I don't remove comments once they are published unless the author emails me and asks me to. — Tribeca Citizen on Community Board 1 agendas for April

You are wrong. The highways are exempt, period. I have run that exact scenario with the MTA in other posts. Travel within the Central Business District will not be tolled. The whole point is to keep cars from coming into the district, not limit movement within the district. — Tribeca Citizen on Congestion pricing plan passes the MTA board

Actually, CB1 has said it will not permit operators of current illegal shops to get a license. HOWEVER they are allowing new applicants to take over current illegal shops, which I think they should reconsider. After all, the landlords are partially to blame here. — Tribeca Citizen on Illegal cannabis stores are selling ridiculous dosages of THC

Any legal pot store that turns in an unlicensed pot shop will face the consequences!!! They can be subjected to mobile unlicensed vendors to siphon off their clientele Snitches must pay — Aron pieman Kay on Illegal cannabis stores are selling ridiculous dosages of THC

WSH and FDR are exempt, but not within the zone, so to answer their question, 1) you won't be charged for crossing the WSH to Battery Park, but when you cross back in you will be charged. 2) turning right on Hubert St. will create a charge because you are entering the zone from the WSH. Basically if you are a resident with your car already within the zone, you will need to avoid the drive/highways if you want to avoid the charge. Wish it weren't the case, so convince me otherwise. — Disagree; Make it make sense on Congestion pricing plan passes the MTA board

Will this proposed tower be able to withstand an earthquake? — IPN Resident on Independence Plaza neighbors gearing up to fight tower

No disrespect intended in this, but I'd like to understand your policy about removing comments (perhaps you've posted it and I missed it). I ask, because there were numerous comments on this piece a day or two ago, including one of my own, and now they're reduced to three. (I don't recall anything outrageous being written by anyone.) These discussions can become rancorous, and I can see that as being a reason for removing comments in their entirety. I'm curious to know your methodology. — Mulciber on Community Board 1 agendas for April

Maddening, but an excellent, relevant survey. Thank you! — Mulciber on The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots

Thank you so much for bringing attention to these “ buildings” and sites. I also am really upset - especially about the one on Park Place. Because of the unfinished construction one is required to either cross the street mid- block or walk in the middle of the road. The sidewalk is closed. There is no pedestrian pathway. The busy UPS store is just next door - and it makes all my ventures there rather precarious. I have complained to Marte’s office. I’ve never heard back. The building in question is called Tribeca House. Is this not also a DOT concern? Yes. There was an earthquake. 4.8 — Darla on The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots

I live at Independence Plaza on the 36th floor and we most definitely had an earthquake today everybody knows about it at this point, I was in my bed watching a video of the breaking up of the Titanic on my phone when all of a sudden the bed started moving back and forth and my 7 foot Cactus' was swaying as well and I said what the hell and then I realized what happened seconds later and this is the place where they want to put a 90 floor Tower... GIVE ME A BREAK! — Bruce on The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots

This is promising news! Thanks! — Rowena @ rolala loves on Progress at H Mart?

Every time I walk by 65 West Broadway, I mourn the loss of Mangez Avec Moi. — Qbzm on The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots

I think we just had an earthquake . . . — Reademan on The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots

Any info on 17 Leonard, another eyesore of a stalled project! — Frustrated Neighbor on The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots

Why not throw in the scaffolding at PS 234 that has transformed a once beautiful public school building Into something resembling a dark cave. This complaint is not without precedence by the way: four years ago, four!, I went into the school, asking for some kind of explanation for the scaffolding that had already been up for three years, three! And no one could give me a satisfactory answer. Until that time, there was literally never anyone up there doing any kind of work on the façade. Now the scaffolding has grown to encompass the entire site and it still looks like no one is up there most of the time. This is particularly galling as my son went to that school many years ago, and it was considered one of the most beautiful in the city. Now is just an eyesore and to the staff and the students it must feel like they’re on the dark side of the moon even on the sunniest days. — Nick de Seve on The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots

I am pretty sure the landlord operates the restaurant, so there shouldn't be an issue. She's been trying to lease/sell the space for years. — H on Seen & Heard: V Cafe is still open

I am here in this area almost weekly and as such familiar with all these as having past all at some point over the years Sad to see such blight and no movement. — Vincent Vanasco on The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots

I am Japanese as well. This one is owned by Chinese, similar to Ebisu in Soho and Mitsuki in FiDi. Definitely not authentic Japanese. Go to Sunrise Market or Yamada-ya for that. I heard from a reliable source that H Mart will be opening in early 2025. — Eriko on Japanese market coming to Greenwich and Franklin

Interesting, thanks! Faust is awesome, though I've never seen the original SNM. In the years I lived there, they really could not figure out what to do with those halls, so at the very least, glad at least some of the spaces are getting activated. — malcolm on Seen & Heard: Coffee in a historic landmark

Thank you (and to DSSA above) for the kind words. I am looking forward to seeing how it works too. I'm sure there will be hiccups, and hopefully they can be ironed out. I genuinely believe that once it's a reality, opposition will generally fall away once people see that the sky isn't falling, and maybe one day we can cross Broome Street without having to walk between bumpers. Love your last two sentences, I completely agree. — malcolm on Who is driving all these cars downtown?

Yep. Shut down the illegal shops and let the highly regulated, legal ones open, and stop making it so difficult for them. The dearth of legal options has contributed to the mind boggling number of ugly, garish illegal shops, with highly questionable product. And they definitely aren't checking your kids' ID. As I said on a CP thread: the existence of some bad actors that are unrelated to the goals of law abiding citizens and businesses should not stop us from supporting the latter, and in this case, hopefully it will be at the expense of the former. — malcolm on Community Board 1 agendas for April

the sidewalk is freed up - they poured concrete and added steel in the basement to support the first floor.. hoping Hmart starts building out the space soon! — christine on Hmart coming to the former Jin Market space?

I've got to say that poster Michael T. is the voice of reason here and I really wish people would pay attention to [his] posts so we could forgo the endless prattle about LEGAL dispensaries not being able to establish themselves like any other legal business in NYC. If it were another wine shop no one would bat an eyelash. Legal dispensaries in this city are expertly run (I've no knowledge of the party petitioning in this case). They have guards, they check ID, etc. etc. I agree with the poster who encourages shutting down the illegal shops asap. The legal ones benefit the state greatly in numerous monetary ways. I would like to respectfully request that those who keep sending up this whine about legal dispensaries use that energy in more rational pursuits. Your kids aren't walking into dispensaries and acquiring cannabis, questionable folks aren't welcome at these legal shops, and kids _certainly_ aren't learning about this subject for the first time as a result of a shop opening. — DGI on Community Board 1 agendas for April

Well, they just removed the fence blocking the sidewalk... — Tribeca Citizen on Japanese market coming to Greenwich and Franklin

You do not. Read this post and I think it will make sense? — Tribeca Citizen on Getting a handle on the congestion pricing timeline