plainly put the situation is abysmal and shows no signs of improving — invader zim on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

"Anti-Elizabeth" - you are aware Elizabeth is a common name, right? I'm not the same person who was posting earlier. In fact, I don't even know how to drive or have a license. I hate cars and love to see them get ticketed. Tribeca Citizen - thanks for the clarification! I still see the placards too, but hoped the problem was less severe than before, as the area around Church Street seems less intensely congested with these fakers! — Elizabeth on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

There was a short time, several years ago (maybe 10 yrs ago?), when Reade Street changed their parking rules. If memory serves it was something akin to the West Village - no parking at certain times on certain street cleaning days, but otherwise full time non-commercial parking. I even wrote to Erik Torkells (the former editor of the Tribeca Citizen) and he did a little piece about it. But as soon as it came, it went away. So... there was something going on then. A study? Testing? — KC on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

The Gothamist article about compass is very dumb. StreetEasy charges agents to post listings there, so it’s not as if it’s a free public service website. StreetEasy is owned by Zillow. — Matt on In the News: Strolling Canal Street

You're better off reading about why the counterfeit vendors persist. https://www.city-journal.org/article/canal-street-fake-counterfeit-bags-vendors — James Bogardus on In the News: Strolling Canal Street

The Canal Street article is behind the NY Times paywall, so I could not read it. But in the flash that came up before the payment demand, I saw the word "symphony". This is no symphony I would want to hear. I happened to walk most of the length of Canal Street yesterday, since it was raining, which rain kept the junk sellers away so the sidewalks were relatively passable. "Beauty" is the last word I'd use to describe Canal Street, though! — Marcus on In the News: Strolling Canal Street

With all the hoopla over the renewed Carnegie Deli - I'm sorry it's not them!! — Bec on Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers

Based on recent openings in the neighborhood, it seems the fad has moved from cookies to savory carbs like bagels and pizza. — N on Chip City has closed permanently

The Reade St commercial parking is probably an artifact of over 20 years ago when there was plenty of commercial traffic activity, especially on the north side. The condo with Stella on the ground floor, the glass townhouse next door and the 3 brick townhouses just west of that all replaces older buildings with street food cart garages/ commissaries on the ground floor. It was very busy early mornings and late afternoons as the carts went out and then came back for the evening. Speaking of food carts -- isn't the law that they can't be in place 24 hrs? Thinking of the eyesore in Bogardus on the W Broadway / Chambers corner. Any idea how to complain about that? — N on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Yes, and the vagrants on Canal Street need to go, too. — James on Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar

SW -- I have written extensively about "micromobility" harms. I have called for reforms that could help "powered" bikes and scooters etc. to better coexist with the rest of us, in the journal Vital City this year [https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/making-micromobility-work-nyc/] and last [https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/safe-only-at-certain-speeds/]. I strive to advocate for everyone getting around NYC without a car. Despite many changes -- slow neighborhood zones; speed cameras; soon, automated speed limiters on super-speeders' cars; and of course congestion pricing, which is bringing not only fewer cars but investments in subway station elevators and modernized track signals helping trains stay on time. I feel your pain about too unpredictable motorized devices. But our #1 transportation and traffic imperative is to reduce the imprint of cars in our city. For evidence of this -- both quantitative and personal -- please download (pdf's) and read my histories of NYC bicycling advocacy [https://www.komanoff.net/bicycle/Bicycle_Uprising.pdf] and anti-traffic-violence organizing [https://www.komanoff.net/cars_I/RoW_History_columns.pdf]. Thanks for writing. — Komanoff on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Looking forward to them opening, but still laughing at the idea that they are going to put seats in that windy corner with a pronounced slope towards the middle drain (not to mention that's the corner where it's likely they will want to put out the garbage each night since it's right outside what's now part of the kitchen area). — N on Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers

I don't know what the legal speed on Chambers is, But the cameras do not trigger unless one is going 11 miles above the posted speed limit. Thus, if the speed limit on Chambers is 20, unfortunately, your 31 is a legitimate infraction of the law. — Sandy on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Komanoff: “Driving and drivers are by far and away the bigger threat” when compared to bikes and e-bikes? I’m aware that you are a big bike proponent but your extremism on this topic taints your credibility. I’ve lived in Manhattan for decades, and didn’t worry about getting hit by a vehicle when crossing the street with the WALK sign until recently. For the last few years, crossing a street has become a terrifying journey. Almost every time I venture out these days, I encounter bikes and e-bikes going the wrong way on one-way streets, going through red lights, riding on the sidewalk and more. Just yesterday I screamed in terror as an e-bike was barreling down on me as I was legally crossing a street in the crosswalk. I have no beef with making the city more bike-friendly, but I firmly believe this should not mean that the city must become unfriendly, and downright dangerous, for pedestrians. — SW on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Thanks for article...such a ugly site walking out the front door...and wondering when it will end!!! — Vivian on Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on in the construction yard on Harrison?

Any updates on this one? — P on Carnegie Diner and Cafe plans approved for 200 Chambers

I reposted because it illustrated their more recent story about the NYPD refusing to share information. And yes, the problem persists. My photos are from last week, when placard cars were fully blocking the left turn lane on Broadway. Walk along Chambers and you will see they block one entire block of traffic going west from Centre to Broadway. — Tribeca Citizen on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

There's Eulalie .... and there's everyone else. Simply the best, from the moment you walk in the door to the moment you leave, entirely sated and satisfied, reveling in bonhomie and the glow of friendship. Now, to business. The (recovering) lawyer in me has some ... special things to say about the obligation of a buyer to perform adequate due diligence, and the disturbing (to put it mildly) strategy of creating alleged defaults to get out from under a deal it now wishes to change. Caveat emptor, my brother. — Perry on Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord

Pam, Thanks for highlighting this. This project is apparently a response to the city being sued by people falling in the cross walks with cobblestones, which DDC had contractors install in the first place back in 2011 and 2012. But the DDC instead of simply paving these areas, as was done in other locations, came up with a complex project of installing flat pavers, installing new light signals, and widening curb cuts. But DDC assumed that the sidewalks were on soil, which everyone knows, by just walking around, that most of our sidewalks are large stones sitting on vaulted sidewalks. So for over a year DDC has been working on changing this plan. Thats why its stalled. And DDC spending even more money than needed. DG — DG on Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on in the construction yard on Harrison?

WOW you are bitter about breaking the law, commenting nonstop on this post because you got a speeding ticket. Don't drive over the speed limit and you won't get a ticket, easy as that. Don't own a car in the most dense urban environment in the country, and you won't have to pay for it, easy as that. — Anti-Elizabeth on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Why is Reade Street parking between Hudson and Greenwich only available for cars with permits or commercial. Why isn't it alternate side of the street parking? — Laurence Waltman on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

This Streetsblog post is over 4 years old, with no clear update since then. I see the Tribeca Trib also posted it last month, and now it's here too - why is it being shared again now? Is there evidence the problem persists to this degree post-congestion charge? — Elizabeth on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Eliz, I tried to make clear my disgust and disdain for placard abuse. I validated your outrage at the top and later called placard abuse loathsome. How can we end placard abuse? Start by understanding that no mayor will move on placard abuse until there's a huge groundswell. Even a popular mayor like Mamdani has only so much political capital. I have no magic bullet. Stay vocal. Bring it up w/ all your (and my) electeds. Perhaps join Trans Alt and pester their leadership to prioritize it.* Thank you for reading my article! My "north of 50%" for deliverista red-light compliance is more of an educated guess than a stat, though I did informally poll some folks I know. These days when I'm stopped at a red light on my bike I have way more deliverista company than I used to. What do you think of my idea to surcharge longer-distance food delivery trips? I ask not only b/c I think it would help cut deliverista traffic but also b/c it's my way of channeling my upset over unsafe motorized bike riding. Tbh, I don't see much sidewalk riding -- probably b/c I'm mostly in the street on a bike -- but when I do I call out the rider and I don't get out of the way. That said, I direct most of my traffic-safety advocacy to driving and drivers, which IMO remains far and away the bigger threat. Since you asked: I don't want traffic laws to be enforced on cyclists as much as on drivers, due to the difference in threat level. Btw, cops on bikes could re-set norms as well as aid enforcement. I'm really glad you support congestion pricing. I also really appreciate your way of engaging with me. Thank you! * = I admit that my suggestion that joining TA to fight placard abuse is probably a non-starter, on account of their uncritical support of "micromobility." Then again, I can say firsthand that TA's leadership strives to be responsive to members ... — Komanoff on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/17/icymi-the-speed-limit-is-now-20-mph/ — Tribeca Citizen on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses

Ah yes, the city was given permission to lower limits, I just didn't know that Chambers had gotten the treatment yet. I agree with you re: the enforcement of laws. It is actually one of my biggest gripes: all of us have to follow the law, but the ones who enforce them don't? It breaks the social contract. And people keep telling me I have to respect the police when they don't show the same courtesy to their constituents. — malcolm on In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses