Yes, betty, when will this country value pedestrians over cars? When will the emissions & MPG of our children be more beneficial to use for interstate commerce and leisurely weekend travel than cars? When will the typical 8 yr old be more useful for us to use to get to work than a Ford Festiva or BMW X3/5? I wish CB1 would seriously listen & consider betty's preferences before passing their ever-so-weighty resolutions. And maybe, just maybe, if we printed out all of CB1's resolutions and packed them all in burlap bags, we could save several low-lying Zone A (possibly B) properties from future SuperStorms! And then Captain Lloyd Blankfien & Daniel "Danny" Meyer can suck our collective shake, yet dry, shacks! — Jim Smithers on Seen & Heard: W. Broadway Renovation

The cobblestoned section of Murray is because a park -- Teardrop -- runs across it. Naturally kids run across and don't always look both ways and the cobblestones slow traffic a bit. Poets House and the BPC Library branch are right there too. My preference would have been a walking street but there are entrances to two garages and in this country cars always come before pedestrians. — betty on Seen & Heard: W. Broadway Renovation

This is fantastic. There are bees on the roof of my daughters school and we enjoy the honey both spring and fall. And, we still have some unplanned and unplanted spots on our terrace - this is giving me ideas. — Andrea on Josh Appleseed

hopefully the service is better than at Tribeca Pediatrics! — TribecaDaddy on New Kid on the Block: Saleya

Jim Smithers, I didn't know you were "art-loving," but your style rocks! — StrollerlessTribecaHottie on Loft Peeping: Art-Loving Bachelor

Reply to Jim: Indeed! — Steve on Seen & Heard: W. Broadway Renovation

Oh, Steve, stop living in your self-controlled little google of a world. There are bigger things happening here than you could possibly fathom. WHY are the Murray Street cobbles running parallel to the sidewalks and not perpendicular?! What are they hiding?!! — Jim Smithers on Seen & Heard: W. Broadway Renovation

Folks, all of Miami Beach is a "Landfill". This is the biggest misunderstood urban myth. BPC was built on sand and soil imported like Dubai, Miami, etc. And what is the big deal with having aesthetically pleasing cobblestone? I don't understand the controversy. — Steve on Seen & Heard: W. Broadway Renovation

I can't help but believe a cobblestoned Murray St is a safety measure and not a pseudo-historical nod (hell, we're on landfill!) If you spend any time on the block, you'd soon realize that this speedway to the river can be treacherous for all the kiddies & their furry companions who zip back & forth all day long... I, for one, am glad of it - plus, it looks nice :) — Diane Cimine on Seen & Heard: W. Broadway Renovation

I noticed a couple of plywood sheets up on the old Boomerang space late last week. Thursday, maybe? — JD on Seen & Heard: W. Broadway Renovation

I agree with the Worth Street Veterinary office and Wagging Tails. Dr. Dipolo is beyond compassionate and kind to our senior aged dog. This is a special practice in NYC and I am so happy that our dog is in amazing hands. The Wagging Tails office below it is equally as amazing with our dog who needs some TLC because of his age. They are gentle and caring across the board as well. — Lisa Levitt on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

Danny Meyer mentioned Battery Park being on a Brooklyn power grid in a New York Times article last week: "He and other restaurateurs would also benefit from a keener awareness of their own infrastructure, Mr. Meyer said. His North End Grill, Blue Smoke and Shake Shack in Battery Park City never lost power, he said, because “they were on the Brooklyn electrical grid, and who knew?” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/dining/restaurateurs-face-the-aftermath-of-hurricane-sandy.html?ref=dining — Amy on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

My network (Bowling Green) was switched off preemptively (with the idea that would save the system and power could be restored very soon after) but after the substation blew it didn't matter that we'd been turned off earlier -- we still came back on Saturday along with the rest of downtown. The buildings that got flooded were "isolated" from their networks and will not get to come back online until they are fixed. The point I was making about BPC is that they did not keep their power because their buildings are "eco-friendly" or any of that BS that the Albanese spokesperson said in the Post -- they kept their power because they were not on a network that was connected to the blown substation. Full stop. Similarly, the BoA tower on Bryant Park in midtown lost its power (when no other adjacent buildings lost power) because ConEd had hooked it up to a downtown power network when it was built -- and (just to drive it home how stupid ALbanese's argument is) BoA tower is LEED Platinum (ahem, eco-friendly) and was completed in 2009 (after many of the Albanese buildings). OK. Rant over. — Annika on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

@Annika: I read that too, somewhere. I'm no expert—obvsly—but I think there are two issues: Some networks Con Ed switched off pre-emptively (or were blown as a result of the 24th St. substation explosion), and some buildings ran into trouble because the flooding water fried their subterranean mechanicals. — Erik Torkells on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

I thought BPC never lost power because they were not hooked up to any of the lower manhattan networks -- they were hooked up to a Brooklyn network that didn't lose power when the 14th st substation blew. I can't remember where I read that but I think it was in NY Mag's most recent issue. — Annika on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

only asking as I know several close communities that could have used the volunteers more..........like coney island and the rockaways — jen on In the News: Moving Back In

Didn't the downtown community center have flood insurance to cover the cost of cleanup & rebuilding? — jen on In the News: Moving Back In

The west side of West Broadway between Warren and Murray offers an incredibly diverse menu. Moving north to south on West Broadway we have: Mexican at the corner of Warren Cambodian/Thai North African Italian on the corner of Murray. Happy that I can live and dine in Tribeca. — Larry Loonin on New Kid on the Block: Saleya

Jim...you should be on cable! — francesco on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

http://twitter.com/GoldmanSachs/status/267938186666340352/photo/1 Let's see your pic doing cleanup before you judge! — Guest on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

Just another example of how Blankfein is completely oblivious to the realities of how the building came to be. He and Goldman have always been horrible neighbors and no better example can be found then his incredibly disjointed view that letting a few resident charge their phones and take a piss is "helping the community". What would have helped is some of those sandbags and concrete barriers set up nearby to help other businesses and residences in the path of Sandy, especially since Blankfein made sure that the water was coming right at them and not into the Goldman building. What a despicable scumbag this guy is, and a poisonous company. Too big to fail and too big to float! — Pierce on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

And I am going to assume that gorgeous painting on the wall is Dr. Cohen's wife -- Jeannie -- fabulous! I've always been warmed in the heart when seeing her work -- it should be all over Tribeca and beyond. Can't wait to be a local there. — amy sewell on New Kid on the Block: Saleya

the DeRose Method is a fanstastic way for improving the knowlegde of yourself. It's very rewarding and i love it. Congratulations NYC and Tribeca — Mª José Fernandes on Self-Improvement on Murray Street

Any word on Ritz Carlton BP? Supposed to go next weekend. — Rich on Sandy: What’s Open Thursday

This is awesome! One always knows that this stuff happens in the City but thank you for photojournalising (if that's a word) it. I wish i had found an old piano (and had room for it)! — Erik on A Dusty Glimpse of the Commercial Past