The problem with Tom going directly to the SLA is that he had been in violation several times. He served liquor outside with no sidewalk permit. I believe he was cited twice. He also had tables outside for a year claiming he had a permit. Not only did he not have permit he had tables sprawling way passed the legal footage, blocking foot traffic. He has also Barbequed without permits on the sidewalk , from morning to sun down. He seems to try to get away with things thinking the neighbors will turn a blinds eye. — William on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

The Greek has been a positive boon to our neighborhood with its great food and genuine hospitality. The numnuts at the Sterling Mason have no concept of what they are callously pushing aside and more importantly what could very well move in there instead. I hope reasonable minds prevail and the neighborhood benefits from the presence of a restaurant such as this. — Rohin on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant

Go Tom! He's been a great neighbor and runs a great rstaurant. We're lucky to have him. Don't listen to the loud minority. Your place will be a success. Its legal and perfectly fine — Shox on The Fight Over a New Greek Restaurant