McDonalds — Brett on Where in Tribeca…?

Ah DSNY @ Tribeca First .. Sun drenched multimillion dollar water front condos for garbage trucks... and now.. a miniature Sydney Opera house for salt storage.. Who says great architecture is dead? har har I wonder how much we are paying for all of this... Smithers this is a "set up" .. Spike the Ball man! :) — Rohin on Here Comes the Spring Street Salt Shed

I don't know where this is, but I can't wait to find out... especially if actual milk shakes are involved. — Christy Frank on Where in Tribeca…?

Unfortunately old Tribeca is rapidly fading into memory..... — Milo on Goodbye to a Slice of Old Tribeca?

Stopped by to see what they had done with the place and check their menu. Wasn't impressed with either. I want Capsouto Freres back. Helas! — Claudine Bazini on Private: China Blue

or or Ralph's! — George Bacon on Goodbye to a Slice of Old Tribeca?

Bring back Job Lot! — Kacee on Goodbye to a Slice of Old Tribeca?

Tribeca Wines and Sprits( in Tribeca Forever!) building is such a beauty! I would be very sad to see it replaced. — madeline lanciani on Goodbye to a Slice of Old Tribeca?

reademan, she is minding her own business. the whole point of a site like this is to voice opinions about our neighborhood. the bloomberg era is over may it rest in piece along with the over-development of poorly thought out developer schemes that it foisted upon us. — josh on Goodbye to a Slice of Old Tribeca?

Amen! — dianne talan on Goodbye to a Slice of Old Tribeca?

Those gluten free baked goods must taste yummy — Barf on New Kid on the Block: Sun In Bloom

One persons "dump" is another's beauty. Or liquor store. Or diner. And that corner is hardly a dump. Why do we have to constantly destroy the charm of our neighborhood in the name of progress, or “investment”? Is Tribeca in danger of becoming the next Detroit? From 2000 to 2010, Tribeca (including surrounding neighborhoods of Little Italy, SoHo and the Civic Center, in which there have been very little in the way of new construction) grew by 6,000 people, according to US census data. Economically, the neighborhood seems to be doing just fine, generating plenty of money and attracting around 600 new people to live here every year, spend money here and enjoy what makes it different from other areas of New York City. I don’t see people fleeing from Tribeca due to economic roadblocks- unless you count being forced out by skyrocketing prices. Yes, I could pick out a building here and there that is in need of work, or is nothing special, but taken as a whole, Tribeca is a neighborhood made up of a huge number beautiful and architecturally significant buildings. There are still many quiet cobblestone streets, 19th century stone sidewalks, and plenty of local small businesses that are thriving. I think what is out of control is rampant development, greed and wanton demolition of our charming (for the most part) and historic neighborhood. The only thing we need less than another “upscale boutique hotel”, is another luxury high rise (like the 60 story/821 foot tall 56 Leonard Street tower). — Robert Ripps on Goodbye to a Slice of Old Tribeca?

Thank you for braving the weather and getting out to shoot these images, as the snow was still coming down! — Monica on Washington Market Park Is Insanely Beautiful Right Now

WOW! So beautiful. Thank you Erik for taking so many beautiful photos of our pretty little park! It was so gorgeous the next day as well, with sunlight dancing on this snow globe-like world. — Monica on Washington Market Park Is Insanely Beautiful Right Now

I am with Lynn on this one -- The liquor store, a basic, old-fashioned remnant of a neighborhood now stuffed with upscale wine emporiums, and the coffee shop, unpretentious hang out for local artists (yes, there are a few left) -- are way more important to maintaining a feeling of neighborhood than more expensive boutique hotels and 'luxury lofts' (that grotesque oxymoron coined by the real estate establishment). — George Bacon on Goodbye to a Slice of Old Tribeca?

I should add...'temporarily shut down Leonard...' Once the new crane is in installed the street will open up again. — John M. on Nosy Neighbor: Where Did That Citi Bike Station Go?

The crane used at 56 Leonard is about to be replaced, which will shut down Leonard btwn Church & West Broadway...I bet that activity is what the Citibike rep was referring to. — John M. on Nosy Neighbor: Where Did That Citi Bike Station Go?

Super Great! Amazing how great the park trees look in Spring as well, and Fall. And Summer. On! — robert Janz on Washington Market Park Is Insanely Beautiful Right Now

I am not married to H.H., but my wife and I were in Gourmet Garage this past weekend (what timing) and we were saying while in the store, why wont they open something like this a bit further South. We do the same schelp. We live like RIGHT THERE ... awesome!!!! — MikeB on Gourmet Garage Is Opening Here

Oh my gosh-- so excited!! After 15 years of living here and being Grocery Store Challenged we finally have one in our backyard!! And I love Gourmet Garage! — Sara Gilbert on Gourmet Garage Is Opening Here

This is the best news ever! My husband and I were JUST talking about how great it would be for a Gourmet Garage to open up in this neighborhood. The half mile schlep to Whole Foods is getting old... — H.H. on Gourmet Garage Is Opening Here

Great news for the area! — Josh on Gourmet Garage Is Opening Here

Never so much as considered touching it — Erik Torkells on In the News: No Changes to City’s School Plan

Erik - I don't appreciate you airbrushing away Gwynee's boobalage. I realize that this is sometimes a family bloggy-blog, but the children need to see what golden globes look like and not a sanitized version of a woman's cleavage as a vast desert wasteland. You did airbrush away Gwynee's boobalage, right? — Jim Smithers on In the News: No Changes to City’s School Plan

Tonight the Spire has been a beautiful Lavender! :-) Hopefully, the spire is now on for good. My question is when will the lights at the 20 story base be turned on? — Luis Vazquez on Seen & Heard: A New Indian Restaurant?