https://nypost.com/2026/06/04/us-news/mamdani-guru-wanted-to-use-images-of-his-penis-in-creepy-puberty-guide-for-10-year-olds/ — James Bogardus on TCQ&A: Morris Katz

"A project like this would never happen on Sutton Place" Really?!? "The first residential tower designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen, Sutton Tower rises 850 feet and contains 120 one- to five-bedroom condos with views stretching from the East River to the Atlantic Ocean. [... 430 East 58th Street]" https://www.6sqft.com/65m-sutton-place-penthouse-is-tallest-on-east-side-waterfront/ — James Bogardus on Tower address will be 308 Greenwich

She wasn’t paying her rent, and the landlords the bad guy? — Charlie on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

Thank you to each and everyone for for your support all these years. please come by in the next week to say goodbye in person and hare a story. PS: Bring tissue! — Madeline Lanciani on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

Can you imagine somebody building a tower, 2 blocks away from the tallest building in america. I mean seriously, will somebody think of the children. — Richard on Tower address will be 308 Greenwich

There is a Go Fund me that was set up on FaceBook. Here is the link: https://gofund.me/e60d8dbcb Madeline, we will miss you. Not only for your wonderful cakes, cookies etc. but for your support of our community and your generosity. — JS Miller on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

Crushing news. Madeline not only gave us all the most delicious, handmade baked goods, but in such a beautiful, charming space, where we would always run into our neighbors and linger over coffee. She invited our schoolkids into her kitchen when it was hard to do - year after year, and showed them what community looked like. Countless birthday cakes from her every year. Gave her precious boxes of cookies as housewarming gifts, after-school treats, and picnics. We can attach so many important moments of our kids' childhoods and our lives here in Tribeca to the Patisserie. It's frustrating to realize that running a business like hers has become this challenging here, when they are the very ones that have shaped our community. I so hope she finds her special place again. Wherever that is, the surrounding community will be very lucky indeed. Sending so many best wishes and many thanks to you Madeline!! — Tricia Joyce on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

Let's see you champion this idea.That park is an absolute mess and I'd find it hard to believe they will prioritize a gate around the playgrounds when they can't even fix the bricks the kids pull up daily. Good luck. Or maybe teachers could watch the children they are responsible for. — WMS Mom on Washington Market School’s Hudson Street campus is temporarily closed

So heartbreaking to heart that she is moving out - probably has to do less with the landlords, and more about the fact that her business has dwindled. I’ve been there a handful of times. The coffee shop right across the street is always packed, and hers is empty. Maybe Tribeca residents should have supported her more. However, it’s easy to just place blame on NYC landlords. — Alyssa on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

In the 1970's we would drive from Park Slope Brooklyn to Lanciani's in the West Village for something called a cappuccino , a croissant and a SacherTorte. How lucky is Tribeca to have Maddie in the neighborhood all these years.Yes an "Icon" She has the best scones in the city. Yes she is a Tribeca "Icon". She will be soooo missed. — Sardi & Kathy on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

The trees and beautiful and important to the neighborhood! — MK on A renewed effort to save Battery Park City’s trees

This makes me sad. Could we do a go fund me to help her with back rents? — martine on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

A sad day. For thirty years her lemon tarte was the best desert I could have. Nothing at the best restaurants compared. — Jeff Shafer on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

Madeline is not only a Tribeca institution; she is a friend and fellow Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses graduate. We graduated together in February 2020 and then spent the next months encouraging each other to reopen, "pivot", and keep going through COVID. Seeing Duane Park Patisserie lose its home after 35 years is heartbreaking. Through the Tribeca Alliance Merchants Association — TAMA — I also know of two other women-owned Tribeca businesses that have recently lost their leases and are now trying to figure out what comes next. There is a larger story here about what it takes for legacy small businesses to survive in New York City. Madeline gave this neighborhood beauty, generosity, jobs, cakes, memories, and a true community hub. We owe her our gratitude, and we owe small businesses a stronger path forward. — Patrick Hall — Patrick Hall - ÉLAN FLOWERS on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

Madeline's cakes and cookies were the best! The bakery will be greatly missed! So sorry--- — Merle Temkin on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

Nobody who lives here wanted this, but they are doing it anyway and destroying on of the great features of all of NYC, but especially the westside of downtown. I loved walking along the river, watching the people playing volleyball, the boats in the harbor, the people having picnics, children playing, etc etc. It was idyllic. Now it’s a construction zone for years. All the trees already being torn down including beautiful cherry trees that every spring looked magical. It is just a huge state government payoff to construction companies and labor unions who get the contracts. And sadly no elected from here even tried to stop it. — A2 on A renewed effort to save Battery Park City’s trees

I’m so sad to see this. I really enjoyed having this bakery near my office, what a true neighborhood feeling! I have a small pediatrician office in the neighborhood and love seeing other small businesses thrive and make Tribeca a true neighborhood. This truly breaks my heart. I wish you luck Madeline! — Nilay Donmez on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

This is a real heartbreak for all of us. The block will never be the same. We wish you luck, Madeline - any neighborhood would be so fortunate to have you. Some things cannot be measured in dollars. — Alexandra on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

oh madeline!!! we will miss you!! you made everything from our wedding cake to every birthday cake for my boys! you gave jackson his first job. you donated to every local charitable event. you always made halloween SO SO SPECIAL !! you are the heart of tribeca and will be missed tremendously. best of luck!!! — nicki on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

So sad to hear this - it's such a cornerstone of my life in Tribeca. I used to go there for cookies after school and had my engagement party cake made here, too. Another huge loss for Tribeca! I also snort heartily at the nonsense spouted by the landlord: "We are a mom-and-pop operation. We need this money.” They voluntarily bought it 3 years ago for $4mm - it's not like they inherited it, or had it for decades and costs have outpaced their resources. They made a choice to be a landlord and a choice to further degrade the commercial landscape of a neighborhood that has so few affordable community-centered businesses left. — Elizabeth on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

A disaster for our neighborhood. — J on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

29 years ago, Madeline baked our wedding cake. Since then there have been magic cupcakes, annual birthday cakes for our boys, endless Sunday morning pastries and, last but not least, Ring Dings. A Tribeca institution, both the patisserie and Madeline. We will all miss you. — WCJ on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

There is a book on the green stove where you can write a thank you note to her. Please let her know how much you love her and how much this street is going to miss this wonderful person!!!!!! — CJB on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14

Comments should not be an open forum for people to slight individuals or institutions that they clearly know very little about. What do we teach our kids…if you have nothing nice to say…this is obviously an unfortunate incident. The school is trying to work through it. The most disappointing thing here is that we as a community are using it as an opportunity to complain and sow discord instead of coming together to try and make the situation better. — N on Washington Market School’s Hudson Street campus is temporarily closed

Madeline will be missed. Not just in the neighborhood, she also, for many years, made the birthday cake for the Marine Corps Ball held in the Intrepid. Many a Marine has enjoyed her baking. Semper Fidelis — G on Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14