Hi Erik, Hopefully it's ok to plug our art studio rentals in the comments due to the question above. We may have something that would work for your inquirer. www.tribecaspaces.com Josh — Josh on Seen & Heard: Prepping for Obama’s Visit

the other day i was walking down church street towards murray street and all of a sudden the whole east side block of church between chambers and warren all of those businesses where closed up and gone. i didnt really even patronize those places so much but when i passed my heart sank as those were all small businesses that were functioning for the working community as well as residents, after wending my way through another noisy and constant construction site (i mean we basically live in a construction site in tribeca now) i went home, but not without thinking about what this neighborhood will look like in about 5 years. its just depressing to live with the ever present sights and sounds of construction wherever i go. — joanne greenbaum on Tribeca’s Next Huge Redevelopment

Good bye TriBeCa, hello midtown. As soon as every hole on the street is filled in with a 50 story building and there is no more light left, the developers will go away. — Karen Glasser on Tribeca’s Next Huge Redevelopment

Andrea, Hideous now for you perhaps but wait till you see the beauty that will replace them. Would be amusing also to compare the broad and ever expanding "developer" definition of Tribeca to the Landmarks department's overly focused and rather narrow definition of Tribeca This area is slowly dying as most everything of history and character that had attracted its original residents is now being razed and replaced with a sad facsimile of the upper West side. All we are missing on the West coast now is the "magical" (sic) appearance of Donald Trump! — Rohin on Tribeca’s Next Huge Redevelopment

The were pouring concrete in the traffic lane along that block of Fulton next to the transit center yesterday, so I guess that's getting spiffed up before the opening. I was surprised because they usually wait for the weekends to close down a traffic lane, but it is fascinating to see how far they can pump the concrete, and watch the guys smoothing it out standing around up to their ankles in the stuff. — Hudson River on In the News: The Return of Fulton Stall Market

I live across the street from those buildings, and don't see them as blight. I much prefer their small business tenants (Saleya, Mangez Avec Moi, Korin if it's technically part of what's on sale) to a noisy, dirty construction site and the big-chain tenants, like Starbucks, that will likely follow. All the construction in Tribeca is greatly diminishing the quality of life here in multiple ways! — Anonymous on Tribeca’s Next Huge Redevelopment

We're certainly sorry to see it go. Kutshers became a regular weekend haunt for our family. we found the service exceptionally friendly, and had a favorite waiter and waitress, that always took care of us. The Pastrami was heavenly, and the latkes were terrific. Hope they open again, soon... — Jon Zanger on What’s Replacing Kutsher’s

And even more than what they look like, what we'll lose is the light and air that is typical of the historical West Broadway corridor. — Nicole on Tribeca’s Next Huge Redevelopment

I disagree about their hideousness, although they certainly haven't been maintained well; also, they're the style of building we have fewer and fewer of. Finally, they might be far less hideous than what replaces them.... — Erik Torkells on Tribeca’s Next Huge Redevelopment

West side of Hudson St Between N Moore St and Beach St — James on Where in Tribeca…?

Those buildings are hideous though so no one is crying about the loss. — Alexander on Tribeca’s Next Huge Redevelopment

Thank you, once again, for drawing attention to the need for the expansion of Tribeca's Historic Districts. The pace of new development, particularly high rise towers, seems to be accelerating alarmingly. It IS time to protect the character of the neighborhood we love so much. Tribeca Trust is working hard to get the city on-side but it needs all the support it can get. — Andrea on Tribeca’s Next Huge Redevelopment

No, but thanks for guessing! — Erik Torkells on Where in Tribeca…?

Holland Tunnel vent? — Adrian on Where in Tribeca…?

this just makes me sad. I recently moved from Tribeca after many many years.... and I have to say that Im glad I did; as the neighborhood Ive LOVED for decades is on the verge of no longer existing. — FERCS on Tearing Down Tribeca

Agreed about the food. Best burgers I've ever had. I'm first in line at their opening. — Matthew on A Farm-to-Table Diner Is Opening on Reade

Perhaps Nordstrom could look at the former Syms store on Church street. — Jim on In the News: Nordstrom Wants a FiDi Store

Well, you got a great photo essay for your troubles. — Andrea on Field Trip: The Rockaways

Bright Horizons is opening there in Spring 2015: http://child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com/NY/NewYork/tribeca . . . — Matt on Seen & Heard: Cobblestones on N. Moore

go to fly wheel no yelling — martha on Seen & Heard: The Great SoulCycle Crisis of 2014 is Over

The food at grazin is amazin A tad pricy for upstate but I think they may have a big hit downtown Yum and so welcome — Wicki Boyle on A Farm-to-Table Diner Is Opening on Reade

We went to the Rockaways 3x this summer. The beach is actually really nice--its the Hampton's beach, but without the exclusivity, and without the crowds of the other big public beaches. The Caracas Arepa bar is so much better than the hot dogs/fried food fair at other beaches. Who eats like that ON the beach? It is an hour on the train, with a 10 minute walk to the beach--it is hard to beat that. There are many new residential developments right along the beach, and while they are cookie cutter, they are fresh and bright almost make you feel like you are in some quaint beach town. Please try it in the summer! — cami on Field Trip: The Rockaways

As I recall there's a passage in The Power Broker, Robert Caro's giant biography of Robert Moses, about how Moses hired all these people to plant millions of individual sea-grass plants *by hand* so as to establish the beach scape in the Rockaways. — hst on Field Trip: The Rockaways

I adore you Eric! — Anon on Field Trip: The Rockaways

Seriously? Of all the Gyylllleennhaaaallls, we have to get stuck with Jaakke? His handsomeness is so off-putting. At least Maaggiee and Peetter Sarsgaard have a proper family and would fit in with the rest of us proper Tribeca parents. — Jim Smithers on In the News: Balloon Mistaken for Terrorists