When does it open? Want to be there with my protest sign. “If you believe in human rights, don’t shop here” — Marcia on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Hobby Lobby should be boycotted. — Heide Fasnacht on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

This makes the loss of Barnes & Noble that much more painful. Sure the space will attract the curious for a while, but long term this store will not make money. Tribeca is full of families and no one is gathering the family to go and spend time at Hobby Lobby. I give it 2-5 years max and then the building will be looking for a new tenant. For the future, I hope that Barnes & Noble finds it's way back to the neighborhood. — PZR on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

while i understand differences of opinion, i welcome the company to come. The products seem wholesome and faith in God causes some to believe certain things. Trying to understand others' views is hard but valuable. — john on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Such a disappointing addition. Im going to be embarrassed to walk by it. They will never get my business. — Josh on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Are you ok? Stop creating chaos in our neighborhoods. We need peace and convenience. Not protests! — Blablabla on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

They will certainly have none of my money. I hope they will go ASAP. — Jose M Mendez on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Imagine owning a $4M apartment in that building, but you live above a Hobby Lobby. Yikes. — Adon on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Darn - this is a huge downgrade. Makes Tribeca look cheap — B on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

This is a terrible addition to the neighborhood. A "religious" company that is anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQIA and that is responsible for allowing companies to block access to birth control. I work with some LGBTQIA rights groups and I am planning to organize some protests against them, if they end up opening here. I will keep everyone posted. — Mary Amsterdam on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Makes you wonder what will go into the old B&N space. — Manhattanmommie on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Totally agree. I hope they're doomed. Too bad Michaels closed their second location on Columbus and 100th Street. At least there's still a Michaels on Sixth Avenue between 21st and 22nd. And Trader Joe's! — RTWNYC on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Landlords in our neighborhood and other ones truly don't care. What a horrible disgusting addition to Tribeca. — Native on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

so very weird for this place to be in Tribeca a " religious" arts and crafts what? Don't belong here. We needed something everyone could go to. How I miss Bed and Bath. — Native on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Well, this makes the closure of Barnes and Noble so much more confusing! I was sure that whole floor was going to be redone into something different. — mg on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Hopefully Tribecans know the backstory of the religious zealots behind this Christian craft store and will not spend their hard-earned money at this anti-LGBTQ+, anti-abortion storefront. For shame. — Ann Bruyns on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

I had to click through to the Crain's article to see if the story is real. — Manhattanmommie on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

What a downgrade for TriBeCa - I understand money is money for the landlords, but this is a total miss This company sells nothing but trinkets and cheap junk. — Denise on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

In the devastating Burwell v. Hobby Lobby ruling, on June 30, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed certain bosses to block their employees’ access to birth control. The decision on this Supreme Court birth control case applied to more than half of all U.S. workers What a blow to the community there — Marcus on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Horrible addition to the neighborhood if true - look up their treatment of female employees — JD on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby re: Birth Control This corporation doesn’t belong here — Concerning on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

I remember all those places very well. I worked in 250 Church Street from 1989-1992 and 2004-2009. — Ava on Nosy Neighbor Update: 101 Franklin / 250 Church has sold

Hobby Lobby is the notorious company that filed a lawsuit back in 2013 that made it all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled in its favor in Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby. The ruling effectively undid a key piece of Obamacare that required employers to provide free contraception to female employees. The suit was decided 5-4, on "religious freedom" grounds. The majority opinion was written by none other than Samuel Alito, who also wrote the majority opinion overturning Roe V Wade in 2022. Welcome to Tribeca, Hobby Lobby! Don't think you will have many fans among our residents. — BW on Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca

Lan, if you're reading this, thank you and your team for feeding us so well over so many years. I had an early first date at the table beneath that awesome wall mural, and later my husband and I would walk through snowstorms over to pick up the herbed chicken soup while our dog waited in your vestibule. Your rice noodle bowls were our comfort food the summer our girl was born, and your excellent lime lemongrass chicken will be very very missed. Viet Cafe was one of the last places that still embodied some of the best of Tribeca - it felt loose, creative, open, welcoming and not precious. All our thanks. — Annie Sundberg on V Cafe has closed permanently

Safe Haven unvetted men right near a grade school on Peck Slip will destroy the school and the community. That neighborhood has had enough. — Native on Community Board 1 agendas for July