NYPost says Axl gets out and parties with Leo... — StrollerlessTribecaHottie on In the News: Final Piece of 1WTC’s Spire to Go Up Tomorrow

I go to the restaurant often and also purchased a living social deal last week. Easy refund process with living social in the first 7 days after purchase — Resident on Kori Has Been Seized

Matt Rojas left Rouge et Blanc? Bummer. The new idea is a yawn. — Suzanne F on In the News: Final Piece of 1WTC’s Spire to Go Up Tomorrow

Interestingly, on the bike rack topic, the billboard next to the rack says to txt Citibike to 55-1-55 for an app. I did so, then i get a txt back which says "please submit your zip code" and when I did (a tribeca zip of course), it said "the...app is almost ready..." so clearly we know the rack comes before the app. — Erik S on Seen & Heard: 1WTC Spire Postponed

Ugh. I have a problem with these on 2 fronts: 1 - creepy, rude, disrespectful of privacy. 2 - nowhere near interesting enough to overcome problems listed in #1 — JK on The Voyeur Next Door

@Nicole - I had an email from them a month or so ago saying they were still intending to reopen & included a quote from a letter received from their building owner explaining the extensive work in progress on the building. Meanwhile they are offering delivery via their website & also Seamless and they are still as tasty & fresh as ever. — Steve on The Seaport, Six Months Later

I'm really missing suteishi. Any word if they will reopen? — Nicole on The Seaport, Six Months Later

@natalie: Nope. — Erik Torkells on The Seaport, Six Months Later

any news on jcrew? reopening? — natalie on The Seaport, Six Months Later

I most certainly appreciate where AnotherConcernedFather is coming from, and this entire debate has clearly stirred emotions on all fronts, but to charge me with making a 'discriminatory statement' is completely flawed and flat out incendiary. Please don't misconstrue my comments and take them out of context. Nothing I've stated heretofore is either inflammatory or (as you characterize) discriminatory. I would agree with the previous comment; this has zero to do with perceived wealth or discrimination. The logic you present confounds me. I believe wholeheartedly that it is well within our expectation set that our children experience the same as everyone else. If anything, I think the move to Chelsea would ensure that happens. As members of the parent community, we are 'entitled,' that is to say, members of a lucky, franchised group who get to live in this neighbourhood, send our children to this 'niche' school, have access to resources (be in through Taste of Tribeca or otherwise) and connections to our local politicians and, ultimately, enjoy the privilege of having a voice to air our concerns. I'm sorry if this seems unpleasant or unfair, but to try and avoid the characterization of 'entitled' is moot. As for the inconveniences, I'm not accusing, I'm purely stating fact and it's precisely that which appears to be driving the bus off the cliff here. Living just a handful of blocks away from the school myself, my family would need to make some serious adjustments, so I'm not immune either. In fact, I do empathize with all of us who are potentially affected by this change. To argue the local business case, however, is a bit of a stretch. To think that, absent the existence of P.S. 150 in its current location, some of our family's favorite places (like the deli up the block where my child likes to buy the occasional treat after school, or Square Diner or Girello's Pizza) may fall on hard times is suspect, at best. I certainly hope they haven't pinned their future prospects on our school alone. But let's not kid ourselves - this isn't the same P.S. 150 it once used to be. Anyone who's had a child come through in the last 10-15 years should be aware of that. To play devil's advocate, perhaps a small, arts-based school no longer has a place in public education, where you are trying to ensure that all students indeed have the same educational experience (more or less)? I don't have the right answer. However, what appears increasingly clear to me is that some are choosing to live in this alternate world (longing for "what was" or "used to be") and denying ourselves "what (actually) is." In one of the largest cities in the world and largest (and arguably, most influential) public education system in the country, with the additional stresses and demands of urban planning & development and changing demographics, you cannot reasonably expect to live in constant stasis. Call it what you like, but I prefer to live in reality. To your final point, I would neither characterize my comments as passive nor aggressive. I am merely posting my thoughts here, just as you have and others in this thread. Thank you for 'welcoming' me to the discussion all the same. I don't pretend to have the silver bullet for this problem, but I also don't think we're being honest with ourselves and how our community has changed over time. As for being substantively informed, I've had many conversations off-line with other parents and school officials and was at yesterday's meeting with the Superintendent. I did a great deal of listening and it would have been nice to see greater turnout from other seemingly inconvenienced parents who wish to have a vested interest in the robust dialogue over the future of their children's education. Aside from that, I am awfully happy to just agree to disagree. — ConcernedM on Is P.S. 150 Being Moved to Chelsea?

I did a quick check to try to find the owner's other restaurants, but came up empty. I just recall reading a review long ago that said that after opening a place successfully elsewhere, she opened a second location in the West Village before Kori, and that Quentin Tarantino was an investor in it. Memory is sketchy on this, but that sticks out. — David G. Imber on Kori Has Been Seized

Assuming David is referring to Kori, does anyone know which other restaurants the owners own and operate? I thought the food at Kori was quite good and authentic. It's too bad that it was seized. We can use a good, casual Korean restaurant in Tribeca. Actually, Tribeca needs more casual Asian restaurants. Aside from a few sushi places around here, Viet Cafe is the only other casual one. I would love to see places like Sobaya, Ippudo (ramen), Thai restaurants pop up in the neighborhood. But probably due to high rent, it's unlikely. Bummer. — Tribeca Resident on Kori Has Been Seized

Dylan Prime filed for bankruptcy protection: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-01/dylan-prime-in-tribeca-files-for-bankruptcy-over-taxes.html — Anonymous on Kori Has Been Seized

@mah: That's what I meant by "hardware store" (but I was too lazy to go back out to see if it's one story). Thanks! — Erik Torkells on In the News: Final Piece of 1WTC’s Spire to Go Up Tomorrow

Sort of a shock. I'm out of the country right now but I live just around the corner from there. The restaurant's been seemingly very popular for some 16~18 years, though I can't say exactly why having only eaten there once when it first opened. Also, from what I understand, the owner has several restaurants are currently operating successfully. Does anyone know the background story? Their website's still live. — David G. Imber on Kori Has Been Seized

Yeah, Troy, but how do we really know? It would be great if you had a photograph to verify your confirmation. Let's say a photo of Axl sitting on his couch playing Xbox with a towel wrapped around his head or scrambling some egg whites with a completely different towel wrapped around his head while holding today's newspaper with the date clearly visible . Obviously, this photo should be taken from a neighboring building with a telephoto lens. The Celebrity-Where-Are -You-Now Tactical Imaging Squad is on alert - ready to process any and all digital images. — Jim Smithers on In the News: Final Piece of 1WTC’s Spire to Go Up Tomorrow

re 108 Chambers -- the contiguous is more likely the Basics Plus Locksmith (also a 1 story) located on the Church St. side next to the coffee house. — mah on In the News: Final Piece of 1WTC’s Spire to Go Up Tomorrow

I can confirm that Axl has been renting in Tribeca. He lives in a friend's building. And they say he doesn't get out much. — Troy Torrison on In the News: Final Piece of 1WTC’s Spire to Go Up Tomorrow

In response to AnotherConcernedFather: "4)70% of public school, elementary aged, children attend their zoned public schools (I think the percentage is closer to 90% in Manhattan) – is it wrong to have expectations that our children experience the same as everyone else? Or, do you sense that because we appear to be of a different wealth class that we should be able to afford to make the adjustments to facilitate the migration? Either way, it’s a discriminatory statement to make, something that we do not teach our children in these schools." PS150 is a choice school, not a zoned school. It has nothing to do with perceived wealth or discrimination. If you want to go to a local neighborhood school like 90% of NYC students, attend your zoned school. You can't argue that the DOE is removing your zoned school because 150 isn't it. Only approximately 1/3 of 150 students actually live in TriBeCa-proper anyway. I have to agree with ConcernedCitizen. Jenny Bonnet is not the principal to lead a bigger school. She is incredibly unprofessional - my child once reported to me her verbatim swearing in her office. Crass. She lacks the experience. The learning environment survey reflects a drop in teacher satisfaction. Jenny's hiring choices have been disastrous - look at grade 5 experiences and the fired assistant teacher too. She is not honest or upfront with the community and is incredibly disingenuous. I have no trust in her. 150 needs a leader now more than ever when we are so divided. — TLC Mom on Is P.S. 150 Being Moved to Chelsea?

re 108 chambers - the old Tribeca really is disappearing. I would have liked a few remnants to remain... — Liat on In the News: Final Piece of 1WTC’s Spire to Go Up Tomorrow

J&R is vacating the buildings and laid off over a hundred employees. That is a lot of empty store front. — David on Seen & Heard: J&R Is Shrinking

As an artist myself, I can appreciate these images and the private moments that they capture, as well as the commentary on the 'glass house'. However, it feels completely creepy to me to do this to one's neighbors (or do it at all) and also is properly illegal to use someone's image for profit or gain (in this case both financial and publicity). Which, I'm confident the artist will soon find out as I know several people in these photographs and many of them are lawyers, all of them are well-connected and I suspect few of them will appreciate this. This, is surely something the photographer considered though, when shooting into the windows of a posh TiBeCa glass-walled building. I imagine it's all part of the thrill. — Leigh on The Voyeur Next Door

I just walked by it and heard construction workes say that it will go up tomorrow.... — Dave on Seen & Heard: 1WTC Spire Postponed

@nycdweller42: https://tribecacitizen.wpengine.com/2013/04/29/seen-heard-1wtc-spire-postponed/ — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Landmark Finally Getting Unveiled

Do you know what happened to Bikini Bar? — nycdweller42 on Seen & Heard: Landmark Finally Getting Unveiled