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  • Comedy is subjective.... so is my local bar list. (... and it's not even funny... it's clueless and ignorant.. was it written by an 15 year old?) — Valentina on Seen & Heard: Worst Sign Ever?

  • I was on the tour yesterday and this space was one of the best. I met the owner and he was very kind and generous as strangers invaded his home. This place was spectacular! — Barbara on Loft Tour Preview #1: Duane Street Penthouse

  • Go to this website and follow the instructions: https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html#home — Erik Torkells on In the News: Affordable Housing Lottery in Northwest Tribeca

  • Would like to put name in lottery. 73 yrs. old - wanting to semi-retire need one bedroom or studio. — Ileane ellsworth on In the News: Affordable Housing Lottery in Northwest Tribeca

  • It might be worth investigating whether the retail space is zoned as a garage—that's effectively what it is since the dealership is renting bikes as well as selling them. — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: The Pier 26 Restaurant Is Still an Empty Shell

  • Who wants Harley Davidson motorcycles revving 120 db under their apartment window? Do you? They can be arriving from Canal Street. It's illegal to ride bicycles on the sidewalk, why does NYPD allow Harley Davidson's? — Ray on Seen & Heard: The Pier 26 Restaurant Is Still an Empty Shell

  • Several months ago, the public space was surrounded by scaffolding for building tuck-pointing. Thats when Harley Davidson secretly cut down the small trees and bushes and pulled out the flowers and ferns in the 2 planters. — Ray on Seen & Heard: The Pier 26 Restaurant Is Still an Empty Shell

  • Warren 77's attempt at "comedy" (humor?) is a gross snapshot of entitlement and self-satisfied ignorance. "Ha ha ha! We're so rich we can laugh at those bums who don't have as much as us!" Never a classy place - more like a frat bar. — Frederick on Seen & Heard: Worst Sign Ever?

  • Comedy is subjective if it's comedy. Warren 77's sign isn't funny even when inoffensive. — j frank on Seen & Heard: Worst Sign Ever?

  • So is where I choose to use my non-expired credit cards. Extremely offensive! — TribecaMom on Seen & Heard: Worst Sign Ever?

  • "It’s high time that you found The same people that you misuse on your way up You might meet up on your way down" — jj on Seen & Heard: Worst Sign Ever?

  • Thanks—fixed it. — Erik Torkells on CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes (October 2015)

  • This really just isn't fair anymore. — Jim Smithers on Where in Tribeca…?

  • Just to note, none of the condo owners in attendance regarding the Harley Davidson issue at 376 Broadway are board members of the building. As a matter of fact, most of the board members don't even live in the building. — Anonymous on CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes (October 2015)

  • Saw 12 Warren last night. Wonder how they will keep people from trying to rock climb it. — mruptight on Seen & Heard: Trick-or-Treating Update

  • Thanks for the tip on the Teenage Engineering popup. I would have totally missed that. — Doug on Seen & Heard: Swedish Music Technology Pop-Up

  • SWA! — Jim Smithers on Where in Tribeca…?

  • Gigino — Jim Smithers on Where in Tribeca…?

  • On October 31, Babesta will be handing out candy at all locations, on Warren, West Broadway and Brookfield Place! — Babesta on Seen & Heard: Trick-or-Treating Update

  • Thanks for the heads up to all our neighbors . Hallowe'en is ,after all ,All Hallow's Eve, so we will continue to honor / celebrate the day on October 31. And as usual I will not reveal my costume until then! — Madeline Lanciani on Seen & Heard: Trick-or-Treating Update

  • http://tribecatrust.org/harley-davidson-abuses-tribecas-public-realm/ So what’s the problem? Developers often ask to build taller than zoning allows. The city then says: build us a public plaza and we’ll let you. The resulting “public private” plazas, or “POPS” are supposed to provide a public amenity. They vary greatly in quality. Jerold Kayden wrote a book documenting them all in New York City. Tribeca has quite a few: * in front of 105 Duane * in front of Citibank on Greenwich Street * the ATT plaza between Thomas and Worth * the plaza at the corner of Walker [sic] and Broadway The last one – a measly affair – was part of “Mandarin Court”. It is shown in the picture above. There is a decent tree at the far end, but it is a place that cries out for a good landscape architect. Then, two years ago, Harley Davidson asked for permission to redo the ground floor commercial space in front of the plaza so as to open a motorcycle store. Tribeca Trust objected loudly at Landmarks (the building is in Tribeca East Historic District). We said it was a great moment to get Harley’s charitable foundation and the owner of the building to redesign the plaza for better public use. Landmarks replied that this was beyond its competence, so Harley got to glassify the commercial space and now we get to look at their ugly showroom on what is otherwise a beautiful block. Now it turns out, Harley has taken over the plaza for its motorcycles. When challenged, the manager outright lied and said the motorcycles belonged to customers parking there. He seemed not to understand that it doesn’t matter whose motorcycles they are, why take over the plaza? And neighbors have been documenting the abuse for a while. They supplied the photos. Why doesn’t Harley do the right thing and help make a great public plaza there? — James on Seen & Heard: The Pier 26 Restaurant Is Still an Empty Shell

  • There used to be a brass plaque bolted to the exterior brickwork at 376 Broadway (Mandarin Plaza) designating it a public space. The plaque disappeared a couple of years ago. — anne baxter on Seen & Heard: The Pier 26 Restaurant Is Still an Empty Shell

  • Seems a bit cliché. This "manufactured TriBeCa" look has been done many times. The size is certainly impressive but everything else is a bit meh. — charango on Loft Peeping: 14,000-Square-Foot Triplex Penthouse

  • Wish the rats would abandon the site, too. That area has always been rat infested. Anyone remember the "rat crossing" sign that was drawn on the sidewalk there? — KP on In the News: Italian Soccer Stars Abandon Hotel Plan

  • it's like my loft if i was reborn in a parallel universe with more money and better taste. — josh on Loft Peeping: 14,000-Square-Foot Triplex Penthouse