How long did One Hudon Cafe operate? What was its' final year of operation? — A Stone on MedRite has opened on Chambers and Hudson

Per the NY Times coverage of the first mayoral primary debate: "Asked what they pay each month for rent or a mortgage, [...] Mr. Stringer went last and appeared miffed: “I’m getting ripped off: $6,400.” — James Bogardus on Seen & Heard: A mayoral candidate among us

Almond Cookie is the good call at Chinatown Ice Cream Factory!! — Amy G. on Field Trip: A dumpling tour of Chinatown

And I was the agent who got Scott Stringer the Apartment at 25 Broad! ;-) — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on Seen & Heard: A mayoral candidate among us

I'm in your choir. — malcolm on In the News: The GMA folks take Tribeca

The protests against ICE at Foley Square as reported here seems awfully biased against the protesters, one of whom was Brad Lander who was arrested in a most undignified way. ICE officers, usually masked and unidentified by name tags or uniforms, are arresting folk violently and without warrants. If you are reading this I hope I'm preaching to the choir. — Heide Fasnacht on In the News: The GMA folks take Tribeca

Essex Crossing new museum? 40,000 sf? More restaurants where there are so many? Generating more vehicles (construction, delivery, service) and congestion in a small area, and cementing hyper-gentrification… Feeling pretty cynical — mst on In the News: The GMA folks take Tribeca

Rumor is that 21 Park Place is being revived and are going to build a condo tower there. Troy Realty Capital is the developer there has been movement on site already. — Alex on The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots

Rank choices, indeed! https://nycvotes-frontdoor-e6btczg8gpffcqd9.a02.azurefd.net/media/nyka43av/img-1.png — James Bogardus on Some how-tos on Ranked Choice Voting

It is quite awful and discouraging that this problem persists for decades with no resolution. Apparently prior petitions have had little or no effect, such as this one: https://www.change.org/p/clean-up-canal-from-crime-illegal-drugs-sales-aggressive-panhandling Problem seems worse than ever. I'll be voting for whichever candidates most likely to actually reduce crime in the city, including finally dealing with these illicit vendors. — Marcus on A petition to address the counterfeit vendors on Broadway & Lispenard

Sadly, that Di Fara location deserved to go. It was one of the worst slices we had in the city and tasted absolutely nothing like the Original Di Fara. RIP Dom - that guy was a legend, his pies were truly a work of art, and those who had the privelege of seeing him slowly drizzle olive oil and cut basil by hand were incredibly lucky. I've heard that the original Midwood location has gone downhill too. Nothing stays the same forever. :( — J Tribeca on Seen & Heard: Juniper and the Red Swoosh!

Christopher Marte (City Council District 1) has posted a response to the petition: https://www.change.org/p/public-safety-health-crisis-on-lispenard-street/responses/45262 — Marcus on A petition to address the counterfeit vendors on Broadway & Lispenard

Thanks! — Tribeca Citizen on Seen & Heard: Juniper and the Red Swoosh!

Too bad about Di Fara, but the pizza was costly (for what it was) and wasn't worth the walk. Scant seating, too. Better food options--including pizza--closer and nearby. — Manhattanmommie on Seen & Heard: Juniper and the Red Swoosh!

Frenchette Bakery's Jambon Beurre (ham sandwich) is simply the best in the city, IMHO. Just three perfect ingredients: baguette, butter, and ham - it's shear perfection! — Franklin Foodie on Seen & Heard: Nobu on film

CB1 Has approved a cannabis dispensary for this location. The dispensary also plans to include a longe for this location once OCM has provisioned licenses for those.. — B.Thompson on Seen & Heard: Juniper and the Red Swoosh!

I agree with Luis, you can't look at % when numbers are so small. This a remarkably safe area to live in. Almost all of Manhattan is shockingly safe given the huge amount of people. The murder rate is lots of states is way higher than NYC. — Michael T on Nosy Neighbor: Is crime lower in the 1st Precinct?

I am favoring Lewinshon now, but would like to know her policy on the Elizabeth Street Garden. This is very important to me and my neighbors especially since she has been endorsed by Margaret Chin. Thank you! and the sooner I hear from her campaign the better. — katharine on City Council Primary 2025: Elizabeth Lewinsohn

Agree on murder risk. However, as long tenured resident - I have felt less safe or poorer quality of life in the last 5 years. More disorder, more vagrants hanging around and less clean sidewalks and streets. I voted early. Time for change to see if this trend can change — john on Nosy Neighbor: Is crime lower in the 1st Precinct?

Deluxe Bo Green for the best Soup Dumplings below Canal St! — Thomas on Field Trip: A dumpling tour of Chinatown

Negative ads may not be very effective as many of the voters in our district are well educated and informed. I rarely vote for those who run negative campaigns. Which are typically paid for by the RE lobby and other special interests. — Richard on City Council Primary 2025: Christopher Marte

Seems like you're still in Kansas. — Lowrider on A petition to address the counterfeit vendors on Broadway & Lispenard

I've lived on Lispenard for many years. The petition accurately and elegantly describes the situation. I would add that it's actually worse. The stink of human waste is so strong I don't like to come home anymore. Last weekend I had a friend from San Francisco visit who told me Lispenard St. was worse than anything he's seen in SF. Three times I have walked out the door of my building and encountered someone urinating or defecating in flagrante delicto. Each time I asked them how they would like it if I did the same thing in front of their house. I got the same "there's no place else to go" response each time. The situation started to get bad when de Blasio was elected because of his decision to end "broken windows policing" in the interest of "restorative justice." It got worse when Alvin Bragg became DA due to his choice to cease prosecution of many crimes with "disparate impact" on certain groups. I have spoken to cops many times who all say that there is no point in arresting people who are just going to be immediately released with no consequences because of policy choices made by our elected officials. A realtor told me that people are leaving Lispenard while others refuse to buy there because of the smell, filth and chaos. I filed an ICE report. The form requested the names and addresses of the undocumented as if I could just line these guys up and get that information. ICE didn't do anything. 311? Joke. Nothing here will change until the voters elect politicians who care more about ending crime and chaos than racial "equity." — Lowrider on A petition to address the counterfeit vendors on Broadway & Lispenard

For all intents and purposes, Stellar is only dealing with 20% of rents being way below market - those with LAP. For the 20% with Section 8, Stellar is still getting good money for those units: a tenant may "only" be paying $1,200 out of pocket for their 1 bedroom but HUD/HPD is paying the difference: the rent Stellar receives on a S8 unit is something like $4-5k regardless of the tenant portion! And one big lesson for landlords: perhaps don't make speculative real estate purchases of affordable housing developments that require 60% of your tenants to move or die for you to make your millions. Scum behavior. — Elizabeth on In the News: Refinancing Independence Plaza

If enforcement were more regular and consistent against the sellers, they would clear out. Also, if law were changed to allow fining buyers, that would make a difference. (Again, problem of proving that buyers knowingly bought counterfeit or stolen merch is the challenge). — Marcus on A petition to address the counterfeit vendors on Broadway & Lispenard