@KP: What do I look like, a reporter? Of course I should've asked. I just sent an email over.... — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Staple Street Scaffolding

Juan who???? — KP on Seen & Heard: Staple Street Scaffolding

@Karen: Afraid not (but thanks for guessing!). — Erik Torkells on Where in Tribeca…?

Working Class on Duane Street — Karen on Where in Tribeca…?

@ FTK - Totally agree. It's heartbreaking — Nicole on In the News: Parking Garage Victim

This story made me cry. Rest in peace Mr Narh. What a terrible tragedy. — FTK on In the News: Parking Garage Victim

okay, I know I said I was over nail salons, but seriously, another bank? and here is a huge TD near the corner of Hudson and Duane. I don't want another bank! (I was hoping for a great sandwich space!) — liat on Mail Boxes Etc. Is Closing

oh no, i will miss Mail box ect... they were always so nice and helpful and quick in there. I will miss them dearly.. — cami on Mail Boxes Etc. Is Closing

Well, I guess it's the Canal St P.O. with their lovely customer service for us :( — Guest on Mail Boxes Etc. Is Closing

Looks very cool but it has a challenging location. — Andrea on New Kid on the Block: Scissor

Go Smithers! — Francesco on Seen & Heard: W. Broadway Renovation

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