@Jim, Where will you be dining Thursday? Let's have our own Tribeca Superbaby? — StrollerlessTribecaHottie on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

I wanted to pass along an email from Brownie troop (3368) leader Teri Foley on the collections at Whole Foods today. Amazing effort by these little ladies. We had our event this evening. It was SPECTACULAR to say the least. On a little corner in Manhattan, after I sent out just ONE email to a few friends... this is what happened: We collected 100+ blankets for those who still don't have heat Hundreds of diapers and wipes for little babies whose parents have lost everything Flashlights Batteries Food ( 40 + loaves of bread) Toiletries GALORE! Rakes Tarps And so much more. We also raised $1,123 for our local community center. Amazing!   Thank you all for your kind, generous and giving hearts. When the truck pulled away all I kept thinking is how very lucky we all are. Our community is amazing. Thank you, thank you, thank you, — Vince on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

@Rohin - that's only a prototype, it's not fully functional. The toddler-seeking taser darts still have some kinks that need to be worked out. The darts should only slightly bruise, not maim. Now that all of the neighborhood children have finished snatching free candy from the financially-weakened local restaurants with their filthy, grubby hands, runny noses, bottomless buckets o'candy and tyrannical parents - maybe these parents can GIVE back to said restaurants by dining out with the whole family this Thursday night at Tribeca's 1st & Last Annual Hallo-We-Eats. My apologies to all of those residents without children (@Person Without Kids & StrollerlessTribecaHottie), but you'll need to take one for the team that night or just stay-in until you see the stroller traffic diminish. — Jim Smithers on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

Re: Wireless Antenna (?) @ 54 Laight - Smithers might refer to it as a 'Beca "Trick or Treat" munchkin suppression system ;) ha — Rohin on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

Great photos Marisa!, here is one I took from Laight Street: http://newyorkcommoners.com/image/34714906036 — cameron on The Calm After the Storm

Kudos to the Northern TriBeCa businesses who so kindly opened their doors to Trick o'Treaters last night! Even those who were not prepared did their very best to offer something sweet (like Kaffe and 'wichcraft). At one restaurant, the hostess didn't have anything to offer (and that's fine! It was Nov 5th -- no complaints!), but an amazing diner reached into his own bag and gave my 4YO samurai a beautifully wrapped swag-bag o'candy. Special props to Wolfgang's, Benvenuto and Locanda Verde for cheerfully having baskets of candy at the ready for distribution. — Jolene on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

Nice shout out in the Post today! http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/juice_from_jay_RLmCZiwmNn4iwNg8VCExkM — Melissa on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

The Wagging Tail was great - as they were during 9/11 - open 24/7 and dedicated to our pets for those of us who were out of town/displaced. (I will add that places like Fetch Club told clients to get their pets out the weekend prior to the storm and closed down. I understand they were in Zone A but the Wagging Tail stayed open through 9/11, despite being told to close and being on Greenwich St at the time, also open through the blackout. They are definitely reliable.) Also, Worth St Veterinary Center (same building as Wagging Tail) - I cannot say how impressed I was! Dr. DiPolo was updating Facebook constantly, went to the office to check on a sick pet at the Wagging Tail, emailed me to let me know how my dog was, posted pictures of the pets. As soon as power was back up he opened the office on Sunday and offered to reimburse clients for taxi fare due to transportation problems. What an angel! Not many vets would do that. — Guest on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

@Cameron: Dunno. But that's definitely in a landmarked district: https://tribecacitizen.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Tribeca-landmark-districts-map.png — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

Isn't 54 Laight a Verizon Wireless building? — cameron on Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations

What would we do without these village sages? Thank you, thank you, thank you, Nelle, JFP and Cami. For parents who don't like kids but have them, you can exchange them for a handful of candy at any participating local restaurant between now and the close of business. This is offer is not transferrable. However, as always, strollers are not welcome. Also, just because someone gives out candies for a belated Halloween does not mean they are not oblivious to the bigger challenges NYers face. — Jim Smithers on Seen & Heard: Nish Noosh Revealed

People lighten up. Just because someone gives out candies for a belated Halloween does not mean they are oblivious to the bigger challenges NYers face. It is nice of those businesses to bring a little joy in whatever way they can to neighbors of whatever age. If you don't like kids, please don't have any. And if parents annoy you, just don't have any as friends. Spending time ranting is about kids is just plain sad. — cami on Seen & Heard: Nish Noosh Revealed

25 No Moore is just fine -- staff was there while power was out. Power's now back; one elevator working. Halloween trick or treating rescheduled for tonight. — Carol Tanenbaum on In the News: Status Report on Zone A Buildings

Whole Foods not only accepted credit cards -- one of the managers let me use the office power to charge my laptop, and then snaked a power strip out onto the floor for others. BRAVO, and grateful thanks. — Carol Tanenbaum on Sandy: What’s Open Thursday

@ j frank parnell - ".....you know what people with kids think of people without kids? They don’t." CLEARLY. You are too busy thinking only about yourself and your precious children. Also, just as a heads up: - no one else finds your kid's obnoxious behavior in public as adorable as you seem to.... - if you feel like your friends without kids avoid you because your kids are annoying - it's 100% true - your friends w/out kids DO NOT want to speak to your kids on the phone so stop handing your kid the phone - if your kids don't allow you to complete a conversation with other adults, leave them home.... please stop subjecting your friends w/out kids to excruciating dinners/lunches/outings in general with your annoying, self centered kids. So j frank parnell - this is what ALL your friends w/out kids think of people with kids. — Person Without Kids on Seen & Heard: Nish Noosh Revealed

Just good to know that good old bah humbug Smithers made it through intact :) — Rohin on Seen & Heard: Nish Noosh Revealed

@J.F.P. - That's soul crushing news. And just plain mean. Ouchies. — Jim Smithers on Seen & Heard: Nish Noosh Revealed

Hey Jim - you know what people with kids think of people without kids? They don't. Find something helpful to be angry about. — j frank parnell on Seen & Heard: Nish Noosh Revealed

Like a baauussseee!!! — JozBoz on Seen & Heard: Nish Noosh Revealed

Thank you Erik! @jc - I don't think the eton will charge iphones and in fact can fry them? @KP and MVR - you can contact your homeowners (maybe renters?) insurance and make a claim for food spoilage that will not require a deductible. Most big insurance companies cover that. — StrollerlessTribecaHottie on What Now?

Thank you, Nelle, for putting me in my place. Of course we need to reschedule Halloween!! I hear there are some areas of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island that are really spooky these days and parents should take their children there after dark for the prime trick-or-treating experience. But only for one hour, then it's back to the relief efforts children!! Don't worry, child labor laws have been suspended. — Jim Smithers on Seen & Heard: Nish Noosh Revealed

Hey, Jim. Why so hostile, man? Or do you just hate kids in general? Perhaps you don't know that many Tribeca children volunteered with their parents this past week to help bring food, water, medicine and needed supplies to the elderly and handicapped in lower Manhattan high rise buildings without power? Julie Menin did a great job coordinating our community's efforts to provide assistance and manpower (and yes, even childpower) where it was needed most, hiking hundreds of stairs and going door-to-door in darkened buildings to check on our neighbors. And many other local families took their children to Staten Island this weekend to assist with the clean-up efforts there. Tomorrow afternoon a local Brownie troop has organized (on their own) a collection of needed supplies for families in the Rockaways. They'll be loading a truck with the items they have collected at 4:00, outside of Whole Foods. So forgive a few kids for wanting to experience Halloween a few days late. It doesn't mean they don't have kind hearts just because they want to put on their Spiderman costume for an hour. — Nelle on Seen & Heard: Nish Noosh Revealed

Please join me this week at restaurants in our neighborhood to help jump-start our downtown economy. Local independents that consistently give to our raffles, our school events, and community fundraisers have been closed for a week and we want to help them make up for their losses so they can continue to serve our community. Bring yourself, your children, your parents and we'll talk about the values and responsibility that a Jewish community has to support others. You don't need to be an official member of Tamid - everyone is welcome - RSVP to me at dlevine@tamidnyc.org. Wednesday night at Kutsher's on Franklin St. at 6:15 PM Thursday night at City Hall Restaurant on Duane St. at 7:00 PM Friday morning at Zucker's Bagels on Chambers St. at 7:30 AM Ten percent of the receipts will be donated to the UJA Federation of New York Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund. If you have a favorite restaurant or shop that will give 10% of their receipts to Hurricane Relief, let me know, we'll support them. Thanks to Zach Kutsher (Kutsher's), Henry Meer (City Hall), and Matt Pomerantz (Zucker's) for your everything you do for our community - we look forward to seeing you later this week. Thank you! — Darren Levine on What Now?

Yes, our poor Tribeca children have been hit so hard by this storm inconvenience. Let's not overlook the lasting psychological scars these kids will have for years to come if they don't have a proper Halloween sugar high. Please no one tell them that NYC Marathon was canceled. PLEASE! They are all in a very fragile state right now. — Jim Smithers on Seen & Heard: Nish Noosh Revealed

Thanks for help spreading the word on the Halloween do-over. I know there are bigger things going on out there, but it is important to have some sort of normalcy for our kids. Thanks. — Pam at Triple Threat Mommy on Seen & Heard: Nish Noosh Revealed