Who asked for his imprimatur? Take a hike! — Ben G on Lots of bad luck for Tribeca

hehe this is fun. thanks Felix! thanks TC for posting. makes me smile on this happy gray Monday. pssssst people - the pandemic is over (yes! i'm saying it!). F fear news! smile and laugh. — Amy S on Lots of bad luck for Tribeca

Maybe they should say they are doing business as a smoke shop... maybe their paperwork will get expedited and approved. — Sandra on The trials of opening a restaurant in New York City

Welcome to the neighborhood! Looking forward to seeing the new exhibits. Glad to see the gallery/design district keeps growing. Love this direction for Tribeca. — Marcus on Anther Chelsea gallery joins the migration

Well said. My sentiments exactly. It's a disgrace. Police walk right by the counterfeiters and do nothing. Meanwhile our building has been fined multiple times for trash - typically one small piece of litter, that was not yet removed by the super (who does clean the front multiple times daily...but obviously cannot check it every minute). — Marcus on The trials of opening a restaurant in New York City

I agree 100% — Bledar Asllani on The trials of opening a restaurant in New York City

You clearly have not the slightest basic understanding of how the process works. Unfortunately I can’t possibility explain it over this message but I’ll tell you this, you can’t get license without having secured a space and furthermore the SLA will require you to submit pictures of the restaurant to make sure it’s complete and ready to go before they give final approval therefore same thing with DOB, there is no point of applying for any license prior to signing the lease. And on the other hand, unless you just like to through words of hate at honest hard working people, the hospitality industry has never been tougher than today. The only thing that has improved is that the staff is getting paid more and the hours of labor are compensated which it was not the case a few years ago. Since you’ve worked in the industry for over 20 years, I suggest you truth opening one yourself and truly see what this article is all about and the comments here above. We often complain how the mom and pop stores are disappearing but you don’t seem to have empathy for them despite them creating new jobs for your fellow pears in the industry. Just saying…. — Bledar Asllani on The trials of opening a restaurant in New York City

I really enjoyed that place at lunch time. They always had the best soups. — J Zazz on Delmonico’s will return to Beaver Street

Glad they are coming to the neighborhood but I hope they use the awning for signage and not the ugly H Mart signage they use on 3rd avenue. — D Moore on Hmart coming to the former Jin Market space?

As my father would say, it's a bum day when you don't learn something. — Tribeca Citizen on Celebrated restaurateur and chef coming to join Bâtard

LEAVE POLITICS OUT OF THIS... YOU BRANDON RED pls GO BACK TO SLEEP 😴 — T on The trials of opening a restaurant in New York City

Good to hear this...hope others follow! — David S. on Anther Chelsea gallery joins the migration

If the license wan't approved why did they go ahead with the work? Seeing as it is their 2nd restaurant it's hard to feel any sympathy. They are like all the others in Tribeca and the Village....mom and pop's who keep opening more restaurants while the public keeps thinking they are suffering. Only the ignorant might think that the restaurants in this neighborhood are facing hard times. Never has it been better for the industry, and if that wasn't the case everyone wouldn't keep expanding. I was born in this neighborhood and I worked in the restaurant industry for 20 years. — Michael M on The trials of opening a restaurant in New York City

One of the joys taken away during the 2-year-confusion blob. So glad it will be back. Maybe it will herald a new sense of steadiness in our ny lives. Looking forward 'till April 25 — Lilly on Century 21 will reopen in April

Please ReOpen and bring back home goods. — BWhite on Century 21 will reopen in April

There's no N in restaurateur. — PT on Celebrated restaurateur and chef coming to join Bâtard

As stated in earlier post, the tentative reopening date is April 25th, but it remains to be seen. No official announcement yet. — David on Century 21 will reopen in April

HOORAY! Missed this store so much and I am so very happy that we will have a terrific department store once again in lower Manhattan. — barbara trazino on Century 21 will reopen in April

The SImone was a beautiful, fantastic restaurant. Will be following this — NYY16 on Celebrated restaurateur and chef coming to join Bâtard

There is NO WAY, I don't believe it. This would be amazing!!! — Edward on Hmart coming to the former Jin Market space?

Will it be renamed…Cassagne, Puligny, Chevalier? — OK on Celebrated restaurateur and chef coming to join Bâtard

I had a conversation with the guys who were replacing the chunk of floor in the north-east corner one day and it was really interesting to see what they were doing and all the layers underneath. One of the workers told me they were going to replace the whole floor but that was in the spring or summer and there it still is. The skateboarders come through there like crazy and that’s gotta be contributing to the destruction, as well as to the possibility of someone getting hurt. It’s not all Port Authority; Westfield’s new stores keep getting tackier, and the kiosks in the center are cringe-worthy, as is the Christmas village. When the I [heart] NY store opened toward the end of lockdown I figured they were in real trouble. Compared to Brookfield it’s just a nightmare. In the mid-aughts they stopped construction for awhile and did some value-engineering until they figured out what could be done cheaper. IDK for a fact but that may be why the joints on some of the columns (especially in the West Concourse) don’t meet exactly, which looks terrible. The floor in the Oculus was quite nice for awhile and then started deteriorating, and then started turning gray instead of white. Those awful brown stains were in other areas (the shopping aisles and the concourse) from the beginning, and took a l-o-o-n-g time to be replaced. — Hudson River on In the News: The crumbling floor of the Oculus

I have eaten at all three iterations, and have never been disappointed. Truly a jewel. Thank you Drew! — G on Celebrated restaurateur and chef coming to join Bâtard

I have been coming to NYC since 2012 and my favorite store to shop in . Will be back in the city in November and cant wait!! — Kevin S on Century 21 will reopen in April

For rich and elite — Maureen Spirit on Sneak Peek II: Maxwell Social