Ok first, the cover of that magazine hypnotizes me. And, Hallaby's loft represents the most well ordered live/work space in a time capsule I've ever seen. Love the tools hanging on the wall and glasses perched on the bowl of yarn. Everything is where it needs to be. — Andrea on Loft Peeping: Samia Halaby

Double decker tour buses have destroyed the quality of life on Broadway between Canal and Leonard Streets. Loud speaker tour guides penetrate closed double pane windows even on high floors. 100's of buses from 8:45 am to 7:30 pm everyday, 7 days a week, 365 days a year - even during the Sandy blackout when we had no power, water or heat in my building, we were subjected to being video taped and photographed by double decker tourists invading our misery. These buses, many of them rundown surplus rattling, roaring and screeeeeeching continuously. These buses sit and idle all day long between Lispenard and White streets emitting toxic fumes. Broadway is on a steep incline between Canal and Worth streets that causes these buses motors to rev hard to make it up the hill and really hard from a standing stop. These buses block 7 different MTA buses and their passengers from MTA bus stops. These double decker buses are mobile billboards that are avoiding any billboard regulation that is enforced city wide. May of these buses run empty - mobil billboards. It seems there is NO regulation or oversight of these private company buses. We are also subjected to dozens of out of state cross country chartered tour buses that are completely immune to parking and driving laws. NYPD does not have a bus parking violation category for illegally parked bus even in metered spot. A parking enforcement officer will walk right past a illegally parked bus and write a ticket to a residents car or truck or a delivery company truck like UPS, Fedex, etc that's providing a service to residents. These buses tear up the streets and sidewalks - too big to make the turns run over curbs and bust the antique granite and blue stone sidewalks down narrow neighborhood streets they should not be allowed. They should be restricted to West Side Highway and passengers use the same transportation New Yorkers use - MTA, taxi, Citi Bike or walk. All the air, noise and visual pollution takes it's toll on hard working highly taxed residents. Tribeca is Not a theme park. — Charles Eshelman on New Plans for Canal Room?

Sounds like heaven...sounds like a portal to heaven, omgosh...I heard that before...somethings happening people. — Abel on The Wailing of One World Trade Center

This is very similar to the sound that emanated from the Truffles building when it was first built. I don't know exactly what caused it, but we were told it was not the wind. They eventually fixed it, but after Sandy it began again, and again they were able to eliminate it. It did take a lot of complaining directly to the building manager though. — HCR on The Wailing of One World Trade Center

Very eerie during Sandy... — Nicole on The Wailing of One World Trade Center

Re: the wind by 1 and 7, not the wailing I've read that large buildings have a waterfall effect at their bases when hit by winds, which results in turbulence. Then there is the wind tunnel effect from two large buildings funneling wind between them. The wind on the plaza by the original WTC was terrible in Winter, as was the turbulence. Can't believe they recreated those problems, and maybe made them worse, TBD. — Anna on The Wailing of One World Trade Center

It's all the screams of those that died... — Jonas on The Wailing of One World Trade Center

I have been hearing that sound and wondering what it was. Yikes! — Huck's Mom on The Wailing of One World Trade Center

The aircraft warning beacon is always on. It's a white strobe during the day, and a red light at night. That's quite the ghoulish howl. I wonder what's causing it? Could it be the open lattice spire on top? I can't see how the smooth glass tower itself would produce that sound. — Brian on The Wailing of One World Trade Center

I heard it last Wednesday as well - could barely sleep as the screaming kept waking me up. It was so eerie. I didn't make the connection you did though, and sadly makes sense. — Aisling on The Wailing of One World Trade Center

Yeah, Thomas G, but this all Greek to me anyways... — Jim Smithers on First Look: Santiago Calatrava’s Design for St. Nicholas Church

I cannot believe some of the ignorant statements made by some idiots saying that the church looks like a mosque. Open a book and read some history before you expose your stupidity. You may learn something. To set the record straight, as some intelligent people here made clear, the church is a CLASSIC Hellenic (Greek in case the stupid idiots don't know what that is) design. Originally invented by the Mycenaean Greeks around 1400 BC, perfected by the Romans and the made great by the Byzantines. There is a classic example of the Byzantine design right here in Flushing, NY in Queens, which ironically is also named after the saint, “St. Nicholas”. Islam only copied this ideal design because it is the ideal design to glorify God. One more thing, the author of this article mentions a "traditional Greek liturgy ", there is no such thing, it's is actually a "Greek Orthodox" liturgy. — Thomas Georgiades on First Look: Santiago Calatrava’s Design for St. Nicholas Church

Pretty sure there is a beacon up top, but might be hard to see from the ground. The wailing noise happens when there are storms blowing. It might be the wind between One WTC and Seven - it certainly does get windy down through there. — Norton on The Wailing of One World Trade Center

It wasn't open last night. The Seaport one was supposed to be open by now. It's bigger. They still haven't changed all the signs so I figure it'll be WFC for years. — Hudson River on Seen & Heard: The Seaport’s Ice Rink

Do you have anything in a woman's clutch or man's duffle (gym bag)? — Jim Smithers on Totes Awesome!

We walked by the WFC ice rink (sorry Brookfield, but it's going to be like "Avenue of the Americas", at least for me) around 3 PM and the surface still looked liquid and the rink was not open. — NV on Seen & Heard: The Seaport’s Ice Rink

Smithers, I tried. My little brain just can't keep up. Marc, I think you need a new accountant. A limit doesn't mean no deduction. And if you're trying to make us feel bad for you because you have a mortgage that's over a million dollars...sorry. — Ellen on Seen & Heard: Dangerous Film Shoot

@Cee Cee B: Sold, actually. https://tribecacitizen.wpengine.com/2013/10/18/in-the-news-trouble-at-biscuits-bath/ — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: The Seaport’s Ice Rink

I believe this building is up for sale... — Cee Cee B on Seen & Heard: The Seaport’s Ice Rink

It looks kind of interesting to me as first glance, but I can't really tell because the pictures aren't close up. It does look like it needs more color variation though. I would say a little skillful use of blue like Greek churches have would be good, but blue would really clash with the surrounding buildings. — Jeremiah on First Look: Santiago Calatrava’s Design for St. Nicholas Church

Yes, I first heard it during Sandy, when it was very loud at times and thought it was caused but the exposed iron work at the top at that time, but have heard it on windy/stormy days since, most recently in the past several weeks. Is anyone else bothered by the fact that WTC1 doesn't seem to have the spire's airplane warning beacon light lit most of the time? I've only seen it lit sporadically. Perhaps there's one that can't be seen from the street when I'm on Hudson between Duane and Reade? — NV on The Wailing of One World Trade Center

We have a number of converted buildings in our area - especially in the Financial District that were commercial and are now residential rentals. If you live in one of these, those who developed the property may have gotten a 421-g tax advantage which requires rent increases to be stabilized, and would further protect renters under additional stabilization laws. To find out if you qualify, view the attached list (above). If you rent, and your building is on the list, you can fill out the attached (above) Rent Overcharge form and send it to DHCR. One resident did this at 37 Wall Street and now the entire building is under rent stabilization. — Tom Goodkind on Seen & Heard: Dangerous Film Shoot

@KP: TheTribeca Citizen regularly publishes recent real estate sales in Tribeca. Not sure what your experience is but I notice that most sales are in the $2MM-$7MM range with more and more transactions north of $10MM. Your comment seems to imply that all mortgage interest is deductible, when you know it's limited to mortgages up to $1.1MM. I would argue that the overwhelming majority of mortgage interest in New York City is NOT tax deductible. — Marc on Seen & Heard: Dangerous Film Shoot

@Marc: Mortgages are tax deductible. So if you're not taking those including this yours as a tax deduction, go right ahead. — KP on Seen & Heard: Dangerous Film Shoot

Biscuits and Bath is a very dangerous place. Many people don't know this. I have heard too many reports that dogs came home with stitches after their first visit. Apparently, some dogs have been going to Biscuits and Bath for a long time that are territorial. Dogs are pack animals; it is a stratified order, and the alpha dogs try to assert themselves. After my dog's first (and only visit, needless to say), I was alarmed when he curled up nervously on the bench next to me in the lobby. I said: "What happened to my dog?" He had long red streaks around his neck that scabbed up within the next few days. The Management was awful in this matter. This is a place to avoid at all costs! — witalin on In the News: Trouble at Biscuits & Bath