How about a restaurant? Poor Tribeca, so starved for restaurants. Or perhaps a CVS -- one per block is the goal! What the neighborhood really needs of course will never move in: a proper supermarket. — George Bacon on Interactive art installation coming to Broadway and Canal

The Kastle numbers underestimate occupancy in NYC because the biggest landlords here (Related, Brookfield, SL Green, Vornado, Tishman, Silverstein, etc.) don’t use their product. An enormous amount of trophy space is excluded from the 46%. If Kastle is saying 46%, it’s probably more like ~55-60%, but it’s also highly variable depending on the day (and building). Maybe 70-80% Tues-Thurs and 15-30% Mon/Fri, for example. My guess is we’ll get back to around 75%. Fridays in the office are never coming back and Mondays will remain noticeably low, but not as low as Friday. Tuesday-Thursday will become the new in-office workweek. https://nypost.com/2022/10/18/real-estate-insiders-take-swipe-at-back-to-work-barometer/ — person on In the News: “Montag” at Soho Rep.

I have lived and worked on Murray St since 1981. It is my understanding that Tribeca ends in the middle of our street. That is what CB1 says I believe — Tom on Seen & Heard: Gubernatorial debate tonight at Pace

Exciting! Welcome to the neighborhood — Cd on A star of the Capitol region is coming to Church Street

Cant wait to try it... the NYT wrote a little piece about it too, 2 days ago https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/25/dining/nyc-restaurant-news.html — Richard on Artesano opens tonight on Chambers

Sunday nights are the absolute worst - the counterfeit bazaar stretches for blocks -not a police officer in sight. Why is this eyesore still going strong? I have made numerous 311 calls about it as I am sure many others have too. Who is benefiting from this street blocking, trashy mess that it is allowed to exist & flourish? — K on Interactive art installation coming to Broadway and Canal

I think it initially may have been Chambers Street, but I would say Murray or Park Place “feels” like the border. Vesey is definitely the FiDi. It also depends on who you ask and what their incentives are. Folks in the real estate industry may want the have a more expansive interpretation of the neighborhood. I know some rich dude I met who lives in Tribeca once said the eastern border ends at Church Street (to exclude riffraff from the neighborhood I suppose). I think most would certainly say Broadway the eastern border. — FiDiGuy on Seen & Heard: Gubernatorial debate tonight at Pace

Right you are! (I took them at their word, since they are gallerists!) I checked the designation report for the Tribeca East Historic District: "Erected in 1899-1901, it was designed by Robert Maynicke, a prolific commercial architect whose work is well represented in what is now the Ladies' Mile Historic District. Originally commissioned by Peter J. Merrick, the project passed to Henry Corn, both of whom were real estate developers responsible for many buildings similar in type in the aforementioned district." — Tribeca Citizen on New Kid on the Block: 125 Newbury

For purposes of FiDi Fan Page, I count everything south of Chambers as FiDi, but officially (for the Community Board and the Downtown Alliance) the border is everything south of Murray and includes the south side of Murray (west of Broadway). It remains Chambers east of Broadway. That said, never have the neighborhoods of the Financial District, Tribeca and Battery Park City been so intertwined and connected as they are today and that will continue. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on Seen & Heard: Gubernatorial debate tonight at Pace

Welcome to the neighborhood! Glad to have another gallery added to the scene. Is it correct that the architect of the building (395 Broadway) was Sanford White? Other sites (like StreetEasy) note the architect as Robert Maynicke. For example: https://streeteasy.com/building/395-broadway-new_york — Marcus on New Kid on the Block: 125 Newbury

As a former resident of Tribeca who now lives in the Capital Region and has enjoyed all three of your local restaurants - I applaud this great news. Tribeca is indeed a community and more often than not, we stayed in Tribeca when we wanted to eat out. What a great addition you will be! Wishing you much success and look forward to stopping by for a delicious meal when you open!! — Karen DeChalus on A star of the Capitol region is coming to Church Street

Historically, Murray Street was part of the Washington Market area and held many food brokers offices. I guess you have to chose between historic boundaries and the current day. If the latter, you can make the borders as elastic as you like. Or, as the real estate industry degrees! I'd vote for Washington Market over Tribeca any day but it is probably much too late for that. — Betty Heller on Seen & Heard: Gubernatorial debate tonight at Pace

It is a disgrace, and nothing is done. No law enforcement at all. Sidewalks are impassable. The counterfeit zone, which grows and spreads weekly, taking over more and more space, is a depressing reminder of the city's decay into lawlessness. Please write 311, the mayor's office, city council etc. if you are concerned about this. Counterfeiting and Piracy Fuel Organized Crime (UN Report): https://www.theglobalipcenter.com/counterfeiting-and-piracy-fuel-organized-crime-un/ Counterfeit Goods: Easy Cash for Criminals and Terrorists (US Senate Report): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-109shrg21823/html/CHRG-109shrg21823.htm — Marcus on Interactive art installation coming to Broadway and Canal

Well, isn't it still better than an empty building, left completely uncared for? — Marcus on Interactive art installation coming to Broadway and Canal

BORING! Just another immersive copycat. what a waste of time! — alan kaminsky on Interactive art installation coming to Broadway and Canal

Wonderful news! We shall be there opening week. We’re still smarting from the loss of Miriam’s; great to have another high quality MENA option in the neighborhood. — Reader on Reade on A star of the Capitol region is coming to Church Street

We are beyond thrilled to join the community fabric of Tribeca ❤️ — Waheed Aneesa on A star of the Capitol region is coming to Church Street

Well, I am including Murray and Warren no matter what. But just to add to the discussion: the PS 234 zone is the north side of Liberty! — Tribeca Citizen on Seen & Heard: Gubernatorial debate tonight at Pace

What a great addition to the neighborhood ! — Richard on A star of the Capitol region is coming to Church Street

The southern border of Tribeca is the north side of Murray Street. — Heide Fasnacht on Seen & Heard: Gubernatorial debate tonight at Pace

That Street is now completed filled with counterfeit goods sold on the ground. The proceeds according to a PBS documentary are among war lords. — Lynn on Interactive art installation coming to Broadway and Canal

It is not Vesey, or Park Place. IMO there is a 1-2 block long swath of Murray Street and Warren Street that is plausibly historic Tribeca. Otherwise Chambers Street is the southern end of Tribeca. — james on Seen & Heard: Gubernatorial debate tonight at Pace

Hamilton founded the Bank of New York in 1784 and died in 1804. National City was the predecessor of Citibank, founded in 1812, at a time when banking was a highly political issue. (Hamilton assassin Aaron Burr manipulated the state legislature to approve his bank, a predecessor to J.P. Morgan Chase, by hiding it in his proposal for a chartered water company at a time when the city badly needed fresh water, long before the municipal reservoir system was built.) https://www.citigroup.com/citi/about/mobile/200years/detail-1812.html "A new bank for New York supports foreign trade "In 1811, a group of merchants takes the first steps towards setting up a new bank to help New York compete with rivals Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore "As debate on the renewal of the Bank of the United States charter continued into 1811, some New York merchants who were aligned with U.S. President James Madison applied to set up a new bank. Noting that it was easier to do banking in Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore than in New York, they petitioned the state assembly on February 11, 'praying to be incorporated as a banking company.' They had to wait over a year to see their wishes fulfilled. The first setback came on March 22. Vice President George Clinton's faction in the state assembly defeated the petition. When it reconvened in 1812, the assembly then faced petitions for the establishment of two more banks from merchants aligned with Clinton and associates of the former Bank of the United States. Enter one Samuel Osgood, elder statesman. He had a plan. The state lawmakers would support the original petition from 1811. He himself would be appointed president of the new bank. The original merchants aligned with Madison would secure half the remaining seats on the board, while the rest would go to the new group of merchants who supported Clinton. Now with broader backing, the charter sailed through the state assembly and, on June 16, 1812, City Bank of New York came into existence. Though Clinton had died of a heart attack three months earlier, his supporters now controlled almost half of the board of the new bank in his home state. With the passing of the charter, the 200-year story of Citibank began." — james on Interactive art installation coming to Broadway and Canal

There was a Duane Reade there for a while... Love this idea and seeing this beautiful building put to good use. However, what will they do about the counterfeiters blocking all the sidewalks, and the repeated vandalizing of the building with spray paint? — Marcus on Interactive art installation coming to Broadway and Canal

the governors debate will also be available on wnyc am 820 and wnyc fm 93.9. — josh on Seen & Heard: Gubernatorial debate tonight at Pace