Hi, Luis, I think my problem with the colored lights on the Municipal Building - though I like them on Empire State Building -- is that they are too modern for a 1914 McKim Meade White - designed building and turn the sculpture "Civic Fame" at the top into a bit of a chorus girl. — Anne Baxter on Seen & Heard: Look What They’ve Done to the Municipal Building

Jane, I invite you to please join us at the next meeting of the Financial District Neighborhood Association. One of the committees we are putting together is one to identify buildings in FiDi that are not landmarked, but deserve to be considered. I wouldn't have included 112 Fulton on that list :-), but there are others that should be considered and identified. The next meeting is April 14th at 180 Maiden Lane, I believe it will be from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on In the News: Garage Attendant Won the Lottery

Thanks for reposting the Red-Tailed Hawk info, Eric and linking -- as I should have -- to info on how best to complain about the rat poison and how to contact Margaret Chin's office. NYC Audubon posted about the incident and there's quite a debate going on in the comments section - for those who are interested: https://www.facebook.com/nycaudubon/?fref=nf — Anne Baxter on Seen & Heard: Look What They’ve Done to the Municipal Building

The loss of Walker Supply is particularly unfortunate for those of us around here who still build our own stuff. One could have lumber cut to fit for shelving, doors, framing, and so on. And they'd deliver. We're transitioning from being a neighborhood of makers toward being a neighborhood fully dependent upon outside contractors. — David G. Imber on Seen & Heard: A Rumor About 56 Leonard

Fulton St. may be getting more cheerful, but at a cost. A couple of years ago, 112 Fulton was torn down. This beautiful, five-story building was where Herman Melville set the type for Moby-Dick. The novel was first published by Harper & Bros., nearby. The first edition, titled The Whale, was shipped to England, but the last pages went missing, so the Brits didn't know for a long time what had become of Ishmael. — Jane Freeman on In the News: Garage Attendant Won the Lottery

The Municipal Building is among my favorite buildings in the world and it is one of the most beautiful buildings that few people ever think about. I agree that the lighting needs to be consistent , but I respectfully disagree about colored lights. I love them and I also love the classic white. I would love to see The Municipal Building explore more colored lighting from time to time. I haven't yet seen the blue light and will look for it tonight. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on Seen & Heard: Look What They’ve Done to the Municipal Building

And the exterior lighting on the Tweed Courthouse has deteriorated over the years. For a while after the renovation it looked quite nice. Now, not so much. — Makes you go "hmmm..." on Seen & Heard: Look What They’ve Done to the Municipal Building

Ha! Was thinking this seemed a bit off vs. what is normally acceptable fund-raising for PS234. Good one tho, esp. the $95 price point. LOL :) — Valentina on “Tribeca Moms”: The Calendar

Morgan's market has the best BLT around! — Jrad on Wichcraft Is Opening on Broadway

I hear you Doc. These changes can't be something you can "snap out of." Very sad. — TG on Seen & Heard: A Rumor About 56 Leonard

Bravo to Gregory Velez! That is some retirement fund. Have fun at Disneyland with your girls! — TG on In the News: Garage Attendant Won the Lottery

I still don't understand exactly why Landmark's Preservation Commission was applying its resources in support of mutilating and depriving the public of a city landmark. Shouldn't they be doing the opposite? — Anne Baxter on The Clocktower Lawsuit Was a Success

Please look at what was lost to our community this week - click through all 3 pages of the link to see the full story of what a gift this this pair of highly effective rat hunting birds was to our community and how wasteful and unnecessary the death of the female was : http://www.jeanshum.com/sheep-meadow-south-hawks-china/chinatown-red-tailed-hawks/ So far only three complaints have been made to Margaret Chin's office about the poisoned hawk -- and none of them from New York City residents. Myself included - I've been grieving but not calling -- feeling sad about it doesn't help the hawks. I'm going to contact her office today. And call 311. As has been pointed out - as long as there are more complaints about rats than there are about poisoned hawks - the Health Department will keep putting out more poison. Nightmarishly, they put even more poison out on Friday - the day after the female died. The male is still hunting in the area -- what are his chances? — Anne Baxter on Seen & Heard: Successful Petition for a Gumball Machine

This embarrassment is the responsibility of the Department of Health. This park is one of several "potential rat hot spots" right near their Worth Street offices. From http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/23/ratology : "Robert Corrigan holds a doctorate in urban rodentology from Purdue University, and students and colleagues call him the Rat Czar. As a boy growing up in East Flatbush, Corrigan fancied himself a terrestrial Jacques Cousteau; rats were his fish. Now he and his wife split their time between Indiana and New York City. "The other day, Corrigan, who has a company called RMC Consulting, was in town in his role as principal lecturer at the Rodent Control Academy, a three-day course in rat management, taught at the Department of Health, on Worth Street. [...] "'When it’s dark at night, you’ll hear them in our parks. By the trees, in the bushes,' he said. He explained the next day’s field experiment—the last bit before the final exam. 'You all will be doing your observations during the day. You might not see rats. But what you will see are the environmental conditions and clues that indicate rats are there.' "In the morning, the students set out, in groups, to five potential rat hot spots: Columbus Park, Collect Pond Park, the J Train stop at Foley Square, Cortlandt Alley, and the municipal buildings on Lafayette Street. 'New York alleys are loaded with details—if you are a keen observer,' Corrigan advised." — James on Seen & Heard: Successful Petition for a Gumball Machine

in regards to the dead hawk, you can contact Margaret Chin. Please be mindful and helpful suggesting better sanitation, better trash cans, no littering, no pigeon feeding, adding more Pep officers, etc. To file a complaint please contact : Margaret Chin (council member) District Office Address Chatham Green 165 Park Row, suite #11 New York, NY 10038 District Office Phone 212-587-3159 District Office Fax 212-587-3138 Legislative Office Address 250 Broadway Suite 1882 New York, NY 10007 Legislative Office Phone 212-788-7259 Legislative Office Fax 212-442-1563 Email: chin@ council.nyc.gov Margaret Chin : Chin@council.nyc.gov — Jean on Seen & Heard: Successful Petition for a Gumball Machine

Oh no - I was completely there! — Liat on “Tribeca Moms”: The Calendar

Thanks for the REVOLT tip at Soho Rep. Just snagged my tix. — KP on Seen & Heard: Peek Inside the Beach Street Pizzeria

PS: I meant "Snap traps" — Jean on Seen & Heard: Successful Petition for a Gumball Machine

Many parks have switched over to rat traps as oppose to using poison. It was the Health Dept. that put out the poison all over Columbus Park and its surrounding areas. When you use poison, the rats go into these boxes eat the poison and later becomes ill. It is a slow cruel death. This is also easy prey from a red tailed hawk hunitng for a meal. I've been watching this pair for months. They started their nest on a billboard by the manhattan bridge but it was destroyed so they went further west to Columbus park/ Collection Pond park. This pair placed branches on several air conditioners along Baxter, Centre and Hogan's Pl. A bulk of the nesting materials is actually on the Health Dept Building. How ironic is that? i urge the Tribeca community to write to your councilman, etc. to stop the usage of poison. Dogs and pigeons get sick as well.... — Jean on Seen & Heard: Successful Petition for a Gumball Machine

Thank you, Erik! — McGee on Loft Peeping: Mark Berryman

That's a great victory for the citizens of New York. Although it raises a question as to the entire sale of the building, which should be disallowed. There are other interior landmarks within 346 Browdway, and the city relied upon a stale ULURP from over 30 years ago to dispose of this property. — Concerned on The Clocktower Lawsuit Was a Success

How many emails did you get? — TribecaMom on “Tribeca Moms”: The Calendar

That is so heartbreaking about the mama hawk. Thank you for letting us know — TribecaMama on Seen & Heard: Successful Petition for a Gumball Machine

The Greenwich St branch is sad--extremely slow and crabby service. No one seems to care about the cleanliness of the seating area--tables are frequently just left unwiped because...why not? — cami on Wichcraft Is Opening on Broadway

South tip of the Finn Square/Obtuse Triangle — Jim Smithers on Where in Tribeca…?