I vote YES for the Warren Street Hotel to add 2900 square feet of space. Since the hotel opened I feel safer walking on Warren Street. Guests of the hotel do eat some meals at nearby restaurants. This greatly helps our local economy. — Warren Resident on The Warren Street Hotel wants to add another floor to its roof

1. Tribeca also has the least amount of affordable supermarkets, restaurants, clothing stores, etc. in all of New York. Why is adding affordable housing to such a neighborhood sensible for people with incomes such that they need affordable housing, i.e., housing with rents based on a certain citywide wage level? 2. "Should" is a judgemental, weasel word. If one's argument relies on should, one has lost the argument. 3. Did 105 Duane 80/20 leases expire because the associated tax benefits granted in exchange to the owner also expired? If so, the City got what it paid for. Given the costs of land, materials, labor, which are all inflated by demand and excessive regulation, who is going to pay to build affordable housing without economic incentives? 4. A glut of luxury apartments means lower rents, unless NYC has repealed the laws of supply and demand, right? Losses on unrented luxury apartments are the risk developers take in a free market economy, even if that term applies only loosely to NYC. — James Bogardus on Plans submitted for a residential building at 250 Church

Is there anything else we can give you while you have your hand out begging for us to pay your rent? — Talg on Plans submitted for a residential building at 250 Church

Tribeca has the least amount of affordable housing in all of New York. This building should be 💯 % affordable, especially since 105 Duane 80/20 leases have largely expired. We have a glut of luxury apts. — Jean Grillo on Plans submitted for a residential building at 250 Church

Hi. Is thrre any newd on the huge tower proposal for Jay and Greenwich? — Martine on Community Board meetings for March

Appreciate what Goldman did for BMCC and for those students. That said ... he's probably toast. — malcolm on Seen & Heard: Grant for BMCC from Dan Goldman

The application for Meow Wolf is for Pier 17 itself on the floors that ESPN used to occupy. It is schedules to open in late 2027 or 2028 and entirely unrelated to the Tin Building. — TM on Community Board meetings for March

If you look at the photo, this manhole cover is solid and not vented to allow gases to escape before exploding. From a 2019 NY Times article: "Rock salt on icy streets can cause mayhem below them[.] "When rock salt melts ice, and the water seeps down manholes and into electrical units, it can set off fires and explosions strong enough to pop a 300-pound manhole cover five stories into the air. "For days after a storm, Con Edison officials say, they often deal with scores of electrical fires caused by the rock salt eating away at electrical cable insulation. The wet salt can create sparking that burns the insulation, producing both fire and gases that can combust and pop the manhole lids. "To alleviate the threat, the officials said, the utility switched most of its manhole covers to vented ones that allow gases to escape, 'so they cannot form a combustible amount,' Mr. McHugh said. “ 'It also lets smoke escape, which can tip off the public to notify the authorities,' he added." https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/nyregion/winter-weather-manholes-pipes.html Apparently Con Ed thinks this solution justifies possibly worsening the cause. Do the vents allow substantially more conductive, salty water to enter the manholes in the first place? — James Bogardus on Two children and one adult injured in manhole explosion

Just coming here to say, we still miss you Dr. Berg. No one compares to you. All our love. — SF on Jennifer Berg, local veterinarian, has died at 49

Love Lumo Ombro! So great to snuggle there for a cozy lunch and coffee while working. — Jessica Carson on New Kid on the Block: Lumo Ombro

Dear Tribeca Citizen, Providing ICE parking is clearly Hudson River Park Trust 'engaging in enforcement' with the goons who many citizens consider domestic terrorists. The Trust also allowed its Very Important Person Heliport in the park at W.30th St to be used on Jan 3 by those same goons to dump a kidnapped head of state on the park's tarmac. Based on the Trust's history of secret deals, we cannot believe HRPT will actually cancel the ICE contract. In the Board's own words: "The Board does not entertain comments or questions from the Public". ever. In 2007, a NY Supreme CT decision against the Trust mandated Wealth's toxic heliport's closure by 2014. (The main plaintiff was the former activist Friends of Hudson River Park!) The Trust ignored that deadline and sent Madelyn Wils to crush the settlement in Albany without the Advisory Council's consent. It's important to note the HRPT does not clearly state that it will not renew the ICE contract, only that it 'does not intend to'. This is typical of the (very few) semi-public statements that HRPT deigns to share. Probably penned by Risa Heller's PR firm that prides itself in 'storytelling'. This current Pier 40 issue, the Maduro kidnapping, and 26 yrs of HRTP corruption beginning with the its first Chair Ortenzio should be the incentive for re-writing the Hudson River Park Act to form a truly Public park, not a Development Corporation run by the C-Suite of HRPF. — jim on Hudson River Park aiming to shed its ICE parking spots

Hello Everyone ! Thank you Pam for the thoughts, words and welcome. We are so pleased to be here and looking forward to sharing delicious food and good vibes with all who come by. — manena on New Kid on the Block: Lumo Ombro

Looks like a good use of space and a nice design. — Marcus on Plans submitted for a residential building at 250 Church

Is it me or do the people in this message board seem a tad close to the matter? — J on Rooftop addition proposed for historic building at Greenwich and N. Moore

I agree, huge improvement. — Reademan on Rooftop addition proposed for historic building at Greenwich and N. Moore

Tons of comments on Citizen talk about the use of salt leading to erosion of wiring. Remember the one that happened just up at Leonard and Church recently? Apparently this has been happening all over the city this winter, given the amount of salt dumping in prep for snow. — PF on Two children and one adult injured in manhole explosion

Yes, he lived on the top floor of 71 Hudson when he was dating Daryl Hannah!! — Susan on In the News: Some released after fall’s Canal Street raids

385 Greenwich was a hotel for sailors. 71 North Moore is one of the oldest remaining houses in Tribeca. The landmarks date back to 1805 and 1815. We restored to residential code with 8 years of full time workmen. They are our 3 full floor lofts since 1982 combined from above the ground floor that includes the attached single car garage. Smith & Mills occupies that was illegally subdivided from our lofts, never passed a full inspection, presented a know fire hazard, that was cooking in an a space that wasn’t vented, improperly installed a.c. equipment on a roof, illegally using the cellar as an accesory, illegally subdivided our electrical & started a fire. Six months after a city inspector issued an illegal & invalid CO. Smith & Mill also replaced our garage door without LPC’s approval. You can see in the photo. LPC falsely claimed did not exist. Now an architect falsely claims the buildings are not combined, the buildings are not landmarked, no work was done in 45 years & the buildings are in disrepair. Everyone can see there are 39 permits & certificates to repair damage Greenwich Hotel & illegal bar and the work that was previously approved. Is not what city’s records state inspectors found. This is Building Fraud where the evidence is what they did was so dangerous. Smith & Mills nearly killed us and took the surrounding buildings with us. Just like the gas explosion on the L.E.S. Con Ed filed the 101st complaint. They illegally subdivided our gas lines too. This is not he said she said. There are permits & certificates for each violation we claimed where they falsified permits to repair damage to our lofts from the Greenwich Hotel & illegal bar. In response to our formal complaints that caused its repair. This is fraud. Just like the Trump Fraud Trials. The buildings were illegally vacated. When 50 inspectors, city inspectors & property owners were arrested in Precinct 1. The buildings have been tied up on the courts for years. We won the lawsuit against us on the Supreme Court. The D.A. simply failed to restore us to possession. — The Neighbor on Rooftop addition proposed for historic building at Greenwich and N. Moore

re Ecco & Campagnola - Ron Ross was the original owner - He has Polpo in Greenwich CT. — Gerry Post on Ecco!

Isn't Landmarks supposed to be more of an "all or nothing' thing, whether it's the Tribeca West Historic District or somewhere else? Look around you. Look up. Down here it's become a "this one is OK, but that very similar one is not." We've seen Landmarks approve building renovations that fall far outside of what you'd expect Landmarks to uphold (reject) especially when it comes to rooftop additions. There is no consistency. One building could have their plan rejected because they proposed using an incorrect door hinge or hanging a sign at a slightly wrong angle, while others can get approval for massive penthouse and/or roof deck additions or floor-to-ceiling window installations. It's a joke. And then the Community Board says they're rejecting it based on specific Landmarks infractions, "from the non-original canted corner at first floor, to the hard-edged projecting storefront windows, to the broken cornice treatment, and the proposed fifth-floor addition with roof bulkheads.” Get over yourselves. — P on Rooftop addition proposed for historic building at Greenwich and N. Moore

Tourist don't come to NYC for Museums. NYC is known for Music from Jazz to Hip Hop, Food ( You name it we got it) Night Life and SHOPPING. No one is coming to see a museum except a few bourgeois elite. — John Quinn. on The Tin Building is closing to become…Balloon Museum

Somewhere out there, there are photos of JFK, Jr dancing with Daryl Hannah on the rooftop on a building near Zutto’s on Hudson and Worth Streets! I believe that is where he lived for awhile. — Nadine Antopol on In the News: Some released after fall’s Canal Street raids

I love the new design. I'd give it a big thumbs up. — Will on Rooftop addition proposed for historic building at Greenwich and N. Moore

Why not put the mall back? Make it where vendors of small and large vendors can make a profit as well as the city? The seaport mall was booming back in the day. They need to do this with the entire strip. We honestly don't need a balloon museum in the area. — Cece on The Tin Building is closing to become…Balloon Museum

I don't often walk that way but when in the area I will check out and see if he is there...and hopefully see that he is doing well. Surprisingly, after all these years he is doing well...with help from some neighbors. He wants to do his thing and is not harming anyone so I can't understand the vitriol from some. — Dennis Aita on Nosy Neighbor: Who is the man who lives full time on Reade Street?