Omg thanks so much! I’m writing all this down! — B on In the News: The first hearings on congestion pricing

1) Black and white low walls outside Pain Quotidien, corner Warren / W broadway - unused 2) segmented area outside JR Sushi, same location, 2 benck tables used as a delivery bike hangout. — Joe S on The city is targeting unused dining sheds for removal

Car is supposed to yield to the bike lane just like a crosswalk. — Cd on In the News: E-scooter rider critically injured

Duane Park Patisserie makes sandwiches and quiche every day + Rolitos on fri,sat,sun! — madeline c lanciani on In the News: The first hearings on congestion pricing

FANTASTIC!!!! Thanks — Deborah on Landmarks now has a treasure trove of digital images

1.On Brian Lehrer show yesterday, point was made that removing Parking placards would achieve congestion goal ( but without raising the money). 2. Will list of exceptions be expanded to include city workers? Currently it does not but I would expect mayor and Governor to spring this at the last minute, which I disagree with. 3. No congestion toll for traveling on 9A. Can I avoid congestion till by continuing to park at Pier40, as I don’t bring car into city zone? 4. Why not expand congestion toll to UWS and UES? 5. When living on UWS a few years back, I saw lots of folk who parked on street move cars twice a week and lots had non NY plates (VT NH CT PA MA ME MA NJ FL for the most part). City misses out on revenue from cars registered out of state but who permanently reside in city and use free street parking. Maybe remove free street parking and install bike lanes with protection barriers to stop cars (Uber Lyft especially) from impinging on and bike lanes. 6. As Manhattan resident, I already pay city taxes etc, so I do object to paying another tax to park my car near my home, a parking I already pay for (compared to UWS where I could have parked on street for free as they have so much more Street parking yet they are exempted from congestion toll ). — KO964 on In the News: The first hearings on congestion pricing

Gotan, Mamman, Marathi… — Broadway Mamma on In the News: The first hearings on congestion pricing

"144" West Broadway would have been at the NW corner of Beach Street and West Broadway, before any park was built. In 1897, the City renumbered West Broadway. — james on The history of 2 White and its connection to the Underground Railroad

Amazing history. Thanks so much. — j. on The Staple Street skybridge has sold

Zucker's little booth in Bogardus Plaza is really good! — RD10004 on In the News: The first hearings on congestion pricing

Delighted to see this article about Wright! He was a very brave man. — Daniel Paul Morrison on The history of 2 White and its connection to the Underground Railroad

It is very good to hear of Zoran's success in this transaction coming to fruition. Although I am sure that he may miss this home and many of the associated memories, there is a positive side of a new beginning. Further, I would opine that the purchaser shall be very content with this unique property that is truly one of a kind both for the neighborhood and Manhattan as a whole. Wishing Zoran the very best in all of his future endeavors. — Brian on The Staple Street skybridge has sold

I wasn't sure if UBCF is a legit organization, i wanted to donate. when he asked me about my name, month and year of my date of birth, phone number, home address, email address, I just answered him but when he asked me for my credit card number I had a felling that it is a scam. So at the end I didn't donate. I'm worried that a gave So much information to him What should I do? — Mantha on Nosy Neighbor: Is there a non-profit scam going on?

Let's keep this list going! • Saluggi's pizza • Grandaisy Bakery (try their pizzas!)...and there is outdoor seating, or take it to the little triangle park • Chinatown (well, close enough!) - tons of options — Marcus on In the News: The first hearings on congestion pricing

Just for the record on lunch: OneSeed, Lekka Burger and Nish Nush; the neighborhood’s delis: Benvenuto (24 hours!), Corner Gourmet on Murray and West Broadway, Tribeca Park Cafe on Walker, and of course Zucker’s, though their new offerings at the kiosk in Bogardus Plaza are even better. Add in the bakeries: Duane Park Patisserie, Frenchette Bakery, Grandaisy Bakery, and on Tuesdays, One White's farmers market, which always has a sandwich or a quiche. — Tribeca Citizen on In the News: The first hearings on congestion pricing

Kinda bummed that Tribeca really has a scarcity of lunch spots. Even Tribeca Citizen has to reach out to LES/Seaport/Soho/FIDI for good affordable food. — B on In the News: The first hearings on congestion pricing

Also see: Daytonian in Manhattan: The 1907 House of Relief Stables -- No. 7 Jay Street http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-1907-house-of-relief-stables-no-7.html Daytonian in Manhattan: The 1894 House of Relief -- Nos. 67-69 Hudson St. http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-1894-house-of-relief-nos-67-69.html — James on The Staple Street skybridge has sold

That is incredibly interesting history re hospital. — j. on The Staple Street skybridge has sold

this is hardly blaming the victim. it's reporting all the details. — josh on In the News: E-scooter rider critically injured

wow, these are great. i have a huge collection but i've never seen most of these before. — josh on Landmarks now has a treasure trove of digital images

@GA, you're on to something. One could even say that the MTA bridge and tunnel tolls are as high as they are b/c the absence of congestion pricing has impelled the MTA to soak borough-to-borough drivers for toll revenue, much of which supports the subways, buses and commuter trains. For over a decade it was the dream of "Gridlock" Sam Schwartz to pair congestion tolling with a *lowering* of MTA bridge tolls. Sam called that plan "Move NY," and for years I ran the numbers for him. Alas, then-Gov Cuomo nixed the MTA bridge toll discounts when he threw in with congestion pricing in 2017. In short, yours is a lovely idea that makes sense on many levels. Too bad it got pushed aside. PS: The Port Authority tolls (on Hudson R. crossings) are a separate matter. Perhaps another time ... — Komanoff on In the News: The first hearings on congestion pricing

The current bridge and tunnel tolls are exorbitant. Some of the money from port authority tolls should be cut from the port authority revenue and applied as congestion tolling towards MTA. Not sure why PA needs the nine digit surpluses it gets off bridge and tunnel fare when it already makes a pretty penny on operating the shipping and air ports — GA on In the News: The first hearings on congestion pricing

Of course the NY Times quoted flakes from NJ who probably almost never use the MTA anyway. Consistent with the Times' frequent journalistic approach a la "We Wanted to Know if the NY Subway is Safe, So We Asked Five People in A Diner in Piscataway" etc — j frank p on In the News: The first hearings on congestion pricing

With respect to NJ, the easiest way to cure the toll "arbitrage" (or "toll-shopping" or "toll work-around") and stop drivers traveling west-bound at no cost through Manhattan would be to change the tolls at the Hudson River crossings to $8 NY-bound / $8 NJ-bound versus the current $16 NY-bound / $ 0 NJ-bound. Now that all tolling is electronic and there are no toll-plazas to wait for or generate congestion, there is no reason for the asymmetric tolling. The Verrazzano tolls were changed from one-way tolling for basically this reason. — james on In the News: The first hearings on congestion pricing

This is great! thanks for sharing... — Richard on Landmarks now has a treasure trove of digital images