the chinatown jail plan is terrible. sign of too much $ in government looking for ways to spend. chinatown residents have sufferred mightily during covid and asian violence. now the city wants to ram a 2nd Jail in! — s on The borough based jails in the news

ConEd had some sort of "emergency" that required them to turn off power for the entire block starting at 4pm. They wrapped up around 7pm. Most of the residence buildings received a 1-hour notice before it happened. Not ideal for those of us who work remotely. — SBP on Seen & Heard: West Broadway Cleaners has moved

Her account of what is actually happening is so personal, and so specific..it gives a real face to the terror and devastation. Praying that more of us who can help, will help. Prayers for her family and for all in the Ukraine. — Lisamarie on A Tribeca connection to the war in Ukraine

The Whole Foods closure was due to a ConEd “emergency” of some kind. The tenants and residents were given word of it late morning Monday and told it would last 2 to 3 hours. It lasted less than 2, but no one explained what the big “emergency” was. Hope that helps. — Michael on Seen & Heard: West Broadway Cleaners has moved

Oh Penny Park is the most special art installation. What a beautiful and gifted artist. Never met him but our family has enjoyed that special place throughout their childhoods. too many memories to count! — Nichole on Seen & Heard: West Broadway Cleaners has moved

Wishing her family peace and safety as well as everyone caught in this terrible war. The personal story is so special and knowing of a local source to help reach this humanitarian crisis is appreciated. Thank you. — j. on A Tribeca connection to the war in Ukraine

Re Whole Foods. Maybe that explains why Whole Foods was so overwhelming busy Tuesday night then. — j. on Seen & Heard: West Broadway Cleaners has moved

Thank you for the sewer update. Everyone living and working on West Broadway between Duane Street and Thomas Street have been patiently waiting for the DEP to address our sewer back up problems. All our buildings and businesses experience sewer line backups during heavy downpours. The problem stems from the old out dated sewer-line. The 15 inch aging sewer line has been a problem ever since living here in the 1970s. Remember the water main break of 2009 on the corner of West Broadway and Duane Street? It was at that time we learned from DEP that the water main was probably 100 years old, and the sewer line was only 15 inches in diameter, too small for modern day demands. We have been trying to get DEP to address our sewer problem and the multitudes of back ups we experience during heavy rains. In 2009 we reached out to Senator Daniel Squadron and his office arranged a meeting for community members affected by the backups to meet with the top DEP officials. We begged DEP to replace the 15 inch pipe and we were told there was no scheduling for that repair in the near future. Instead DEP offered to schedule “de-greasing” the sewer line every three months because we have 4 restaurants feeding into this 15 inch pipe.The restaurants have residual grease coming from the dishwashers and it builds up over time, hardens around the inside of the pipe further reducing any possible flow. The de-greasing is merely a Band-Aid operation, not a solution. DEP is well aware that this narrow sewer drain line cannot handle the demand of heavy downpours. Another DEP band-aid solution was to eliminate the surface corner catch basins at the corner of Duane Street and West Broadway. This was an attempt to reduce the demand on our line, during a heavy rainfall. Instead they created additional problems for the corner surface catch-basins on Thomas Street and West Broadway. All of the rain flowing down Duane Street has to take a right turn and find its way to the corner of Thomas Street. The 7th Ave subway sidewalk grates have drains, that also feed into this one section of sewer line on West Broadway. DEP’s current band aid was to cover up the Subway grates on both sides of West Broadway, in an effort to prevent the rain water from pouring down through grates, into the drain, and ultimately into our “Overtaxed Line”. Reducing the demand has been ineffectual. The worst back-up was the last storm named IDA. Our building had 6 inches of rain and sewer water from our front vault to the back of our building’s cellar. The pharmacy at 138 West Broadway experienced much more than 6 inches. DEP came after Ida’s-311 complaints and explained to us that our piece of sewer line on West Broadway and Duane Street is the beginning of the line and this one piece of the line has “NO FLOW”, yet it must flow north to enter into the Thomas Street sewer line. The Thomas Street sewer line is perpendicular to the West Broadway line, it flows west, not north. During a heavy rainstorm the Thomas Street line runs like a forceful river. Having one line with “NO FLOW” meeting another line with too much flow, makes it impossible for our sewer water to empty into the Thomas Street line, thus creating the back-ups. Thomas streets sewer line is running west to Hudson Street and then has to run north at Hudson Street to meet the a buried catch basin on Hudson Street just below Worth Street. It's very disappointing watching sewer-lines being replaced all around us where expensive developments are happening and not have DEP consider helping us with this one piece of the line. Will our “NO FLOW” sewer line ever be scheduled for replacement? We’re hoping because Tribeca Citizen has reported new work in May that we too can be included in this new work schedule. Why stop at Thomas Street when it's just one more block to Duane Street - the beginning of a problem line that feeds into a line that will be replaced. It doesn't make any sense. It's 23 years we are waiting to be scheduled, and we all know extreme weather is in our future. Can we please make the right decisions now before the next flood comes? — Kathy on West Broadway construction project to begin in May

Yea, that J&R building is a disaster. For the tenants, the new owners and a disgrace to NYC. How does the Landmarks Commission allow this to happen to a most significant building of historic architecture? Everyone should be ashamed, this is NYC! Have some pride FFS. I've lived in this building and I've heard horrible stories of people repeatedly getting stuck in elevators, one guy I heard was in for more than 2 hours and the management company never apologised or offered him any compensation. And the whole no gas debacle currently going on is out of control. People cannot cook, the management of the situation is absolutely bottom rung. I highly recommend using your excellent journalism skills & come to the building and see for yourself. You might have write a follow up or join forces with NY1 for a full on report. This building is very important. — Kristof on Action upstairs and down at 15 Park Row

Don't hold your breath re the gas shut-off. When our co-op was red tagged by Con Ed and the gas shut off, it took more than 9 months to get it back on, and as a co-op our board had personal inventive to keep the project moving as quickly as possible. If the pipes are corroded in the walls, rather than just at the entry to the building, get some legal advice and break your lease now. — N on Action upstairs and down at 15 Park Row

Why don’t people ever stop complaining. Tribeca had armies of giant rats long before outdoor dining so stop blaming the creative restaurant industry for trying to stay in business. And to those who don’t stop complaining what do you suggest the city do with the hundreds of empty spaces left by restaurants that couldn’t make it. Maybe the bike riders need to start paying taxes to make up for those lost? — Karen on There is a solution for abandoned dining sheds

this is a heartbreaking story and it's unfathomable to consider the volume of families experiencing similar suffering and separation. thank you for sharing and giving us a chance to participate. praying for your family and all of the Ukraine...x — urban cowgirl on A Tribeca connection to the war in Ukraine

Respectfully disagree. This was a ghost of a business, offered nothing to the neighborhood. — Jimbob on Town Stages has left West Broadway

There's also Gourmet Garage on Broadway. Selection is quite good for a much smaller market than Whole Foods. Although, unfortunately, they've gone to self-service checkout also; I much preferred the friendly interactions with the cashiers. So it goes. — Marcus on In the News: Keeping rents down in BPC

When it was redesigned and reopened in May 2019 by AKA, it was not open to the public -- only to hotel guests. — Tribeca Citizen on Seen & Heard: The Smyth Bar is open to the public

If you think it is such a great opportunity you should go for an open a Supermarket . . . — Reademan on In the News: Keeping rents down in BPC

Scalini Fedeli restaurant on Duane street. Outdoor dining has never been used and should be removed. — LD on There is a solution for abandoned dining sheds

Amazon also seems to be converting whole categories of food at our Tribeca store to their private label. I don’t like that we have few alternatives to Amazon’s monolithic commercial creep. — Susan on In the News: Keeping rents down in BPC

That Tribeca, with its explosion of citizens and families, does not have a proper supermarket anymore is truly disgusting. Have you tried to buy Ajax or Shweppes tonic at Whole Foods? — George Bacon on In the News: Keeping rents down in BPC

Now that indoor dining is back without the social distancing of tables, why should restaurants benefit from what can often amount to double their normal capacity thanks to the gift of real estate (i.e. the streets) from the city, real estate which properly belongs to to the citizens of New York? For decades sidewalk cafés have been allowed after application and agreements to strict rules. These are indeed a great social amenity for the city and should be kept -- and encouraged! But structures built in the streets causing formerly three lane streets to become one lane with each illegally parked delivery truck -- to say nothing of, more importantly, hindering firemen and emergency workers? No! — George Bacon on There is a solution for abandoned dining sheds

I was walking by the old Serenata space last Wednesday and a man was tearing down the structure that was on the raised platform by the door. He said that the street shed would also be taken down. It turns out that he is opening a new restaurant in the space. It will be a Greek restaurant. I mentioned that I had seen many different restaurants come and go in that space. He said, "I will be staying." I wish him luck. He was hoping to open in two months. — JSMiller on There is a solution for abandoned dining sheds

It's wonderful to see the excitement for the cobblestone. The photo of the goat is magnificent. I was inspired to share some of my own memories which you can see here: https://visura.co/donnaferrato/stories/tribeca-cobblestone — Donna Ferrato on The stone streets of 40 years ago

Our son goes to Nicol Squash and it is fantastic. They are amazing people and the facility and program is outstanding. Great energy! — resident on Made in Tribeca and Scotland: Nicol Squash

The easy answer to bankrupt businesses not cleaning up their messes is to require a deposit of enough money to tear the things down if they leave them up post closing - that way the city could just pay a 3rd party to do it. — resident on There is a solution for abandoned dining sheds

There has to be a middle ground to help businesses grow and respect the neighborhood. Tribeca is well known not to be supportive of small businesses - as a result we have a lack of options and lack of money flowing into our area. Perhaps empty stores are a worse look? — BC on There is a solution for abandoned dining sheds