That does indeed look very nice, both the space and the menu. Not the same-old same-old. I could go for some merguez right now! — Suzanne F on New Kid on the Block: Saleya

What is wrong with Goldman pumping their ground level in real time? If your building had pumps that could have been turned on during the flooding, would you have advocated leaving them off and allowing your building to be damaged? — JK on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

Yeah, and there was also flood waters coming from the grassy knoll!! — Jim Smithers on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

There were about 20-30 people standing in front of the Goldman building on Murray and everyone was taking pics. http://imgur.com/gRgs6 The water wasn't coming from the west, it was coming from the north and maybe south. This part of Battery Park sits on a hill (you can see in the pic) so that's why none of those buildings by you got flooded (and also why the surge water came from around). You can kind of make out the truck with the pump next to the building. I'm not in the pump business so I can't say definitively if it was a pump but it was damn loud so all the clues were there. Also, if you know the Goldman building, on the Northeast corner, they have a driveway that slopes down into the basement. So evidence is: 1. Lloyd says they had pumps that were heavy duty enough they let Port Authority borrow them after 2. There is picture evidence of flooding on the east side of the building 3. The alleged pump is positioned on the northeast side 4. We know they have a driveway on the northeast side which goes down into the basement. When it stopped raining around 10pm, hundreds of people and their families were outside looking at the surge. There are probably thousand of pictures, albeit crappy, of this stuff online somewhere. CWW, you weren't even there and it sounds like you didn't get a download of how it all played out in the neighborhood so who's really hating? — murrayst on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

That's right, Captain Lloyd! You should have stood in the lobby and taken the flood waters like a man! And to anyone else who took precautions against the flood waters, you're just as much to blame as Lloyd for the damage to the rest of the neighborhood. Thanks again, JFP, for finding us the perfect person(s) to blame for this natural disaster. *Commenter's note - those sandbags weren't filled with sand, but rare two-dollar bills from Lloyd's personal collection of rare world currencies. — Jim Smithers on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

In any case, Blankfein needs to say "We can do more. Here's what we're going to do for the neighborhood, and for NYC." Or is he not indebted to us a little bit? Where's the gratitude for the city's financial assistance with his building's construction, while schools struggle to be built? In the first quarter after his building went up, GS posted a profit for more $ than the cost of the building including tax breaks. And then after the storm, spent money on chartering buses to bring in his workforce that was otherwise stranded by downed public transport. Must be nice. (Hate talk? maybe, if the above commenter didn't see Goldman pumps in real time like the said they did, sure. But sandbags to the extent that goldman could and did afford probably sent the water onward down murray without pumps.) — j frank parnell on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

Tribeca students & faculty: RECOVER WRITING formed this week to offer free help with writing assignments to students stressed by Sandy. College and university Writing Centers across the U.S. have opened their virtual doors, and some local institutions-- FIT, for example, and LIU--have opened their physical doors. 30- to 60-minute help sessions are available; students can check the listings and see what sounds good, and arrange their own help sessions. Find us at RECOVER WRITING on Facebook-- no sign in required. Students will get one-on-one feedback and help with any writing assignment, at any stage of the assignment. This is a free service. Faculty: we're here for you as well, offering an additional resource with which to support your students. Take care, all-- Belinda — Belinda Kremer on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

Peace and Love Café — Andrea on Where in Tribeca…?

I live in a Related building in North Battery Park and we had NO flooding, nor did any of my friends who live in surrounding buildings. We did not have pumps on site, like the above commenter said Goldman did. The above statement that insinuated Goldman pumped water inland seems pretty ridiculous. What's with all the hate talk? — cww on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

Uh, Lloyd, two-thirds of your building's construction was funded with billions in tax breaks, if I'm not mistaken, which means we built it. So while you may have offered showers (you did?) and charging stations (like the Amish market did!) would it be so hard for you to cough up a million in pocket change - maybe one-twentieth or less of your personal bonus -- and fund something that got destroyed when the Hudson made a left turn on west street after it found no purchase in your pad? — j frank parnell on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

re: goldman-- I was on murray st at the height of the surge. it looked like they were pumping out the water in real time with some really big pumps. that water had to go somewhere and it went out onto west st and further inland. so another win for goldman, but at the expense of their neighrboring buildings! — murrayst on In the News: Goldman Sachs Pats Itself on the Back

oh this looks awesome... i walked by a few weeks ago and wondered what was going to be behind that beautiful blue facade! glad to see nicer places coming south of chambers. — Ahu on New Kid on the Block: Saleya

It seems kind of harsh to judge Fetch for evacuating, when many residents of Tribeca did the same thing -- employees have families, too. Kudos to Wagging Tail for staying open. — Winnie on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

beautiful. But it was crazy! — liat on The First Snowstorm Is the Prettiest

I love that cover photo, it's just hauntingly beautiful (and it shows how sparkly Battery Park was, and we were so grateful that something so close had power! We saw 3 filmes in a week, filling in the evening hours and then coming home to sleep..) — liat on In the News: Unsafe for Occupancy

Another storm of the century? Pinky JJ — Pinky JJ on The First Snowstorm Is the Prettiest

LOVE Jim Smithers! Can I help with the taser design, please? — Carol Tanenbaum on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

these are absolutely beautiful! — Mona on The First Snowstorm Is the Prettiest

I am just loving all the lights! Yay electricity! :) — Annika on The First Snowstorm Is the Prettiest

Weather like this makes me want to trade in my dog for a cat...... Nice pics tho — Sheila on The First Snowstorm Is the Prettiest

Scratch that. I downloaded the Instagram app at Terroir and took pix on the way home. — Erik Torkells on The First Snowstorm Is the Prettiest

@Matilde: I didn't take any of them! But I did brave the first snowstorm of the season for dinner at Terroir. — Erik Torkells on The First Snowstorm Is the Prettiest

Erik, thank you for braving the first snowstorm of the season to take these fabulous photos. Love them! — Matilde on The First Snowstorm Is the Prettiest

Any one have any idea as to what's going on by the sugar factory and river lofts. I can't seam to get a straight answer. Appearantly other buildings in that immediate area still have no power. This is laight and Washington st — Steve on Anyone Have Power Yet?

Seriously, when is Sean Penn going to show up and lead this Sandy relief effort? Damn, what's taking him so long? — Jim Smithers on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations