ABSOULTELY NOT!!! We need to show up to these CB1 meeting and shut this down. This will be a reminder on my calendar to attend. One voice is NOT enough! We have ENOUGH illegals shops in the neighborhood. First get rid of the one on Chambers street by 16 Handles who is in violations of the 500 feet rule of PS 234 — Sandra on Community Board 1 agendas for April

V Cafe has been closed all week. Whether they resolve the issue with the landlord and re-open, we shall see. Bummer if they don't -- yet another affordable restaurant in the neighborhood with good lunch options, gone. — Barry on Seen & Heard: V Cafe is still open

Thanks!!! — Brian on Congestion pricing plan passes the MTA board

I tried placing an order for dinner and their phone number is disconnected and Google is listing them as closed. — Celina May on Seen & Heard: V Cafe is still open

It is not! (Unless CB1 was pranking.) There are specific rules, and it applies to schools, not daycares. I have not checked this site carefully, but my guess is it will fit. Next to a bakery makes some sense... — Tribeca Citizen on Community Board 1 agendas for April

Everything south of 60th Street. — Tribeca Citizen on Congestion pricing plan passes the MTA board

Didn't see the prior post... — Al on Congestion pricing plan passes the MTA board

Is Battery Park City a part of the CBD under the most up-to-date MTA guidance? Anyone have an idea? — Al on Congestion pricing plan passes the MTA board

Well, the HMart owner bought the space. See James Bogardus' comment on this post. https://tribecacitizen.com/2023/04/10/hmart-coming-to-the-former-jin-market-space/ — Tribeca Citizen on Japanese market coming to Greenwich and Franklin

No, you will not. BPC residents and Tribeca residents are within the zone, and the highways are exempt. So travel within the zone -- even including the highway -- does not get tolled. — Tribeca Citizen on Congestion pricing plan passes the MTA board

Sorry, typo, 111 Hudson Street — Robert Ripps on Japanese market coming to Greenwich and Franklin

Before that, it was the bar/restaurant Pig 'n' Whistle for decades... Also, wasn't Hmart (the Korean grocery) supposedly coming to the old Jin Market space on 11 Hudson Street? Will be great to have at least one Asian grocer nearby to shop at. — Robert Ripps on Japanese market coming to Greenwich and Franklin

I am a native Japanese and a translator, too. The name of the market is "Hashi," not "Hachi." Yes, it means either "bridge" or "chopsticks" with different intonation. "Hachi means the number "8." This shop might look like "a Japanese market," but other Asians most likely own it. I can tell by the choice of the name and the graphic. I welcome anything Asian in the neighborhood anyway! — Midori on Japanese market coming to Greenwich and Franklin

Questions I can’t find the answer to anywhere: -If I live at Chambers and W Broadway and cross the WSH to go into Battery Park will I be charged the toll? -Similar question, if I get on the WSH at Chambers and turn right on Hubert will I be charged the toll? — Brian on Congestion pricing plan passes the MTA board

It used to be Tribeca Tap House I believe. — James on Japanese market coming to Greenwich and Franklin

177 Duane - is this April Fools? Right next to a neighborhood bakery (and across the street from another), within a few hundred feet of multiple parks, close to multiple daycares and in the most family friendly stretch of the neighborhood? I have no issues with dispensaries in the area but this just boggles my mind. — NotaNimby on Community Board 1 agendas for April

Emursive got the liquor license for a promenade/immersive theater experience in the building a couple of years ago (in spite of the protests) and have been hiring/building out site beyond just the coffee shop. The production is supposed to be opening this summer but it will probably be later. The new piece will be called “Life and Trust” and will be based on the story of Faust. I wouldn’t be surprised if this Faustian character ends up being this Mr. Conwell himself…or maybe the tempting devil! Like the McKittrick Hotel for Sleep No More, it looks like production team are already building up a “legend”. (McKittrick has a similar “legend”…the website claims that it was built as a hotel in the 1930s but never opened because of an unspecified tragedy.). Also, check out the large painting behind the bar…it was specially commissioned for the shop and seems to be telling a creepy, Faustian tale set within the bank building…perhaps a preview? The term “Life and Trust” has an interesting connection to a quote from Goethe’s Faust…like Sleep No More and Macbeth. McKittrick ended up housing 2-3 food/drinking venues along with the Sleep No More space. It looks like they will do the same here. Enjoy! — HW on Seen & Heard: Coffee in a historic landmark

If you haven't yet stopped by Willow and Zoey, please do. I was surprised that this store was Tribeca style at JCrew prices. Lovely owner, great items. I hope the neighborhood gives it a real chance! — Dee Dee on New Kid on the Block: Willow & Zoey

This is so sad. I've been eating lunch there a couple of times a week almost since they opened. I'll really miss this place. — Jody on Blue Spoon Coffee on Chambers will close tomorrow

Yes, I agree that we need enforcement of our laws, and that is true with or without the existence of CP. It is infuriating to know that the cops who are supposed to enforce our laws don't abide by them themselves. We need to fix that, but we also need for the rest of us to start paying our fair share, too. We are a great, dynamic city. We can and should be able to do more than one thing at once. We can't just throw up our hands and give up because of the existence of some bad actors. — malcolm on Who is driving all these cars downtown?

The city workers don't need exemptions; they exempt themselves. Stroll around Tribeca/Fidi and you'll see tons of cars with sketchy placards and unreadable license plates. These are mostly city workers (plus friends and family) exempting themselves from parking rules, tolls and speeding/red light enforcement cameras. Do you think any of them will be paying the congestion fees? — Thomas Hagen on Who is driving all these cars downtown?

177 Duane is a ridiculous location for a dispensary—Washington Market School, PS 234, Duane Park, Washington Market Park, and BMCC all within 500 feet. — person on Community Board 1 agendas for April

Thanks for noting the Energy Observer! I've been meaning to look it up every time we see it. It is huge and looks very cool. — BPCdad on Seen & Heard: New shops for Broadway

I would agree, but I imagine that the TMRB chose this route for simplicity, the same reason they settled on the $15 toll with few exemptions. Again, they've done extensive modeling and weighed many factors such as you mention. It's likely they didn't feel there were enough intra-CBD trips to outweigh other considerations. The modeling also includes the income levels of who would be effected, and the percentage of non-rich who are coming into the CBD during daytime is actually miniscule. There has been no shortage of reporting on this. The nighttime fees are also lower. FHV will pay a per-use CBD fee (paid by the passenger), and e-commerce and other delivery vehicles will pay tolls too. What's your alternative? Are you actually comfortable and happy with the way the streets look? Do you not feel apprehension walking around? Is this the kind of environment you ultimately want to live in, or would you actually prefer fewer cars and better mass transit? As I always mention, even if you don't personally use mass transit, you benefit from a better system that attracts more riders. Ultimately, if you're a driver, your time on the road will be easier. — malcolm on Who is driving all these cars downtown?

We really need a Korean market down here. I guess those rumors about H-mart were nothing more than rumors. Bummer! — Rowena on Japanese market coming to Greenwich and Franklin