Nope, but good guess. — Erik Torkells on Where in Tribeca…?

Good point. Anyone who's been the to Brooklyn Target knows the possible mess this might entail. — j frank on Target Is Opening a Store in Tribeca

Western Union building window? — Robert Ripps on Where in Tribeca…?

While I like Target as much as anyone and happily shop there with my college student every year, I am really troubled by what this portends for Tribeca. This is my concern - is it anybody else's? Long lines of cabs, double-parked cars, etc. - and streams of people in the neighborhood because Target is a destination store for large items (housewares, furniture, etc.). Bed Bath & Beyond works on Warren Street because there are now a number of them in Manhattan, so my sense is it primarily serves people living or working below Houston Street. Only the second Target in Manhattan is going to be a destination for folks from all over, and people aren't going to leave the store and trudge down to the subway on Chambers Street with their multiple bags and large purchases, is my bet. I am worried about the further commercialization of that corridor, and especially the traffic it will entail on Greenwich Street all the way up the street - have they even thought of all that? Fairway shoppers are local - Target's most emphatically are not. Could the community board address their plans for the increased traffic stream this is going to engender? — Judy on Target Is Opening a Store in Tribeca

I like the fact that it's seasonal, blossoming in the Spring and Summer and fading with the chill of Fall and Winter. Not sure we need more of them, however, as we've got bike racks taking up space while small businesses and residents still need parking spaces. — Duane St Regular on Seen & Heard: Zara Is Open

As long as we're condoning the "suburbinification" of Tribeca, why not a Walmart? They beat the pants off everyone else on prices. — Makes you go "hmmm..." on Target Is Opening a Store in Tribeca

There is a goddamn God! — Jim Smithers on Target Is Opening a Store in Tribeca

But because anyone welcomes Target, (sub)Urban Outfitters, Nordstrom, and the like - that means Wal-mart is coming to the neighborhood. How could it not? Already got a Dennys. — j frank on Target Is Opening a Store in Tribeca

Clearly, you have a right to your opinion. This is mine. I love being able to shop and eat in the neighborhood that I live in and most others do as well. So I welcome Target, just like I welcome Saks and Apple and all of the new restaurants. And yes, I do draw the line at Walmart as well as most of the retail that used to be at Pier 17 and the Seaport. The new iPic Theatre will be an awesome addition and I look forward to seeing what they bring to the new Pier 17 to join Jean Georges. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on Target Is Opening a Store in Tribeca

"...more retail options for everybody, from Saks, Nordstrom (hopefully), Hermes and Armani to Zara, H&M, Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters and Club Monaco to Century 21, TJ Maxx and now Target." Seriously? Seriously? Like we need more corporate dreck in this neighborhood? To the detriment of any soul the neighborhood might have left. It's a good thing you draw the line at Walmart. — Duder on Target Is Opening a Store in Tribeca

"Greater FiDi"?! — Erik Torkells on Target Is Opening a Store in Tribeca

The response on FiDi Fan Page has been very positive and I agree. Greater FiDi is fast developing into a neighborhood that offers retail options for everybody, from Saks, Nordstrom (hopefully), Hermes and Armani to Zara, H&M, Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters and Club Monaco to Century 21, TJ Maxx and now Target. The loss of Fairway is unfortunate, but they are in bad financial shape. In the coming years we have new markets opening where Food Emporium is now, Jones the Grocer at the World Trade Center, Uptown Market at 70 Pine and Whole Foods (strongly rumored) at 28 Liberty. It is a matter of time before Trader Joe's announces in FiDi as well. I welcome Target to the area. I would NOT say the same for a Walmart. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on Target Is Opening a Store in Tribeca

I'm pinching myself. — cami on Target Is Opening a Store in Tribeca

Is this is an April fools?!?!?! How awesome! — Nicole on Target Is Opening a Store in Tribeca

Joni Mitchell. It's about a changing landscape Jane. Some people are attached to a TriBeCa, to a city for that matter, that no longer exists. This glut of overbuilding is unfortunate but well underway. Many of these new buildings are dim in design and beauty compared to their old stone, and brick and cast iron neighbors. The creativity and commerce that used to be on the southern stretch of Broadway is gone without a trace as well. Ah, well, progress in the name of the all-cash-buyer! — TG on Is This Parking Lot the Next to Go?

If they sell things like cleaning supplies, the savings are huge. For the 12 of us in Tribeca who are price conscious. — A. on Target Is Opening a Store in Tribeca

They're parking that way because they're special and not subject to the same rules as the rest of us. Where are the traffic cops? This isn't an ancient European town. — A. on Seen & Heard: Holiday Pop-Up

The parklet rocks!! Duane btw Hudson and Greenwich is quickly becoming the best street in Tribeca!! — Rafael on Seen & Heard: Zara Is Open

It's a really bad idea to park on a sidewalk like that; the large stone slab / diamond plate combo is a sure sign of a hollow sidewalk with vaults below. — N on Seen & Heard: Holiday Pop-Up

The role of the LPC will not be to preserve the parking lot but to make sure that what gets built there makes sense in the context of the historic district. — Erik Torkells on Is This Parking Lot the Next to Go?

To Rebecca S, What? Ripped off? Its the most forward fashion and quality price point you can find...where do you go that you're not "ripped off" ? — Thomas on Seen & Heard: Zara Is Open

Joanie Mitchell's song -- "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot....You don't know what you've got til it's gone." Um, why are people getting so exorcised about this? Have parking lots become the new paradise to be preserved against development. Well, I suppose if an actual building would block one's views ... So the Landmark Preservation Commission gets involved, not preserving Penn Station or a gorgeous post-Civil War building but a parking lot. — Jane Slavin on Is This Parking Lot the Next to Go?

I totally agree! Found this really comforting to read. I've been depressed. I don't even live there (my child goes to school, but I'm in Chelsea) yet I had really depended on it for quick snacks after school and sometimes grocery shopping after I dropped my son off. It felt cozy and relaxing. It made shopping, like you say, feel totally manageable and okay, not like a huge hurdle in the day. — Rachel on Is the Food Emporium Closing?

I feel really sad seeing Food Emporium closing up. It was great having it there and I agree with the above posts that they had things WF doesn't carry and it was a calm, peaceful shopping experience. There is something SO different about WF - the panic and pushiness. I find it just awful that all those people are out of work and the whole friendly delivery scene in the morning - it will all be gone. Really depressing. — Rachel on Is the Food Emporium Closing?

I guess I misspelled parklette. — Alexandra N. on Seen & Heard: Zara Is Open