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I still miss Chuck. We were both homeless in manhattan at the time of his death but we had grown apart a bit just because of the struggles we both had to deal with on our own. I miss him alot. We would sit and talk about music that most people didn't even know about for hours and listen to songs on the phone in the summertime. I remember riding the train with him and having always amazing comvos.. taken way too soon. And def had the kindest heart of anyone I have ever met. — Larry Hobson on Fund for Chuck Daly is now over $30,000

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Richard was an amazing guy, just warm, talented and funny, I’m happy for him 😊 — Leonard Valenti on Seen & Heard: Richard Younger retires from Church Street School

Yes, it's good progress in eradicating the counterfeit bazaar. At least the "entrepreneurs" who distribute "Rolexes" and "Gucci" rarely lay out their wares on the sidewalks. (They still do it around the subway station at Canal and Broadway at night sometimes when the police are gone). Still, they stand around with their cars and find ways to sell their counterfeit junk to people. I still get harassed every time I walk through that intersection by people saying to me, "Handbags" or "Watches" etc. or waving their cheesy flyers to me. They sell out of their cars on Walker Street also (overheard by a couple "shopping" from one of them - "Oh that's a good price for a Prada"). This is not serious enforcement if the selling continues. It's only a partial progress, where the sidewalks are (less) obstructed. The carts and groups of sellers and customers still block sidewalks. We even had a cart parked in front of our building door blocking the entrance. It's quite obvious that they are still illicitly selling the junk, else why would they be there with their carts? They do this right by the police. Still, how long will this partial enforcement last? It only lasts as long as the police are stationed around those intersections. Anyone know why the sudden surge in enforcement, which started a couple of months ago? — Marcus on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

Nice to have this addition, but the interior looks like something you would have found in the old Laguardia Airport tucked into a nook next to the Dick Clark themed restaurant. — amanda on New Kid in Brookfield: Sixpoint Taproom

"For Rent" sign now posted above the restaurant. I guess this smaller shop did not do the trick. — james on The Slice: A new home for Cafe Amore plus a pizza update

Honestly that sounds like the least of the transgression. Compared to sidewalk occupation for profit. I actually have’t even noticed what you were describing, must be restricted to very specific street. — R. on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

paakre@gmail.com Now if the police and fire departments would just stop parking on the sidewalk! I love being a pedestrian, and having that whole space to walk on. As far as I know, sidewalks were designed for people to walk on, not be parked on, or deliver meals to... — Patricia Aakre on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

Not to mention their daily meetings with complete staff on the street. — Patricia Aakre on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

Personally I think a reset is needed. Outdoor dining shed was a pandemic measure that was part experimental and meant to be temporary. But restaurants caught on quickly and rushed to abuse the privilege and obviously didn't think it was going to end. Belle Reve built this addition to the building and made it look like it was always part of the building, they also had a shed right outside. Anejo has outdoor sheds on Walker (which hasn't been used for almost a year, filled with trash) and Church as well as tables outside the restaurant. I am curious to see how the city can enforce the rule without the restaurants screaming and kicking. But as the counterfeit bazaar finally eradicated ( almost) and the scaffolding of 401 Broadway gone, things are looking good, I have hope again! — R. on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

You get what you pay for. — Don on Google has a new headquarters in Hudson Square

Hi Michael, one perspective from a Googler here -- the cafes are fantastic and I guarantee that Googlers love and appreciate the free delicious food options / prefer it to paying for their own lunch elsewhere. Googlers are required to come into the office at least three days a week -- so far I'd say the biggest issue has actually been that so many people are in the office the cafe lines have been longer than ideal. — Googler in Tribeca on Google has a new headquarters in Hudson Square

Thank you for writing about these two egregious examples that clearly think they can do whatever they want. Zona has been cited numerous times by DOT for those disgusting boxes that they imposed on the neighborhood which are flaunting all of the rules including the narrow corridor that is about 4 1/2 ft (when it should be 8) that we have to walk through. Why are they still up? I just wrote a DOT complaint for Bluestone- they have actually drilled those umbrella bases into the sidewalk with not warning for people walking at night as they dangerously leave the 3 foot high, black bases in the sidewalk. They too take up way more sidewalk space than permitted. They have an outdoor cafe. They should not have tables, umbrellas and big signage on the sidewalk. Better enforcement and heavy fines for violators are needed. — K on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

omg - could not agree more about Walkers. they are the worst offenders of hogging sidewalk — James T on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

At One White a single person can walk the sidewalk sideways. — Heide Fasnacht on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

Good for NYC. Many sheds have taken over sidewalks - Walkers, Bubbys for example. Will be interesting to see if real changes — HS on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

I applaud the changes. Walker's IS PARTICULARLY RIDICULOUS OFFENDER - two sidewalks and forces people to walk on grates to pass by. PLEASE ENFORCE THIS RULE. — local tribeca on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

Agreed about Zona! On top of that, they are never full so it just sits there as an additional storage unit. Such an eyesore. — Josh on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

To illuminate (hopefully) Reademan's comment: Since 2009, the NY State Payroll Mobility Tax has required most businesses in the 12-county MTA service area to pay the MTA (via NYS Dept of Taxation and Finance) a portion of gross employee payrolls. The rate was established at 34/100 of one percent. The rate for businesses in NYC was raised last summer to 6/10 of 1 percent. Thus, for every $100,000 Google pays to employees here, it also pays $600 to NY State, which sends it to the MTA. As a thought-experiment, if each of Google's 6,000 employees on Washington Street earns $100k per year, Google is contributing $3.6 million a year to the MTA through the Payroll Mobility Tax. Not chicken feed. — Komanoff on Google has a new headquarters in Hudson Square

Andy, I totally agree disgusting. It needs to go. They had it up long enough. I loved when they were all open in the summer time. Its an eyesore for the neighborhood. — native on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

The ones at Zona are particularly gross. A magnet for rats and this morning on an early walk with the dog I saw someone SLEEPING inside one of them on top several dining tables pushed together. — Andy on The finalized rules for outdoor dining

What a waste of money. There's no subway stop nearby, very limited lunch options (being forced to eat at an office cafeteria no matter what company becomes old, fast), and people are moving away from going into the office to do work. This is yet another flop on Google's long list of flops. They'll sell it once they can turn a profit on the real estate or realize no one comes to the office anymore. — Michael on Google has a new headquarters in Hudson Square

Great new addition to the area but man they were lazy on the interior design. It looks like a slightly better version of mcdonalds with those chairs and tables. No bar should look like this, and instead it should have been leather couches and industrial/wood stools. This colorful "design" is a glorified chuck-e-cheese and doesn't work for a bar, where adults want to drink and not sit in uncomfortable chairs. — Jason on New Kid in Brookfield: Sixpoint Taproom

I believe it was frozen turkeys... — Robert Ripps on Google has a new headquarters in Hudson Square