Great writeup. Thanks! — lowphat on Brookfield Place: The Big List

The Copenhagen? — Andrea on Where in Tribeca…?

Sorry for the lack of clarity. The Hudson Eats food court opens May 10. — Erik Torkells on Brookfield Place: The Big List

Isn't some portion of the food supposed to open in early May? I'm a tad confused on that point. Perhaps it has been pushed back? — Doug on Brookfield Place: The Big List

Thanks for all of this! It's good to have it all on one place. There were 2 Devon & Blakelys. The one that was on Vesey Street, next to the American Express tower, closed. The other one is in the south octagon on Liberty street, next to the Starbucks. It's still there. The Au Bon Pain, which is on South End, is still there, and the Bright Horizons, also on South End, looks like it's almost ready to open. — Hudson River on Brookfield Place: The Big List

You're so passionately articulate, Erik. Well done! — KP on In the News: Downtown Boathouse Delayed

umami and hermes. done. — phoebe on Brookfield Place: The Big List

Robert Stern (or any architect) ought to be ashamed of agreeing to build a tower on western half of the block that is home to the Woolworth Building -- a tower that will block views of that historic structure as well as completely dwarf it when finished. Would a tower higher than the Empire State building be allowed to happen in a block next to it? Ah, but architects' egos (to say nothing of their appetite for profits) know no limit. — John on An Eye on Construction

^ Uh, yeah. That was in 1999. That matter has been long resolved and in the past. — Welcome to 15 years ago... on Pearl Paint Has Indeed Closed

Hmmm, Could Eataly also be considering the old American Stock Exchange building? Could Anthony Bourdain be eyeing that spot as well? Remember that Bourdain was also rumored to be coming to the WTC area but no one has said anything at all about that since the Eataly rumor was announced. — Luis Vazquez on In the News: Details about the Beekman Hotel

Really different attitude from when they opened when they specifically said they were going to be a neighborhood-friendly place and planned to keep open tables so that people could walk in and not be turned away. — TribecaMom on EXCLUSIVE: The Most Exciting Restaurant News of the Year

We have a continual love/hate relationship with LV. We love the food, the service is terrific and the location can't be beat. However, when dining with guests a reservation is preferred but nearly impossible to obtain. It doesn't seem to matter the day or time, we are accustomed to hearing "for a party of your size we have nothing available". We still drop in though, and always feel victorious when we can score a table without doing time at the bar. — Andrea on EXCLUSIVE: The Most Exciting Restaurant News of the Year

Hey! My wedding was there! I had real issues with LV's hosts when it opened, and I didn't even try to go for a couple years. But I've found the restaurant to be more welcoming in recent times (then again, I'm only likely to go on quieter days), if still noisy (a risk with any popular establishment), and the food is still very good. (And everything at my wedding was handled perfectly.) — Erik Torkells on EXCLUSIVE: The Most Exciting Restaurant News of the Year

Ditto. Terrible service, full of weddings from NJ. It is so over. Food is always fine but it's just not worth the experience. — hst on EXCLUSIVE: The Most Exciting Restaurant News of the Year

As a mom of an avid 5yo Lego builder I'm thrilled that the Lego store will be in walking distance!! — Yael on In the News: WTC Shops to Include Disney, Lego, Kate Spade…

*C*R*A*Z*Y*!!! — KP on Seen & Heard: Final Paving of Chambers

The disorganized, ambivalent attitude at Locanda Verde also applies for guests of the Greenwich Hotel. My parents always stay there when visiting me, and we thought if we asked the hotel to book us a table that we'd get better service. It didn't happen. They made us wait and then crammed us at one of the worst tables in the house--and when we asked to change tables, they said they didn't have anything else for at least an hour! We walked out, and I haven't been back since. — Anonymous on EXCLUSIVE: The Most Exciting Restaurant News of the Year

A few weeks ago a Chinese investor bought a $1 million apartment over Twitter or some other service. A showroom with plans is a step up. — Anna on Seen & Heard: Final Paving of Chambers

Oh no....love that place. Whatever comes in is going to have my dog scratching at their entrance every time he walks by! — Mary on Canis Minor Is Leaving Its Reade Street Shop

I have a metal door filled with old signage of store fronts now gone. My family and I have been here since 1972. I'd love somebody to come by and photograph the signs. There are just too many to send one by one. I love the old Morgan's Market, the original tanning (real hides, not glamour) companies that did animal skins located on Warren Street. Even newer ones like Ralph's and Ruby's books on Chambers Street . Burrito Bar on 6th Avenue. Anyone , if anyone wants to come by, you have my email. — Jean Grillo on More Photos of Old Tribeca

Canis Minor is our go to pet store with a knowledgable and caring staff. I hope they find a new location soon and shame on the owners for raising the rent so substantially. TriBeCa has maintained is charm largely due to the mom and pop stores. Give them a break! — Blair on Canis Minor Is Leaving Its Reade Street Shop

I'm loving this competition between Brookfield & Westfield for high-end tenants. It's great for downtown. Although the cynical (realistic?) side of me is waiting for the rent hikes to hit - I'm tipping 2015? — L&M on Saks Fifth Avenue to Open Two Stores Downtown

Isn't that space still one of the corporate health clubs? — Hudson River on Saks Fifth Avenue to Open Two Stores Downtown

This is WAY better than another nail salon! — HH on Saks Fifth Avenue to Open Two Stores Downtown

Have had the same experience and worse. I refuse to go in to the place and so do my friends that live in the neighborhood. Rude and alienating, they are geared to the transient tourists, celebrity seekers and folks from NJ who come into the neighborhood and have no stake in it. There is no reason it has to be that way. Witness The Harrison, Tamarind, Smith and Mills, Walkers, Bubbies, etc. They all attract diners from outside the neighborhood while still managing to recognize locals and make them welcome. Changing the affect of the front of the house would go some way toward fixing the problem -- the vapid and indifferent staff is inexcusable. I don't want to be coddled; but neither do I want to feel like an intruder in my own neighborhood (and I have have been here a lot longer than Andrew Carmellini). — longtimetribecan on EXCLUSIVE: The Most Exciting Restaurant News of the Year