You mean detaining people without criminal records - and citizens - illegally, forcefully, and without probable cause? — jakec374@gmail.com on Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?

Insane. I hope the neighborhood can somehow pull together to stop this. This height is completely unnatural in this area and will completely overshadow the entire block, and then some. Tribeca is such a hub of historical architecture of cast iron façades... Hope this new building doesn't drastically ruin it. — Olive on Construction Update: 65 Franklin

Meanwhile everyone is perfectly fine with the dude that has been camped out for years on Reade Street just East of W. Broadway. If he were not white, everyone would be up in arms. And before anyone says I am making it about race, Yes - I am making it about race. Because it is. If that man was Black everyone would be up in arms and he would have been miraculously gone in 2 days or less. SMH. Think about how we react to things. Be better. — Sharon on Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman

For the record, I'm one of your readers who supports ICE and the work they do enforcing our nation's laws. — Will M on Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?

If you think LA has skid row bc of a housing shortage you’re as blind as you are ignorant. — Matt on Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman

I think you will like the New Confederacy more personally. It's warmer and they are more prone to locking folks up. They even have (had?) an alligator surrounded prison. Alligators are non-union and work for food. Of course anyone comparing NYC to Cali (let's be real you are talking LA & SF and not where white folk live) must be informed on all the housing laws in these cities. How a vertical city doesn't have camps must really surprise you. Literally one dude had a 'camp' and you are ready to call out the stormtroopers. Chill. Truth - LA has a huge housing problem because it is not a vertical city. Single familiy and low rise buildings limit the housing stock. SF is a whole other shebang, a roller coaster of feast and famine which is too small and too expensive by far. — Michael T on Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman

No way, Seattle fell? When did that happen. They really held out for quite a while. Was it the zombie hordes or the Russians abetted by Drumpf? Very sad state of affairs! — Michael T on Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman

There was an "encamper" who set up near the Link kiosk on the east side of Church Street near Duane. Kept to him/herself under a tarpaulin. Was there for several days, then disappeared when new sidewalks were installed. Not seen since then. — Gary on Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman

It's too bad. That space would probably succeed as a year-round (or inclement-weather-situation) music venue connected to the pier 17 rooftop shows. — jfrankp on Catching Up with New Kids: Balloon Museum

Walked by this morning, it’s no longer there — K on Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman

This is exactly the behavior that brought about Seattle’s downfall. Allowing encampments to completely take over the city by way of laws upheld by virtue-signalers is a sure-fire way to destroy a vibrant city. Ask Seattle, WA and Portland, OR about how well that worked out. — D on Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman

He's since built a new camp along the fence on the east side of the park, just past the driveway entrance to City Hall, where he's currently lying sprawled out without shoes, appearing heavily drugged and barely conscious. DSS says, “People who are living on the street are our neighbors: it is our collective responsibility to treat them with dignity and learn how we might support them.” That is what calling 311 to request homeless services is doing — trying to get someone the help they need. Yet the city says it could take a week for someone to show up. And what about that dog? The animal appears underfed, has shown aggressive behavior, and its vaccination status is unknown. Doesn't supporting this man also mean ensuring the welfare of his animal and the safety of people walking nearby? This isn't about criminalizing homelessness or denying anyone their dignity. It's about making sure someone who clearly appears to need help actually receives the assistance the city says he deserves, while also addressing legitimate concerns about animal welfare and public safety. — C on Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman

I don't believe allowing people to choose to sleep on the street, especially those with mental illness or substance abuse problems, is treating them with dignity (being worthy of honor, respect and intrinsic value). In addition, the City, by allowing encampments to seize sidewalks and other shared public property, is not treating the rest of the citizens with dignity. — N on Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman

Here we go…just wait until nyc is covered in skid row type encampments that the nypd has zero power to remove. This is one way to make the city more affordable…let housing prices collapse because you don’t want your new apartment to come with a drug filled pod of human waste and filth on your doorstep. I lived in CA for many years, and I can tell you exactly how this story ends. People need to step up and voice their concerns directly and loudly. I have zero faith that the community board has any influence here, and the city council is comprised of deranged and delusional nut jobs, so also unlikely to see much from them. — Matt on Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman

would love to try! is Meadow Lane the only place to find? — Les on Made in Tribeca: Emmy Eats

That ugly orange tarp on the sidewalk has also been there for ages, and it creates a chokepoint when walking through because people who are trying to line up for the building just stop in the middle and block folks from walking through. I walk my kids through every morning, and so many times I have had to ask people to move over to let us through. — Tribeca Dad on Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?

Lispenard St community did organize a petition recently. As far as I know it had no effect. https://tribecacitizen.com/2025/06/11/a-petition-to-address-the-counterfeit-vendors-on-broadway-lispenard/ People are apparently afraid to protest or even report the counterfeit bazaar for fear of being called elitist, racist, anti-immigrant, etc. Where obviously being against this rampant criminality and chaos does not entail any of those things. But that's how it will be interpreted. Even the galleries who have this filthy bazaar set up right in front of their doors -- which surely must affect their business, no? -- are afraid to admit reporting it, because they immediately get "criticism" because the vendors are "immigrants under threat". https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/05/19/in-the-news-chambers-among-the-100-best-restaurants/ What would happen is that a mass of protestors (assumed none of them live in this neighborhood) would go out and protest the gallery instead and vilify it on social media and try to "cancel" it. Shocking fact: Someone can be pro-immigration, and yet believe immigrants are not above the law. — Marcus on In the News: Strolling Canal Street

Art Spiegelman's "In The Shadow of No Towers" is a remarkable piece of work, and was originally a serialized comic strip. It is visually compelling (in Spiegelman's unique style) and can be very meaningful to those who remember 9/11 and the days following. I have not seen this new exhibit, but I hope that this book has a prominent place there. — Gary on Seen & Heard: PS 234 raises funds for kindergarten teacher

There still seems to be a lot of work going on there. It would have been faster to just tear the building down and just rebuild it. — Reademan on Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?

Tried the Romesco from Meadow Lane and loved it! Really appreciate this origin story and will be buying more products. Looking forward to seeing what Emmy Eats becomes. — A on Made in Tribeca: Emmy Eats

The only way forward is to organize a petition and protest ( think France) to force the elected officials especially Mamdani to publicly acknowledge this ongoing problem. Complaints have gone unanswered and cat and mouse raids are a waste of resources. Our quality of life can’t wait any more. These vendors are trashing our streets with impunity. It’s a mystery why they can do this for by now six years. Whoever tries to paint the picture of Canal Street always being a hub of ‘informal economy’ and therefore should keep this going is irresponsible and uninformed. — R. on In the News: Strolling Canal Street

Walk Canal Street end to end, and celebrate it. Find me another street like it anywhere in the world: a crowded crossroads of every accent and appetite, never still. — MG on In the News: Strolling Canal Street

This is an awful way to treat a NYC restaurant icon. Tenant abuse in the extreme. — Jon Brecht on Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord

Yet another Italian restaurant? — Manny on Sneak Peek: Ludico Tribeca

LOL! Popup Bagels, Apollo Bagels, Zucker's Bagels, Modern Bread and Bagel... Did I miss any? Certainly not starved for options for bagels in the neighborhood. — O on Chip City has closed permanently