I think it is more important for the parents of PS 234 to be concerned with not being rezoned into Chinatown than it is to be worried whether their child is enjoying too many of the Duane Park Patisserie's patissreies. — Buzz on New Kid on the Block: Polarn O. Pyret

Janovic on Spring and 6th participates in e coat drive every year. Not TriBeCa, but close. — Anna on Seen & Heard: Super Linda

Super Linda is such an interesting name. — Kenny Kane on Seen & Heard: Super Linda

LOVE these! As always — Carol Tanenbaum on Photo Safari: Doll Parts

seriously cringing with embarrassment at spelling... :$ — Pesky on Where in Tribeca…?

Given the childhood obesity epidemic, with 1 in 5 NYC kindergarteners being obese, do you really think that sending them to school in horizontal stripes is the best fashion choice? I hope that the PS 234 Rapid Response Team mobilizes rapidly to confront this problem. No bake sales, for obvious reasons. — Jim Smithers on New Kid on the Block: Polarn O. Pyret

>:( — Jim Smithers on Where in Tribeca…?

cute Cosmopolitan Cafe (95 W Broadway) ! Did Jim Smithers overslept today ? ;) — Pesky on Where in Tribeca…?

Are they previously of Hannah Anderson? Striped garments look the same — Anna on New Kid on the Block: Polarn O. Pyret

Nice piece Gardiner. Beautifully written. Sounds exactly like the stories from Orien and the boys. — SandraC on Did That Really Happen?

that's typically what i hear next, Erik, and that's great if some choose not to watch tv, however, there is absolutely no correlation between smarts and watching tv! none. perhaps watch more efficiently (dvr) or just don't watch a lot of mindless tv, but i promise you it won't make you less smart to unwind with a 30 minute tv show or even to turn it on to watch something educational (dare I!)....or the dreaded 'big game'. it should not effect how much one reads or does other 'smart' things if one manages one's time appropriately. i know you're a smart fellow and that wouldn't change if i found out it was more then just on planes... — omar magoo on In the News: Unstable Behavior

done! hope everyone else does it too.. I smiled at your income categories. — liat on Can You Spare a Minute or Two?

@Omar: Because we're hoping everyone else will stop watching it, too, so the world can smarten up. — Erik Torkells on In the News: Unstable Behavior

"i don't watch tv unless i'm on an airplane".....come on. why do people who claim they don't watch tv feel the need to tell everyone about it constantly....? why? — omar magoo on In the News: Unstable Behavior

@Carol: How nice of you! But seriously, please just do the survey! — Erik Torkells on Can You Spare a Minute or Two?

For every check we get at Torly Kid made out to Tribeca Citizen, we will donate $10 to the same! We love Erik's site and feel this is a valuable community resource. Keep up the good work! — carol on Can You Spare a Minute or Two?

I have heard Grayson Hugh perform recently (in CT and at Hill Country on 26th St.), after losing track of him for years. His voice and piano playing are sensational. If you're in the City over New Year's weekend, this concert is not to be missed! The concert begins at 4:30pm and will end at 7:00pm, with one intermission. Tickets are $15. For reservations, call V Cafe at (212) 431-5888. (No, I'm not working for him or the restaurant, I'm just a huge fan of Grayson's music and V Cafe's Pho!) — SJW on Coming Up: Scott Weiland Sings Christmas Songs

I love you ladies and I am so happy to see your beautiful space - even if just in pictures right now. hope to see it soon! XOXO — yvette on Based in Tribeca: Well+Good

Does the $200 come with a hotel room when it opens as a hotel? — Milo on Want to Check Out Temple Court?

@Rudihanja: True. There have been many others that have been outside Tribeca, with more to come, because I think the neighborhood-boundary notion is sort of arbitrary. If I could rename the contest (and even the site), I might. — Erik Torkells on Where in Tribeca…?

But this isn't even in TriBeCa. No fair. — Rudihanja on Where in Tribeca…?

Erik - 2 Broke girls is one of the funniest shows on TV!! You should definitely check it out. — carol adams on In the News: Unstable Behavior

Oh, greeeeat. Just what this tightly-wound, oops, tightly-knitted neighborhood needs - another coffee store. Why can't we get a nail salon, wine store, another Bouley kiosk, Target or a properly-sized J. Crew store? This neighborhood is progressing into the shitter. — Jim Smithers on Kaffe 1668 Redux

This is Frederique Thiollet, proprietress of Hotel Particulier, and I would like to respond to the comment posted. Hotel Particulier won’t be a nightclub; we will be closing at 10pm weekly and 12 am on weekends. Hotel Particulier will be indeed a special cultural point of connection with an art gallery, an independent curated accessory shop opening at 11am - And a café, teahouse in the back opening at 3pm with coffee, tea, small savory and sweet plates along with wine and champagne. We want to reintroduce the culture of café society with salons and revues in a very contemporary manner, all with savoir-vivre. We also want to be an egalitarian enclave, there will be no red rope, and we welcome you all. To the person who wrote the posting, I sincerely invite you to come when we open in the Spring of 2012 and please kindly ask for me personally, I would be delighted to make your acquaintance. In regards to the liquor license, we won’t be offering a full bar but wine and champagne only – we already have been accepted for it by the community board – Hotel Particulier will be the exception. I am looking forward to being part of your community and to contributing to the cultural landscape of New York City. Sincerely yours, Frederique Thiollet. — Frederique Thiollet on In the News: Judge Rules Against OWS

Wow, if ADT, a security company (!), is indeed guilty of doing what the suit charges, then a) the term "willful, malicious and reprehensible" has rarely been more immediately meaningful, and b) my view of the condition of capitalism in this country, not to mention the concept of a social contract in general, will degrade badly. Then again, if they're not guilty, the conclusion doesn't make me feel that much better. Thanks (I guess) for reporting this. Would otherwise never imagine such situations existed. — David G. Imber on In the News: Table Tennis Closing