Of course, the important question is: Are there alligators in the Canal Street sewer? Inquiring minds want to know! — Marcus on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

That Woolworth PH is stunning and unique, but the layout is wayyy too funky and vertical to command that kind of price especially considering the easily $10-20M buildout that still needs to be done (which will take *forever*). Lack of interior elevator/useless outdoor space really kill it from a livability standpoint and as the price keeps falling that >$500k/yr taxes & maintenance starts looking like real money. Wouldn't surprise me one bit to see it go under $20M. — person on Seen & Heard: Woolworth spire penthouse is relisted

People who have complained about e-bikes in bike lanes should be proud that the DoT have responded with a solution! Banning or policing e-bikes and scooters is not realistic. There’s a lot of focus on delivery bikes, but a growing number of NY citizens switching from cars and subways to e-vehicles. E.g., I’ve seen a lot of parents with young kids on e-scooters recently. Are you proposing they go on the road? What I love about NY is that it responds adapts to cultural trends. It’s a great solution to have a dedicated lane of the west side Highway. — JP on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

Too late. :-) "In about 1811, the city enlarged Rutgers’ ditch [asking Canal Street]and lined it—first with planks, and later with stone—to better drain the area. This was effectively an open sewer, and theslow-moving water stank. Around 1819 it was replaced with a covered, brick-arched tunnel, which was buried beneath the street to become the city’s first enclosed sewer." From: Undercity Info Sheet: Canal St Sewer https://www.undercity.org/sewers-streams-daylighting-blog/undercity-info-sheet-canal-st-sewer — James on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

That statement ignores a lot of reality. Even the world swimming body could see the inherent unfairness in biological women competing against biological men in athletics. "The world swimming body effectively bans transgender women from women's events : NPR" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/19/1106173020/swimming-bans-transgender-women — James on The Candidates 2022: Maud Maron for the 10th Congressional District

I like the idea of getting rid of the West Side Highway. Also it's time to convert Canal Street back into an actual canal. We could even have Venetian gondolas. And freight trains back on the high line to reduce truck traffic in the city. And I'm only half-joking. — Marcus on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

Enjoyed my dinner at Casa Carmen when they first opened (especially their handcrafted cocktails and the vessels they serve them in!) and loved visiting Marc Forgione's Peasant to celebrate a friend's bday (the food and service were great!). I've walked-by Carne Mare in the Seaport, but perhaps it's time for a surf and turf taste-test. If it's anything like Andrew Carmellini's other restaurants, I have no doubt it will be impressive. Please consider supporting our downtown restaurants whenever you can. — Franklin Foodie on In the News: Best rooftop bars in the city

As a long time foodie, I long for the return of David Bouley! Many, many experiences in all of his endeavors. Ever since my initial experience on Duane Street , (I can almost smell those apples now in the foyer), where I remember writing on a comment card that I thought I could have asked for the moon and they would have found a way to put it on my table, I have found absolutely no one to come close to "Sir David". Simply the best! Please, please, please....ua comeback is indeed needed! Make NYC restaurants great again!!! — John Leon Covil on David Bouley is coming back to Tribeca

Also agree. — j. on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

Agree — j. on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

You think a highway adds to the design elements of HRP? You can’t be so you must be advocating to get rid of it completely. — Y on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

Do you really think it's as simple as slapping up some ugly concrete barriers in the West Side Highway to create another bike lane? In my opinion that would create an eyesore and detract from the design planning that went into Hudson River Park. It's bad enough to have the concrete blocks on the existing bike path. If we're going to create an expanded bike lane, I think it needs to be done right and be cohesive with the existing bike lane. — Anonymous on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

I also ride everyday on the bike path. and agree it is never crowded. SO don't understand why they want to put lanes on highway. Plus don't thing the bikers would even go on the highway, they would have to stop for red lights and slow down. Something they don't do on the path. — t on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

Think about the horrors that taking away one lane of traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge and giving it to bikes and scooters has wrought. Oh wait, nothing happened except cyclists and pedestrians got a better and safer way to cross. The same would happen on the WSH. Wait until someone proposes getting rid of WSH entirely. Heads will explode on here. — Asa Nine on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

Of course, I strongly agree that traffic laws need to be enforced, for everyone. It's a hazard to step outside our building door these days, without getting hit by a bike or e-bike on the sidewalk; the speeding and red-light running of vehicles has also become a "pandemic" in itself. Canal Street = Frogger vs. Mad Max — Marcus on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

West Street is used by cars and commercial vehicles. The Brooklyn Bridge is for cars only. You are going to create a hardship for everyone else. If you reduce the number of lanes, cars and trucks back up and the cost in time and fuel is passed onto the community. You already have your bike lanes and expensive bikes. Jeesh. — LBee on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

I am also disturbed that she is running. Her conduct while part of The Legal Aid was horrifying. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/legal-aid-society-lawyer-denounced-as-racist-loses-lawsuit She has said many racist comments in our local school meetings as well. A petition was started against her here. https://www.change.org/p/maud-maron-protect-cre-in-schools-maud-maron-resign-from-cec2 And there was a recent movement at PS41to ensure she did not get elected to the PTA because of her racist and transphobic comments and behaviors. She resigned from running after the campaign against her grew. Please vote for anyone but her in this election! — X on The Candidates 2022: Maud Maron for the 10th Congressional District

City of the Future...? Maybe we can think of the city we want NYC to become, rather than the city it currently is. Changing traffic and access patterns presents and immediate "shock" to current ways of doing things, and is thus seen as negative at first, but over time we adapt, and over time maybe the negative becomes a positive. What kind of adaptation do we want? I am all for making the city more and more oriented towards pedestrians, bicycles (even though I don't ride one), and excellent public transit, and less and less to private cars. Congestion pricing is a "step" in that direction. Street design is another, including repurposing of lanes. For example, I'd love to see modern electric rail streetcars back on many NYC streets. Quieter, cleaner, nicer ride than buses. Even if that required dedicated lanes, traffic lights timed to optimize streetcar flow, etc. Just thoughts. A city is in constant evolution, so it's up to all of us to envision the city we want, and push to make it a reality. — Marcus on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

More bike lanes for people who don't believe in traffic laws? Who speed through lights and stop signs and around corners and don't care who's in their way? I wish the city would spend the money on fixing the sidewalks and roads that are full of potholes and broken up and stop wasting time on bike lanes! Bicyclists don't deliver merchandise to stores or restaurants; they don't take people from one place to another like buses or cabs do; they don't take people to hospitals like ambulances; they don't rush to help somebody who's a victim of a crime (which happens ever minute in this city) like the cops do or rush to a fire to save someone who's building is burning. — Sherri Rosen on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

A brand new bike lane for us to run in. Yayyy!!! — WSH Runner on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

I agree with Alee. As usual, the city looks at nonsolutions instead of the real problem -- in this case, appropriate use of what we already have. Taking away a lane on the WSH is a terrible idea. Jeesh. — Martine on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

Manhattan Borough President's contacts: https://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/about/staff/ — james on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

Don't email. Visit or call: District Office 65 East Broadway New York, NY 10002 Phone: 212-587-3159 Fax: 212-587-3138 Office Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Legislative Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1815 New York, NY 10007 Phone: 212-587-3159 Fax: 212-442-1563 — james on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway

Glad to see this space occupied and operating again! Lure (and MercBar) have been favorites so my hopes are high. — Ben on Sneak Peek: Smyth Tavern

https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/ebikes.shtml There are three classes of ebikes (no license or registration required and max of 25) and three classes of mopeds (licensed drivers only + registration). None of them are allowed on the Hudson River Park bike path, including pedal assist Citi Bikes. But as you can imagine, ticketing by PEP is not easy since they would have to be chased down. They are ticketed in stings at Pier 40 on occasion. — Tribeca Citizen on A plan to add new bike lanes to the Westside Highway