Dr Ms. Brown, You should be ashamed of yourself. You are a fear mongerer and follow an uninformed path. A group spending over $1B to restore any area of this City should be approached with a collaborative spirit. Instead you and your cronies perpetuate a mythical conspiracy theory and hope that a 'gotcha moment' will somehow bring about greater results. I sat through the last CB1 meeting in which SHoP gave a detailed presentation about a restored Tin Building, what a great slide show it was to fully understand how much work that building needs and to see smart planners and developers coming together to share that vision with the community. Instead you insulted the very premise of that meetings' purpose by slinging mud. Way to go. Did it make you feel better about yourself? I live in this neighborhood because I have a child at Peck Slip School. I personally cannot wait for the new and improved local components put forth by the developer and SHoP. These are architectural designs that make our City great, and last time I chceked no precious historic buildings are being touched at Seaport except to include more useful shops or the locals. If you want to live in the 18th Century please pack up and take your cronies with you... — Glen Gelly on Seen & Heard: Opening Date Confirmed for the World Trade Center Oculus

On a related topic, the antenna lights are a disappointment. The lights were installed on the antenna during the summer of 2014. Over the course of a couple of weeknights while walking our dog, my wife and I were amazed at the lights. I guess they were being tested and we watched an amazing light show of bright vibrant colors dancing in many computerized patterns, swirling around the antenna, up and down at various speeds. It was a veritable kaleidoscope. And since those few nights we haven’t seen anything like it since. Instead they just choose static light displays using bland colors, like how it appears in the above picture. The antenna has the capability to dazzle, but yet the management chooses not to. I wonder why? — PeterD on Nosy Neighbor: Why Does 1 World Trade Center Look So Unfinished at Night?

i suspect that the top mechanical floors are fully lit to give the impression of occupancy. it's a very wasteful example of corporate hypocrisy, as they have been applying for a leed "green" certification. any security concerns certainly could be handled by motion sensors on the lighting — j on Nosy Neighbor: Why Does 1 World Trade Center Look So Unfinished at Night?

Funny, just last night I thought, "I should write to Erik and see what he knows about the lighting in the WTC and why it still looks the way it does." Thanks for the question and answer! — Duder on Nosy Neighbor: Why Does 1 World Trade Center Look So Unfinished at Night?

What you're seeing in those top floors is just the construction lights that they have hanging in there. See also: https://tribecacitizen.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/aerial-NYC8-by-Albert-C-Lee.jpg The top floors are basically completely unfinished spaces waiting for tenants. — alee on Nosy Neighbor: Why Does 1 World Trade Center Look So Unfinished at Night?

As a member of the Seaport Working Group, I continue to be appalled--but not surprised-- by the shenanigans of the NYCEDC and the Howard Hughes Corporation. Lack of transparency and accountability have characterized their strategy from the beginning. It seems evident that they have no respect for the historic heritage of this precious remnant of 18th Century New York. The South Street Seaport Museum should have the lead role in programming the development of the historic Seaport area. In the long run, the unique attractions of the Street of Ships, the marvelous old buildings, and the remarkable exhibitions of the collections will draw the populace that is needed to make commerce thrive. Congratulations to the Friends of the South Street Seaport for m aking this vital information known to the public. — Diane Harris Brown on Seen & Heard: Opening Date Confirmed for the World Trade Center Oculus

YESSS! — Kelly on Bluemercury is Opening Here

Read today's issue of Broadsheet Daily. I was correct. Tribeca flood protection is planned in a future phase. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on In the News: $176 Million for Lower Manhattan Storm Protection

I believe Tribeca would be Phase 3 of the plan. Phase 1 was E. 23rd Street down to Montgomery. The money allocated by the Feds yesterday funds from Montgomery street, out around FiDi and up to the northern end of BPC. Phase 3 will go north from there up to Chelsea. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on In the News: $176 Million for Lower Manhattan Storm Protection

My cynical side would say that's because Most of the banks are further south... Yet I am sure Citi offices on Greenwich street and their soon to be adapted Plazas will be well protected even though they are technically in Tribeca. Might be the first time someone may try claiming not to be a "part" of the neighborhood! ;) — Rohin on In the News: $176 Million for Lower Manhattan Storm Protection

Bar Cyrk is the best pizza in the neighborhood. — Jonathan on Joey Pepperoni’s Pizzeria Has [Not] Closed

I was only correcting your comment about BPC. Why is Tribeca not included? I have no idea. You would have to get inside the mind of Chuck Schumer... and good luck with that. — PeterD on In the News: $176 Million for Lower Manhattan Storm Protection

Fair point. But Tribeca flooded, and yet it's not included? — Erik Torkells on In the News: $176 Million for Lower Manhattan Storm Protection

“…but can someone explain why the focus is on Battery Park City, which didn’t flood during Sandy, and not Tribeca, which did?” BPC didn’t flood? That must be news to those of us who watched the esplanade get submerged along with the North and South Cove Marinas and their adjacent plazas, and then watching the Hudson River completely filling up the Battery Park underpass as it rushed north into the Battery Tunnel and continued north up West Street submerging cars parked on West Thames Street, Little West Street and Battery Place and continuing north to flood the WTC site before it decided to head on up West Street to Tribeca. BPC didn’t lose power because the power supplies are above ground, but we did flood. But also look at a map. The storm came from the south. You need to fortify the whole southern perimeter on Manhattan island. — PeterD on In the News: $176 Million for Lower Manhattan Storm Protection

This links to the earlier flood project referenced near the end of the article: http://www.rebuildbydesign.org/project/the-big-u/ — James on In the News: $176 Million for Lower Manhattan Storm Protection

No! such good people!!! — jsk on A Longtime Hardware Store Is Closing

They're expecting to remain open through the end of next month. — Rowena on A Longtime Hardware Store Is Closing

If something must be built at wtc 2, could they please call on Fumihiko Maki who designed the stunning WTC 4? It is easily the standout of the area. Hopefully, the Bjarke Ingles design will be abandoned. — McGee on In the News: 2 World Trade Center Is on Hold Again

Dumb it down for us, David. Since brevity is the soul of wit. And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief...Smithers out. — Jim Smithers on Another Inexpensive Restaurant Is Gone

It may seem churlish to speak ill of the demised, but I have to say that it was an unforgettable experience to watch my wife's face (she's Japanese) when we walked past this place and I pointed it out to her for the first time. We're used to non-Japanese "Japanese restaurants" and their attendant weirdness. But as she took in the various aspects of this place, from the name(s) to the signage and decor, to the menu, I watched her normally very alert face go from slack to slacker, to a sort of opacity. When she'd recovered enough to utter words they were in halting Japanese: "So... much... so... wrong...". I lament the loss of inexpensive dining in the neighborhood, but it's really hard, for me at least, to muster anything like sorrow over this. — David G. Imber on Another Inexpensive Restaurant Is Gone

Let's not build WTC 2 since it is probably not needed, then re-number those others 2 and 3. Then you have 1,2 and 3 and ten years from now the tourists will not remember or care. — JPL on In the News: 2 World Trade Center Is on Hold Again

As I mentioned before, I don't think of Saluggi's as a slice joint; it's a pizzeria with table service and no counter, although you can order by the slice, which is commendable. — Erik Torkells on Joey Pepperoni’s Pizzeria Has [Not] Closed

What about Saluggi's on Church & Lispenard? — Mike M on Joey Pepperoni’s Pizzeria Has [Not] Closed

Urban trees are often the first victims of development... — Robert Ripps on Seen & Heard: Complete Replanting of the 7 World Trade Center Plaza

and when you step forth from your mansion, you find yourself on c anal street. too funny! — jim on Seen & Heard: Complete Replanting of the 7 World Trade Center Plaza