The City’s plans for Canal Street routinely bounce between inane and idiotic. One has to wonder if these decision makers have ever even visited Canal Street or even looked at a crime or traffic report. How anyone could think that in addition to De Blasio’s’ debacle that adding a mega residential tower of any kind across the street from the universally opposed 200 men homeless shelter is a good idea is just mind bogglingly stupid. — Adam on Borough president identifies five local sites for affordable housing

Would they really put new housing on an identified African Burial Ground? According to reports that parking lot on Chambers and Elk Street is likely to contain intact bodies. This would seem pretty disrespectful! — Kevin on Borough president identifies five local sites for affordable housing

Please, not the post office! Why not over parking lots, like the eyesore at Broadway & Lispenard? — Marcus on Borough president identifies five local sites for affordable housing

https://tribecacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/America-Eats-exterior2.jpg — James on Borough president identifies five local sites for affordable housing

Agree; perhaps a thoughtful setback to preserve the lovely facade (similar to the Brooklyn Tower development). — Reader on Reade on Borough president identifies five local sites for affordable housing

Let's hope they are not seriously considering tearing down the beautiful Art Deco/Moderne post office, which should be a city landmark if it is not already. It seems to be on the National Register of Historic Places though. — Robert Ripps on Borough president identifies five local sites for affordable housing

All excellent sites for workforce/affordable housing, to help ensure that lower Manhattan retains socio-economic diversity of working residents. Build them all! Bonus points if helicopters are banished from Manhattan’s shores :). — Reader on Reade on Borough president identifies five local sites for affordable housing

This is horrible. I feel like a kid in a candy store at BB&B. Wake up Tribeca, and support your local businesses! — Marilyn Porcaro on Bed Bath & Beyond will close in the coming weeks

I'm all for far more speed cameras (and noise cameras too, for that matter), and that they should ticket at any speed above the speed limit, not the 11mph above. Otherwise what is the meaning of a "limit"? — Marcus on In the News: Why Sweetgreen on Hubert closed

The speed limit on West St is 30 mph. The speed cams kick in at 11 mph above the limit. Your comment suggests you're fine with drivers going at least 41 mph there and not being summonsed. Thank goodness a majority of legislators differ with you. — Komanoff on In the News: Why Sweetgreen on Hubert closed

Bobbie - I grew up with and love dogs but am stunned and dismayed at the huge uptick over the past few years in folks bringing dogs into food stores where they are not allowed. Was in the new WF on the third day and saw multiple dogs on the first floor. One guy kept giving snacks to his dog - and then loading up at the salad bar. Not OK. At a Starbucks saw an upscale bro laugh as his Great Dane put front paws up on the counter. Poor staff not happy but scared to say anything to upscale bro. The level of entitlement is incredible — ASJ on In the News: A super tall marches on

Glad I got to Morgan's when I did. The array of flowers Monday evening was spectacular. Those petal pushers saved me from a possible Valentine's Day massacre. — Jon on Not a petal in sight

FYI - There’s a speed camera near Pier 40 near West St because the Trapeze School constitutes a school zone for speeding. We need to elect officials that don’t run on expanding these ridiculous government revenue generating speed cameras! — Concerned Citizen on In the News: Why Sweetgreen on Hubert closed

Sorry for your loss. The extension of speed-cam hours to 24-7 as of last August 1 was covered by local TV news including CBS, NBC and ABC, as well as a slew of print media (google speed cameras nyc 24/7, as I just did, and see), some of whom pointed out the rationale: that driver-speeding in NYC is most rampant in evenings, at night and on weekends. Anyway, now you know. Btw, the threshold speed for ticketing is the applicable speed limit + 11, so you were doing at least 36 mph when you got dinged. — Komanoff on In the News: Why Sweetgreen on Hubert closed

Westside was my secret…curse you, eater!!! — George Costanza on In the News: Why Sweetgreen on Hubert closed

Perhaps Ernest and Morgan Wallen came to town? https://youtu.be/EkIXj500KdE — Robin on Not a petal in sight

I heard they are opening an outpost INside of citi - could be a rumor but would be smart! — Amanda on Sweetgreen on Hubert will close this weekend

The food was very good and I’m happy to return with friends. I spent about 40 minutes here longer than I wanted to be because the cook also was the waiter. I asked another person for an additional order, but it never arrived. I think this person worked in the kitchen. Perhaps more staff has been hired by now. — Todd on New Kid on the Block: Tara Kitchen

The tickets for speeding in a school zone are given 12 months of the year and on weekends when school is clearly not in session. I drove on Eighth Avenue past a school building at 33 miles an hour on a Saturday in August and received a ticket. I had no idea that there were cameras in effect and that school zones were in operation 24/7. Not saying these speed limits should not been in effect but the DOT should inform residents of traffic rules that are not black & white and may cause confusion. — K on In the News: Why Sweetgreen on Hubert closed

The rendering (second image from the bottom) shows the shadow of a tree that is no longer there. The very old London Plain trees are all destroyed. — Heide Fasnacht on Nosy Neighbor: What is happening at the basketball court at Canal?

I think TC's guess is correct. My go-to places for flowers were Langdon's (which you mention), the nice guy who ran the little place on Murray Street just east of the Takahachi bakery, and Amish Market. All gone now. The nice weather also may have had something to do with it. As for and increase in city office workers, I'm not sure about that. I work in local government and we still have not recovered from the wave of retirements that the response to the pandemic brought on. — Max on Not a petal in sight

To all the people that are on here Commenting; You are free to give an opinion; BUT; I formerly worked at this store; I worked here from November 2020 until December 2021; and I will just tell you that the store did in fact have multiple burglaries that occurred, along with constant shoplifting. Furthermore; Not only did the store lose money by the company prohibiting employees from being able to stop the shoplifters; (obviously for their protection), But the company was already dealing with financial issues anyway because of the competitor Amazon. Company owes over millions to contractors and vendors; in which they can’t pay. Moving along; The employees at this location were very unappreciated by the public. The employees literally left their houses daily; especially during a pandemic and risking their safety; only just to deal with entitled white people that were privileged who shopped in this location; that would walk in there and thought it was OK to argue with employees over prices and store ads; Speak to the employees any kind of way that they wanted and expected their asses to be kissed. So; I will say that in a way I’m glad the store closed. To anybody that came to the store being disrespectful and disruptive; you have no idea how bad the employees probably wanted to smack you. As messed up as it is that people lost their jobs; that’s one less store that is open for employees to have to be exposed to rude people. — Michael Welch on Rite Aid in Brookfield is closing

Rep. Goldman surely drives at excessive speed including through school zones, more than the times ticketed. Hope he and his cars stay away from my kids. — Bobbie on In the News: Why Sweetgreen on Hubert closed

I could care less what kind of car someone prefers to drive but 84 tickets in a span of 6 years is very excessive. It's a combination of bad driving and blatant disregard for anyone else in the community. — IK on In the News: Why Sweetgreen on Hubert closed

If you think that a history of excessive speeding (including in school zones) and running red lights, in cars that are the size/weight of an average military-grade vehicle, is not a “big deal”, the we have very different value systems w/r/t endangering the life of fellow residents, most of whom walk/bike/transit everyday. 99% of this country is (purposefully) designed for folks who want to drive everywhere; for those of us that want a truly urban, walkable lifestyle, there is really only NYC. I’d like my Congressman to reflect those same values and priorities. — Reader on Reade on In the News: Why Sweetgreen on Hubert closed