I stopped in yesterday because the door was open. Their official opening will be tomorrow, May 3rd. — HG on Japanese market coming to Greenwich and Franklin

Ha. Thanks, Paul. — Tribeca Citizen on Seen & Heard: Brooklyn Bread is open

The scaffolding/construction on Warren Street is not only ugly, it has taken up a lot of space in the adjacent bike lane and forces bicycles and city buses to ride within inches of each other. Scaffolding should not be permitted to encroach upon public sidewalks and streets and they should not pose a public safety hazard. The fact that it has been left like this for so long is an insult. The constant double parking mayhem outside Whole Foods doesn’t help either. Good luck trying to get the NYPD, DOB, or DOT to fix this. — frank on An end in sight for PS 234 construction

Can't wait for this to be done! It's depressing walking under this. Feel like no progress, dark and constrained. Will be thrilled to see it removed. — John on An end in sight for PS 234 construction

"And, yes, the plot requires that Damon wear a fedora." I don't see AI coming up with that line any time soon. Bravo! — Paul on Seen & Heard: Brooklyn Bread is open

PLEASE don't replace the benches! I'm so bummed to hear this - those benches remind me of my own 1980s childhood at WMP and I would be so sad to see them go. They're much roomier and more comfortable than the "world's fair" style ones, and I love their modern look. It's very fitting for a Tribeca that mixes old and new. Also if these are the original benches, they also last longer than the wooden ones! — Elizabeth on Washington Market Park will get new paths this summer

An officer in the 1st precinct referred to the practice of blocking the box as a longstanding behavior by drivers on the tunnel approach during a monthly community meeting that many people in Tribeca attended last year regarding the tunnel congestion and said it was kind of like a tradition by the drivers. The NYPD basically sees the overall issue near the tunnel as a Port Authority problem and so they don't really focus on the issue despite frequent requests to improve safety in the area. — Neighbor on In the News: Congestion pricing starts June 30

The NY cop unions were totally opposed to the legalization of marijuana consumption, mainly because it was an easy way to arrest folks they don't like and pad their numbers. I'm confident their non-enforcement of laws against these blatantly illegal shops is their not-so-subtle protest. — J on Another illegal cannabis store coming to Chambers?

I completely agree with Mike and was so upset to see the outrage and protest a few weeks ago against a legal shop opening in the neighborhood. These illegal shops should be shut down and our outrage focused on them. A legal shop would only help to combat these other stores operating on the wrong side of the regulations/laws. — tri res on Another illegal cannabis store coming to Chambers?

I've never understood why blocking the boxes is permitted. All those "blockers" should be ticketed until this practice ends. It just causes chaos and slow-downs for everyone, and is of course very dangerous to pedestrians. What is this "tradition" you mention? I thought there was a time years ago when "don't block the box" was enforced...or am I dreaming and idealizing? — Marcus on In the News: Congestion pricing starts June 30

Selective enforcement (or complete non-enforcement) of laws seems to be the norm in NYC for some years now. It makes a mockery of the law, and of those who care to be law-abiding. What can be done about this? — Marcus on Another illegal cannabis store coming to Chambers?

Has anyone heard any updates? From Google it looks like they're open but I haven't walked by yet — ECW on Japanese market coming to Greenwich and Franklin

@Jam: I've never contended that the congestion charge won't sting. It's *intended* to sting, in order to effectuate the (roughly) 15% reduction in auto trips needed to meaningfully cut dangerous and expensive traffic gridlock inside and en route to the CBD. Low-wage workers commuting by car to the zone are relatively few in number compared to the many hundreds of thousands who will benefit from better subway service enabled by the congestion charges paid for by the other 85% of drivers. That's not just me talking, it's the Community Service Society, whose work I reference in many of the papers you can find on my web page I linked to in my earlier comment. Moreover, the MTA offers low-wage workers a 50% discount on car trips past a monthly threshold. And that's apart from the 75% discount for trips entering the zone after 9 pm. (For the record, I wanted 8 pm. I hope unions representing those workers will demand and obtain flexible schedules to take advantage of that fee drop.) CP's impacts on truckers' cost could be a net positive, due to the ability to service more destinations more quickly. Please try to visualize benefits like this, not just negatives. As for Trans Alt's program, why ask me? I haven't had a position of authority there in over 30 years. — Komanoff on In the News: Congestion pricing starts June 30

Komanoff, With respect…..surely you are aware that many-most drivers in the CP zone are not “affluent “. Yes Tribeca residents are mostly affluent and fortunate. But lots of non-affluent people can’t afford to live in Manhattan, live far away, not near transit, some with night shifts etc - and thus must drive. And CP will raise costs of commercial. BTW what’s the TransAlt Plan? To expand bike lanes? — Jam on In the News: Congestion pricing starts June 30

Why shouldn’t local residents be charged. It will discourage driving by residents as well. You garage tax doesn’t go to the MTA. It’s just a sales tax liked you’d pay on most anything. — BB on In the News: Congestion pricing starts June 30

Ms Lunch stayed downstairs here - at 81 Warren st. - for awhile… Many of those seminal punk bands “ practiced”, partied, etc. on the second floor …the Jerks, the Voidoids, the Contortions, Mars, DNA and more. It was wonderful, FUN, ( and missed). Those were the daze, my friends……. — Jean H. on In the News: Congestion pricing starts June 30

It looks like a Peregrine Falcon aka a duck hawk. It is renowned for its speed and can reach over 320 km/h during its hunting stoop making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom. Great spot by J. wish i had seen it. — SONIA STOCK on Seen & Heard: Breakfast on N. Moore

As always, I have to remind everyone that none of this kind of crime occurs in NYC (especially a few blocks from police HQ) without the NYPD knowing about it. — J on Another illegal cannabis store coming to Chambers?

The issue in Tribeca specifically is the choke point created by the Holland Tunnel and this will still remain a problem for our neighborhood during peak afternoon periods regardless of congestion pricing. The Canal / Hudson intersection is particularly dangerous and the NYPD doesn't even station police there on weekends despite times when the intersection is blocked for hours on end. This has ripple effects throughout the neighborhood. The design to have Laight and Hubert streets used as exit lanes for the tunnel while simultaneously using Hudson as an entrance lane for the tunnel is extremely problematic for pedestrians and residents and it creates a completely unsafe environment for everyone, including drivers. Hubert, Laight, Vestry and Canal boxes are frequently blocked by drivers and the NYPD seems to allow this because its some sort of bizarre illegal "tradition" (their word). The neighborhood has asked the NYPD, Port Authority, City Council, and CB1 to do something about the problem and the actions have been very limited. Not convinced our local challenge will be solved with congestion pricing, as the environmental reports clearly show congestion at tunnel will remain. Would be great if they could focus on improving the safety conditions in this corridor vs just hoping congestion pricing will make our roads safer. It's not an either but all the key stakeholders involved in this specific problem seem to be hoping the problem will just go away with congestion pricing and continue to ignore the issue. — Neighbor on In the News: Congestion pricing starts June 30

As long as the neighborhood is buying, these illegal stores will be selling. — Manhattanmommie on Another illegal cannabis store coming to Chambers?

Completely agree with you Mike! — Umar S on Another illegal cannabis store coming to Chambers?

I find it interesting that Chambers Wines left the space due to an increase in rent they could not afford, yet this new unapproved / unregulated store seems to have no issue covering what I can only assume is the same rent. I wonder what economics are at work there. Also, blame should go to the owner of the retail space and blind building condo board (either willfully or ineptly so) who thought nothing to rent to this business. It's not as if someone were pitching the opening of a bodega in the space, considering there is one immediately next door in the old Zuckers space. — Harrison on Another illegal cannabis store coming to Chambers?

the mayor and governor are all talk. our city is in trouble. This is just one thing on the list that is making it dangerous and unsafe to our kids and adults. They are " illegal"! — Native NY on Another illegal cannabis store coming to Chambers?

Hello fellow Tribeca citizens!!! WAKE UP!! By not allowing the LEGAL stores to open in our neighborhood, you are de-facto allowing your children to buy weed from illegal stores... Legal shops check ID...illegal ones dont...WAKE UP!!! — Mike Levy on Another illegal cannabis store coming to Chambers?

Ugh, this is so disturbing. What happened to the supposed crackdown on these types of stores that Adams and Hochul promised a couple of weeks ago? https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/04/19/hochul-adams-vow-major-crackdown-on-illicit-nyc-cannabis-shops-insanity-stops-right-now/ — James S on Another illegal cannabis store coming to Chambers?