I understand now, thanks to @tribecamom 's explanation. When I've heard people talking about their considerations in moving into a new place w/regard to kids and schools they were always (it seemed) talking about communities that were not in the midst of dramatic change (as this neighborhood has been since the 70s), so they were better able to account for what would happen when their children grew. The last time I heard this discussed it was by parents in Brooklyn Heights, which is undoubtedly a far more stable population than lower Manhattan. — David G. Imber on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

I wonder if the organized crime group who will occupy 1 acre in Brookfield, will monitor the Battery Park City Authority; in my opinion one of the most prolific organized crime gangs in downtown NYC. — Paula on In the News: Fighting Organized Crime at Brookfield Place

actually, they are not closing, just being SOLD to focus cameras, who are buying the name also!!!! — thetruthbeknown on Is J&R Closing?

Yes, Brett, you are wrong and you're also a self-absorbed asshole. Your words. — Miriam on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

There was never a discount—there was just a code (5ihlj) that, if you enter when you sign up, I get a $10 credit. It's win-win in that you feel good for doing something nice, and I get that $10 credit! And it costs you nothing! — Erik Torkells on In the News: Forecast for Corton’s Replacement

some day i'll figure this out, in the meantime I'm listening to Rotary Connection which I got at J & R way back when — dave on Is J&R Closing?

I've been buying music at J & R since it was just LPs in the basement, in the 70s and the prices were in stiff competition with Bondy's ( who closed more than a while back) and you had a great cut out section. Serious vinyl pervs got but on cut outs. I still appreciate the low prices on new releases as recently as two weeks ago when Dylan's 30th anniv redo was there. Despite the fact there was no competition and you could charge list price. What ever happened to the long haired guy stocking the place while playing air guitar? He looked a little like Tom Petty. Maybe it was Tom Petty. — dave on Is J&R Closing?

Is there still a tribeca citizen discount for joining Uber? — Paula on In the News: Forecast for Corton’s Replacement

Too bad. I have some good memories of the place from my younger days and there are probably a few others that I don't remember. I wonder what kind of bland establishment will replace it? — Norm on Dakota Roadhouse Has Closed

When I moved here in 2001, the schools were some of the highest rated in the city and there were no waiting lists. We were informed and made the best decision at the time. Over the past 12 years, the city has allowed developers to build without any regard to how many residents Lower Manhattan can reasonably accommodate. In addition to the numerous buildings being built, numerous office buildings in the Financial district have been converted into residential apartments. They could not keep up with inventory of 3 and 4 bedroom apartments. Who did they think were going to occupy those apartments? I agree if I were looking for a place to live today with small children, Lower Manhattan probably would not be my first choice but the recklessness shown by the city in allowing all of this residential development without requiring the developers to contribute to the quality of life of the residents was wrong. — TribecaMom on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

To get the conversation back to the original premise, just so you know, 358 wraps around the corner building and is an L that runs Franklin/Broadway and along Cortlandt Alley. Both sites are under discussion for development, the former by the guy who founded Bonjour Jeans and the latter by Bruce Menin. 358 has a lot of mass it can as of right build up back along Cortlandt Alley and will probably end up looking like 88 Leonard. I think (but am no expert) that the building's width on the B'way side prevents it from going up too high there because of something referred to as "the sliver law." Of course, I assume that these developers will apply for variances so it's all a crap shoot. As to the kid thing, when I moved into the neighborhood 29 years ago, I assumed this was our "starter" house and we would move once we started having children. The problem is/was housing prices and we could never really afford to move within the city and didn't want the suburbs. So, 29 years and three kids later, we raised a family in the starter house and made it work. Now, across the city, there is little housing stock so it's not that parents don't think it through but that they truly don't have lots of choices for family living. — Christine Boeke on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

Yup, I was wrong. Come one, come all, the sign-up sheets for the waiting lists to get on the school waiting lists will be available in the Whole Foods craft beer area. I sure hope they can build those schools faster than they can replace the water mains on Hudson or my wife can collapse a bugaboo. We could try clicking our Matt Bernson heels together? — Jim Smithers on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

“Kid-haters” are the result of self-absorbed assholes that believe the world is here to serve them. At one point in their lives they too were kids and had parents that hopefully wanted the best for them. Schools are a right, not a privilege. It’s pathetic that in one of the wealthiest cities in the world the public education system is so lacking. Even more pathetic are those that troll the comment sections of sites like this and leave snarky comments about things which they know little about with the false belief that someone actually cares about what they think. And don’t forget, if it wasn't for all these families and their annoying kids bringing their hordes of money into this neighborhood it wouldn't be such a nice place to live. But, I could be wrong. — Brett on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

These brilliant parents that move into or who are planning on moving into a neighborhood with existing overcrowded schools and no schools under construction or near completion, hopefully, are planning on home-schooling their angels, so that they can pass along their brilliance to them in all subject matters, not just their selfishly poor decision-making. "Kid-haters" are the result of parents with no awareness of their surroundings or decibel levels. No one else thinks that your child or your parenting skills are as wonderful as you do. I could be wrong. — Jim Smithers on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

There *are* schools, just not *enough* schools. Even if you're a kid-hater or not interested in the future of humanity, ANY approved development should automatically include growth in school needs, just like growth in sanitation or electrical needs! Last time I checked even our neighborhood didn't disallow procreation. Or are we to have kid-free zones in the city now? More apartments mean more people, more people mean more children. Even Tribeca isn't exempt from that formula. And yes, if you're a voting tax-payer you do have a little hope that things will work out because it's logical to assume that those we voted for are accounting for and projecting our city's needs, all of them. Those include educating its children. — nichole on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

The sad thing is that all this development during the Great Glass decade and the city will be stuck with these hideous buildings "forever." — Old Hand on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

I don't have children, but don't most people follow a pattern of thinking about where they want to live according to their needs and future needs? Or do most people just choose a place and hope that it will all work out, with a backup plan to complain if it doesn't? Or do people think that their children won't grow up? Or do they assume they'll move elsewhere shortly, but if they decide they like where they live will go to the "complain later" backup maneuver? I'm honestly asking. Because I think that if I were moving, and had kids, or planned to, I'd be asking myself all those questions. Or maybe that's just me. — David G. Imber on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

Ugh! Not Taylor Swift! If she's bought here it means she must be stalking some poor, naive Tribecan male! — Brenna on In the News: Taylor Swift Is a Tribecan

I don't even have kids, but public schools where in NYC or anywhere else are a right not a privilege. You pay taxes, you should have access to public schools. — Paula on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with charging admission. The Museum receives NO funding from government sources and needs to pay its own way. This is a world class institution that will take its place among the world's best and it has an incredibly important story to tell. People will still be able to get in free during certain hours. I'm incredibly proud of what they have done. No, I am not affiliated with the museum, but I have volunteered for them. I've seen the space and it is amazing. It would be great if they could afford to charge less, but until there are other sources of funding this is the reality. I've already purchased my museum membership. — Anonymous on In the News: 9/11 Museum to Open in Mid-May

Re 9/11 Museum: It is disgusting that the Museum will have a $24 admission fee. The foundation that oversees the institution has been clearly remiss in its duties by not raising an endowment to ensure that the museum can be open free to all comers. Charging money to view artifacts from a disaster that took the lives of thousands of people puts the Museum in the same ghoulish category as the sidewalk vendors around the site who hawk 9/11 souvenirs. — John on In the News: 9/11 Museum to Open in Mid-May

Public schools are a right for all kids and it is pathetic that in a city like New York that the powers that be allow all of this crazy development without providing the basic amenities. These developers are running rampant and should be required to improve the communities where they are making millions and millions. It's called giving back and not raping the communities. People who live in this area shouldn't have to worry about where their kids are going to have to travel to go on to middle school and high school. It is getting more and more cut-throat every year. It's not all about the people who are moving in and where they are going to have to go to kindergarten. Ask the parents of 5th graders who are already members of the community about the craziness of the middle school application process and how most of their kids will not get their choice of school because of the shear numbers. We all hear about kindergarten but the problem is so much more far reaching. — TribecaMom on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

People with kids move to a neighborhood with no schools and then expect everyone else to build the schools for them... — Stewart on The Dreaded Drill Has Been Spotted Again

Nothing has been announced yet — Erik Torkells on In the News: Taylor Swift Is a Tribecan

any idea which retailers are going into the fulton street subway hub? — sally on In the News: Taylor Swift Is a Tribecan