It's just the fire island townies trying to keep day trippers (Common folk) out. smh — Sauce on Field Trip: Bike into Fire Island

This is about the family and friends mourning the loss of Chuck Daly. Someone shouldn’t be defined or remembered by their hard times. Sadly, journalist and comments from “TR” who put their two cents in and forget that losing someone is not an easy thing to deal with and try to get people rallied and upset or more click bait. Rest In Peace Chuck. You are deeply loved and missed by many. — M on Fund for Chuck Daly is now over $30,000

… uh living on cardboard between a Chipotle / Juice Press and panhandling outside a Target for a living is pretty much the definition of homeless — MurraySt+NonHomeless on Fund for Chuck Daly is now over $30,000

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@JP. Not serious? Stop being patronizing. — R. on Jail protests get some traction beyond the neighborhood

Lots of reasons but for me: the two huge jails already on White Street should be rehabbed if necessary and not knocked down and rebuilt to create a 10-year construction project in a dense neighborhood. The Nunez Monitor Reports (the most recent came out last week) make it clear that it's an "entrenched culture of dysfunction" at Rikers that is killing people; there's no reason to think that will change with a new location. The current plan has space for a lot fewer inmates than we have now, which makes me think that we will end up with these new jails AND Rikers. Also the other borough locations are sited in neighborhoods that have their fair share of other municipal uses and should not get a (another) jail. Finally, if it's proximity to the courts that is needed, move the courts -- or at least some of them. — Tribeca Citizen on Jail protests get some traction beyond the neighborhood

As always, James, great breakdown on the issue. Still: I would like to know those hours -- or maybe it really is just a front! — Tribeca Citizen on New delivery platform lands on Canal

He was my dear friend and I miss him a lot. We had long talks each time I went to Target on my scooter - always cheerful, deep thinker, avid reader. He knew so many people who cared for him and I'm one of them. — Marie Benedetti on Fund for Chuck Daly is now over $30,000

Nah, I'm good, I welcome new businesses, but I don't want one that puts money in the pocket of a bigot, abuser, and cheat. — B.Thompson on Mayweather boxing coming to Reade Street

I think it's fair to take that as a not-serious comment. — JP on Jail protests get some traction beyond the neighborhood

Absolutely. Every business that opens in an empty storefront is a win for the neighborhood but I just wanted to give a shoutout to a local neighborhood guy who makes this block a better place to live. — TribecaMom on Mayweather boxing coming to Reade Street

Stain? Just move it to areas no one cares about. How about next to Port Authority? Penn Station? Grand Central? — R. on Jail protests get some traction beyond the neighborhood

Just a quick follow up on location. The location of the new Manhattan facility was chosen for one reason: its proximity to the downtown courts. Having the jail connected to the courts drastically reduces the transit expenditure and helps keep the jail accountable to the courts that use it. It seems pretty clear the decision to put it there was logistical in this respect. If the City was trying to Bob Moses the project, they could find many less politically powerful areas to put a jail than downtown Manhattan. — JP on Jail protests get some traction beyond the neighborhood

Location, along with its sheer size, are the MOST of Rikers' problems. Having a colony of 10 mega-jails (all but 2 of which are bigger than the proposed "mega-jail" downtown) isolated from the city on an island creates a huge logistical nightmare in carting people back and forth to the borough courthouses 15+ times per person on average, gives prosecutors a tool for extracting pleas from detainees, and perhaps most importantly allows us as residents to ignore all of this because it's all on an island we can pretend doesn't exist. The borough-based jail plan may not be perfect, but it absolutely addresses the worst problems of Rikers Island. If having a jail in your neighborhood bothers you, then by all means do the work toward making them unnecessary. But don't pretend that a plan to decarcerate the city and close the stain of Rikers Island isn't doing just that. — JP on Jail protests get some traction beyond the neighborhood

Ok. But why is this bad? Just because there wasn’t local input. I’m honestly asking. I don’t understand. See my questions above. Is it the specific location or would anywhere in the neighborhood also be unfavorable? — Cd on Jail protests get some traction beyond the neighborhood

Good for u. Placard abuse is such a ripe topic for the tech described… and as an impetus for political change. Pols if u are watching, u skate to a win if u adopt this platform, regardless of what the police union does. — GWA on In the News: The Connecticut of Lower Manhattan

For instance, the 2,500 empty apartments that are meant for those who find themselves without homes, that are sitting empty. We need to do better. — A2 on Fund for Chuck Daly is now over $30,000

I was thinking the same thing Re: placard abusers. Its a win win, city gets money from fines, we the citizens get a cut, and more importantly we gt our street parking back... i guess the only losers here would be the abusers (many of them NYPD friends and family). Clearly reporting these to 311 is a total waste of time... every report i do on the app is closed within minutes with no action taken. I had to almost literally drag a traffic police officer and ask him why he was not giving this car a fine. Fortunately for me, the offender also had an expired registration, so he HAD to give him a fine. He did call twice asking someone what to do and referred to me as "there is a citizen here who wont go away until I give this ticket" and he was right. I did tell him i live in this building and have nothing to do so ill stay here until you give this abuser a fine. enough is enough. No standing anytime has no if or buts. — Richard on In the News: The Connecticut of Lower Manhattan

Location is the least of Rikers’ problems. Developers probably have had their eyes on the real estate for years, just waiting for the right moment to pounce. This is mostly about real estate, like everything else in NYC. — R. on Jail protests get some traction beyond the neighborhood

really happy to see traction against new jail. city did not follow procedures and tried to ram this in that will be more clear soon spend precious tax dollars on higher impact issues like safety, cleaning up streets, addressing homeless and helping rebuild retail & small biz post covid — sj on Jail protests get some traction beyond the neighborhood

Not important enough for NYT coverage?! This is a colossal case of bad city planning, possible collusion and most of all discrimination. Has to be stopped. Follow the money, who are benefiting from all this? How many people’s livelihoods are going to suffer? Like the out of control outdoor dining land grab, this is another example of short sighted politicians making decisions that have very damaging long term effect on our city and its residents. — R. on Jail protests get some traction beyond the neighborhood

In 2020 NYC budgeted and spent $3.2 billion on homeless services - most going to shelter services. That seems like quite a bit of money. Maybe we need to look at how the money is spent. Maybe there is a better way then what we are currently doing (and not doing). — A2 on Fund for Chuck Daly is now over $30,000

If North of 30/Madison is no man's land than all of Tribeca is a nuclear wasteland desert. What a naive statement to make. — Brian on Field Trip: Stroll to Madison Square Park

Rikers is a mess. I never fully understood the objection to local jails. Is it the construction? A bigger building blocking views? More traffic? You already have a jail there and all the courts etc. It’s not like the area will be less safe because criminals are locked up nearby. — Cd on Jail protests get some traction beyond the neighborhood

A home is more than just four walls? Chuck wasn’t homeless? Oh my. How about thank you for following through and keeping us updated on our neighborhood. Clearly Chuck struggled in a way most of us, thankfully, will not know. But he was a man who did not have a home. He was vulnerable to weather, to people and to our legal system. Save the editor and readers your lecture. Good god….it isn’t about you. — TG on Fund for Chuck Daly is now over $30,000