James, agree. Funny how residents can see the irony but elected officials who are supposed to protect those residents refuse too. — S on Illegal vendors on Broadway have multiplied

This is silly. These people are hawking counterfeit merchandise. It is in no way comparable to legal commerce on the streets. The police never did much enforcement anyhow and the City Council paid it all lip service. — James on Illegal vendors on Broadway have multiplied

Mayor and city council are basically saying they are ok with this, this form of street vending should be illegal and cleaned up, it hurts the tax paying small businesses, they sell stolen goods, vendors harass people walking by even if you can walk by. When did this city become this tolerant to this, open drug use, homeless roaming the streets and attacking people? oh I know about 8 years ago when we elected a no show mayor. — S on Illegal vendors on Broadway have multiplied

If they can’t ask for ID, how can they prove continued activity? — N on Illegal vendors on Broadway have multiplied

When Warren Street was rebuilt a few years ago, the rat problem reached epic proportions. I have videos of rats chewing right through Mint-X bags. I have videos of rats crawling up the sides of metal bins, and making their way in through loose fitting tops. The EPA refused to let us put down any serious poison. I then suggested finding all the burrows and nests, and dropping dry ice into every open crevice. Dry ice is not poisonous, and dissipates within hours. However, since it is heavier than air, it displaces all the air in the burrows, and the rats simply die from lack of oxygen. — Robert Berger on Seen & Heard: Congestion Pricing meeting tonight

we had so many rats it was getting out of hand. so we finally hired a company called Rat Trap Inc to place traps around our place. It is reasonably priced and its environmentally friendly - rats get trapped in a liquid solution and then the dead rats get collected by the company. if you want to know more let me know. here is link to the firm - https://rattrapinc.com — demetri on Seen & Heard: Congestion Pricing meeting tonight

All rats welcome at Curb Side Dining should be the new Tribeca slogan. Curb Side dining is a double edged sword. Originally it was a temporary measure to help the restaurants survive. Temporary meant not much thought went into considering sanitation conditions under and around these wooden structures. DEP did not consider the flow of rain water along the curb or how the snow gets cleared from sidewalks and streets in a storm. So how can there even be ANY discussion about making them permanent when they have created a new set of city problems that seem to be getting worse the longer they're up. Our quality of life has been diminished by the rats and they pose serious future health issues for the residents as we help the rat population multiply. These curbside and sidewalk structures stop the rain from reaching the corner catch-basins creating flooding for property owners who find the rain pooling and creating sidewalk leaks in the buildings vault areas. Worse yet is the rain deposits all the food and garbage that normally washes down the street's curb, to right under these street side platform structures. DSNY - sanitation sweepers in the morning now just swing around the structures collection garbage only around the exposed curbs. No one cleans beneath the structures except the rats. Come here around midnight and the rats have parties every night dining at the buffet table beneath the structures. Then before the sun rises and as we sleep, they conveniently dig holes in the dirt between the beautiful flowers planted in wood planters, lay their babies in the dirt planters, and we are helping them multiplying better than ever. As a native NY'er I have caught my share of rats in snap traps and one thing I know is rats are smart and if you don't put out the "you are not welcome mat" IE get rid of the loose food under the structures and get rid of the dirt planters they will never move on. Right about now you can witness the babies coming out of the dirt in broad daylight. I see evidence of this right on West Broadway between Duane and Thomas St where the rats run and play at night and have scared diners at Tiny's, Max, Edwards and the Odeon. Check out Tiny's planters in the morning and you can see the rat holes and the dirt on the sidewalk. FYI fall is the time rats move into buildings to escape the cold winter are you ready for that migration? I really think the city and CB1 need to think about the rats before voting to make these curbside and sidewalk structures permanent. Just an educated warning from kit kat — Kit Kat on Seen & Heard: Congestion Pricing meeting tonight

Rats do eat through plastic garbage cans! They are survivors - both smart and persistent.. In the past I've come across plastic cans in our building where rats have chewed straight through in order to get to the food - You could see the hole and uneven teeth marks around it Glad to see that people posting here are specifying metal cans. I doubt the city will mandate that even though it makes a lot of sense — Rohin on Seen & Heard: Congestion Pricing meeting tonight

Only if you make under $60K. Will do a post on the plans soon. — Tribeca Citizen on Seen & Heard: Congestion Pricing meeting tonight

Does anyone know if city residents will be exempt from the congestion pricing? It's insane we will have to pay ANOTHER tax to live in the city, but I wouldn't put it past them. — Jason on Seen & Heard: Congestion Pricing meeting tonight

I have never understood why NYC cannot or will not mandate metal bins for all garbage pickup. I love this city but even in the best of times, the trash system ( leaving bags on the sidewalk) is disgraceful - and disgusting. Can anyone explain why we have such a dysfunctional system? Wouldn’t it be relatively simple to improve? — PM on Seen & Heard: Congestion Pricing meeting tonight

Robert got it! — Tribeca Citizen on Where in Tribeca?

The amazing thing is that they’ve been since at least 2007, when I first moved to Leonard St. — Pedro on Where in Tribeca?

Brilliant! We need one on every street corner in Tribeca, or variations of the theme. My street can easily win the top prize. — R. on Overpriced odor spotted (sniffed?) on Harrison Street

It's all over town. High 40s 10-11 Ave near Hudson. Family of them in residence in old tenement. Operating Corp never get door area to basement squared away so the big cracks in side walls and under door give them free run on the large black bags. Might give then a hint but damn things are wharf rat/cat sized so they'd just rip into any bags. Have seen ads for anti-rat bags but maybe only variation of mint idea. Scares hell out of club girls in late summer hours when they pass by and see the things up around curb side bags. Even the new amount of leashed dogs don't bother them. Would think urine might bug them but hell no fear. Prob take more & faster bag removal by City would help. But service workers don't go for the work anymore. Even USPS cutting service Oct. 1 due to so many things. Those lifer jobs going begging. City gonna get back to the 70s Fun City era. — sludgehound on Seen & Heard: Congestion Pricing meeting tonight

Love this idea. Wish her luck. — j. on Made in Tribeca: Only Essentials

Leonard Street between Hudson and Varick, North side of street — Jill Swerdloff on Where in Tribeca?

We know the where....now we want to know the WHY!!! — ari on Where in Tribeca?

I am psyched for this! Been waiting for years. It’s nice that this piece will be present and live in the the new “Tribeca arts district”. — Lisa on The Redcoats are coming.

Leonard street. Been there for over 15 years — Lisa on Where in Tribeca?

PSA for anyone walking/running on West between Warren and Murray where this construction is. Many cyclists are completely ignoring the signage and markings noting the construction and the fact that that section of the path is to be shared by cyclists and walkers/runners. I have been personally cursed at by cyclists, despite being on the pedestrian side, and have seen some close calls in the past few weeks. Please be careful. — Lisa on Seen & Heard: Flood wall at the fields

I agree with Robert, Ive seen them in the background of Taylor's paparazzi shots as she's going into her building. — Chloe on Where in Tribeca?

Looks amazing! What a fantastic concept and beautiful design! — Erik on Made in Tribeca: Only Essentials

You can install the 311 app on your phone. Every time I see a dog in a store (Laughing Man, Morgans, WF), I send a report, including a photo. https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-01025 — Dog Lover on Seen & Heard: No more dogs at Whole Foods

I was wondering where I left them. :) — C on Where in Tribeca?