I get the clever satire in your comment, but If you read the article, I think you would agree that it is skeevy, and sad....and expensive, but this is a free market economy and clearly the market will bear it. I know this is the oldest profession and it isn't going away anytime soon, but the article's description of the nuts and bolts of operation makes me sad for ALL involved. — Andrea on In the News: Nine-Story Penthouse Atop the Woolworth Building

...although now that I've read the article I don't feel I'd put up an argument against your description. — David G. Imber on In the News: Nine-Story Penthouse Atop the Woolworth Building

Marbellera, it is absolutely untrue that "every place" (or even most) caters to the 9-5 crowd. That was true several years ago but not today. You ignore the fact that even though 61,000 people do now live here, more than 350,000 office workers are here too as well as millions of tourists and increasingly thousands of hotel guests, so of course lots of the food trade will cater to that crowd. That said, big changes are coming. McNally & Collichio are said to be opening restaurants at the Beekman. Another 15,000 sf high end restaurant is said to be coming to 70 Pine. Others are on the way including Da Claudio on Ann Street. Still other restaurateurs are said to be scouting the area. But make no mistake. There will always be a focus on faster food because that IS a very important part of the market. I love the area and where it is headed and it's exciting to see. — Luis on An Update on Le District

Re: sex club that you describe as "skeevy" and "sad" on your FB link: This is troubling - to think that the high caliber of the neighborhood and positive moral and ethical atmosphere of the Financial District might be sullied by people engaged in less than completely honorable social interactions. I say we start a movement to banish all such practices from this sanctified locus of our nation's political and economic activity in the world. — David G. Imber on In the News: Nine-Story Penthouse Atop the Woolworth Building

Had the Pulled Duroc Pork from Num Pang today for lunch and it was really good. Every place had a line at 11:30 but was easily able to find a seat by the window. Everything was pretty organized except some of the lines overlapped so you had to make sure you were on the right one. Umami Burger, Blue Ribbon Sushi and Black Seed were not open this afternoon. — TribecaMom on Inside Hudson Eats: Part 3

EXACTLY. 60,000 people have moved downtown to live there. yet the supporting infrastructure is built for people who work there. every place, retailers/restaurants, caters to 9-5. bring em in, move em out. we need an Odeon. someplace that isn't just for tourists with tired feet. someplace that isn't a feed hall for people rushing to get back to their desks or whose space is mostly used for people waiting in line to order. someplace with waiters and waitresses, not a line of servers who make your food in front of you. someplace that is thinking of residents. someplace that cares about its food and atmosphere. someplace people will come downtown for. someplace! — Mabellera on An Update on Le District

I'm just so thankful to have another neighborhood bank. How gauche to entertain walking around the block to get to the branch. Now, I can stroll 50 feet to any bank I choose, before I get my nails done, or hair blown! A full service neighborhood at last!! — jim on Seen & Heard: B Dry Blow Bar Is Open

TD bank looks really awkward in that buildout. Not a fan. Could have done it more subtle. — Randy on Seen & Heard: B Dry Blow Bar Is Open

Hudson eats had a soft opening yesterday. The place looks great. Had some stuff from Mighty Quinn's, Dig In and Sprinkles. All were very good. — Brett on Inside Hudson Eats: Part 3

Karen, you will need to be patient. There will ALWAYS be lots of fast food in the area. You do realize that 350,000 office workers are here and millions of tourists (and millions more on the way)? Frankly, the quality of fast food in the area is far better than other areas as there are very few McDonalds, Burger Kings and Wendys. There is a great variety of options. The restaurant scene is already changing and much more will happen over the next two years as thousands of new residences come to market. High end restaurants are coming to 5 Beekman and 70 Pine and rumors of others coming to varied sites are in the air as well. More supermarkets will come as well. I've lived in the area for 7 years and love the changes underway. I talk to a lot of my neighbors and they all agree with me. :-) — Luis on Debating Cafeteria’s Liquor License

Doesn't our Community Planning Board think the Seaport/Financial District has enough FAST FOOD in the neighborhood? Isn't there anyway to stop the influx of fast food stores that keep coming in and out of this neighborhood? How about some more decent supermarkets and amenities that other neighborhoods have? AND by the way, what about the QUALITY OF LIFE in the SEAPORT area? We are surrounded by construction. How about just a few projects at a time instead of blocks full of construction all at once. The dirt is incredible and the noise is horrendous. This is not new. This is going on since 9/11. Doesn't anyone care? — Karen on Debating Cafeteria’s Liquor License

At first I thought I was at Newark Airport and found myself looking for my gate as I was walking through it. I guess it is a place for working folks to eat lunch, but it's not a destination. ezcept for Blue Ribbon Sushi which will be the only place with "in-house" seating; a 16 seat sushi bar. they knew how to do it right, in trying to at least make it a "restaurant". after all, it's BRS. the entire lower manhattan restaurant scene does need to step up more. destination places that people who live downtown would actually stay for and people who some would actually want to come down to. and not giant super loud food halls. not chains. not Las Vegas style joints. not places tagerting and get filled with tourists who are tired of walking. lower manhattan is filled with high rent high paying residents as well as condo owners, yet whomever is in charge of planning is only catering to people who work downtown and not live here; too many lunch places and $9.99 dress shops. we're all not admins looking for deals. — Mark Abellera on First Look: Hudson Eats, the Food Court at Brookfield Place

Careful - all the realtors in New York will be up in arms over your over-reaching integration of lower Manhattan. Pretty sure every block has its own micro-neighborhood name now. — alee on Debating Cafeteria’s Liquor License

My first job after moving to NYC in 1993 was at Pearl Paint. Saddened to hear this. — jwfarley on Pearl Paint Has Indeed Closed

For my purposes I always lump in everything south of Chambers including the Seaport as the Financial District. It's just one big neighborhood becoming more integrated by the week. The mega CB1 'hood of "FiDi/Tribeca/BPC" is just Greater FiDi in my book! :-) — Luis on Debating Cafeteria’s Liquor License

It's called a rear yard equivalent and it's required by zoning. — ExILArch on Seen & Heard: Tribeca Royale Setback

Who is the last person who said Whole Foods Fidi?? The market clearly perceives the area south of Chambers as Tribeca. — N on Debating Cafeteria’s Liquor License

Actually, CB1 considers from the north side of Murray up to be Tribeca; from the south side down is FiDi. — Erik Torkells on Debating Cafeteria’s Liquor License

For purposes of Community Board 1 (as well as FiDi Fan Page) the Financial District is everything south of Chambers with the exception of the Seaport area which has its own committee. :-) — Luis on Debating Cafeteria’s Liquor License

Regarding the Pier 40 Air Rights Agreement: Connecting the dots, it appears that Madelyn Wils and the other senior staff of the HRP Trust negotiated and signed the agreement without consulting the HRP Board, which is mind boggling. If you attend a HRP Board meeting you'll watch them rubber stamp contracts to spend as little as $7500, but somehow they weren't even consulted about a $100 million agreement. Why do I think this? First, the agreement or anything that could possibly be a camouflaged reference to the agreement does not appear on any of the Trust Board agendas, for either the public or executive sessions. Secondly, if the Trust Board had been consulted, then Gail Brewer would be able to get a copy of the materials from her reps on the Trust Board, instead of being a party to the FOIL request along with our other electeds. Lastly, at the March Trust Board meeting (after the agreement is said to have been signed), there was a short discussion about the long term financial plan for the permanent repair of Pier 40 and Ms. Wils told the Board that there was none. The Manhattan Borough President and the NYC Mayor together control a majority of the voting seats on the HRP Trust Board. If they did not know about the agreement in advance and still have not been provided a copy of the agreement, why are Brewer and DeBlasio moaning to the press rather than instructing their Board reps to assert their authority over the staff? — Nicole Vianna on In the News: Church Street Building Sold

Passed it the other day and saw the sign. Location surprised me. Would have forgotten without your recommendation. Thanks! — David G. Imber on Seen & Heard: Outdoor Movies at the Seaport

Thanks for all the pics and the update!! We in BPC have been desperately awaiting ANY kind of food/restaurant options since all the local places here are pretty awful - except north end grill. They can only be better (as it is hard to be worse) than what we have here now! — Liz on Inside Hudson Eats: Part 3

I like A best, with the elevated stage that also serves as a seat-wall, like a long low bench but also can have a band or a speaker or a puppet show or something for events. BUT, I also love those eggs (but if it was the butter and egg district, should the cube seats not also be pats of butter?) — Annika on Three Possible Designs for a Unified Bogardus Park

Sun Cafe — Kelly on Where in Tribeca…?

Forgot that Pisillo's is on Seamless so I guess you can get delivery from them too. — Brett on Seen & Heard: Outdoor Movies at the Seaport