Went today with a timed ticket and this is really something!! What an addition to the waterfront!! It has been put together really well and provides a lovely place to sit and relax or enjoy the view. There are a couple of food carts which properly fit in to the landscape. The amphitheater will be a must go to place for performances and the way tickets will be distributed is very fair. It holds about 850. I just hope that people respect it and do not damage the beautiful wooden benches. I probably would have chosen a less light color for the tiles around the eating area as I can see them becoming stained as people drop their food and drinks there. Just today there was a worker scrubbing the tiles. The trees and plantings are really well done and some areas of grass are open to the public for a while and then allowed to rest for a few days, which is sensible. This is going to be a big hit. — Bob on Hudson River Park’s Little Island opens tomorrow

The spa closed but did not send out any email communication to existing customers. I still have over $300 in gift cards that were purchased in December 2019 that have yet to be redeemed and no one I have emailed or contacted the store about has gotten back to me. This is ridiculous and definitely not what I would expect. — Jennifer Zhu on Spotlight: Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa

This is great news - love when new restaurants come to the neighborhood! — j on Buddha Bar looks to be (finally) on its way

When I hear Buddha Bar, it brings me back to the the era of many a nights spent at Buddha Bar on Little West 12th Street. — j. on Buddha Bar looks to be (finally) on its way

i literally wandered in yesterday morning around 9am at that point no ticket needed. as i posted on my own Social, i am so enamored of this amazing little piece of heaven- right nearby in our own side yard! hats off to all the players: Barry Diller, Diane VonFurstenburg, Hudson River Park Trust( Madelyn Wils) and our own Signe Nielsen. this is truly a wonder. — madeline Lanciani on Hudson River Park’s Little Island opens tomorrow

I know we have a glut of Mexican restaurants in the neighborhood right now, especially if the place on Greenwich and N Moore ever opens, but I'm actually excited by this one. I ate there when I lived in Park Slope and their Queso Fundido with Chorizo is out of this world. — Donna on Fonda coming to former Savida / Blaue Gans space

McGuire's congestion pricing answer is exactly right: that c.p. is it's necessary and beneficial, and a gigantic first step in reconfiguring NYC's streets and transportation. Though he dodged the question about carve-outs, his implicit refusal to endorse them is the right way to handle that hot potato, in my opinion. — Komanoff on The Candidates 2021: Ray McGuire for mayor

Good guess, but no... — Tribeca Citizen on Where in Tribeca?

Yes! — Tribeca Citizen on Where in Tribeca?

He is definitely worth taking a look at. Its a crowded race and its worth it to take the time to look at every candidate. — GiligansLittleIslands on The Candidates 2021: Ray McGuire for mayor

This is located at the side of the entrance doors to the 1st Precinct Police Station NYPD at 16 Ericsson Place, regards, Sonia S. — SONIA STOCK on Where in Tribeca?

Tweed Courthouse — James on Where in Tribeca?

Watch this being built over the last year on our "pandemic" walks. This is so exciting. Big thanks to all involved! — Max on Hudson River Park’s Little Island opens tomorrow

With all the bike lanes WHY must inconsiderate cyclists speed down the BPC esplanade hitting people and nearly killing seniors and toddlers One walkway is all we want Brookfield Plaza Does NOT enforce its own rules Sadly It’s going to take the death of a child or senior on the BPC esplanade to get anyone to listen Sad situation — Runoverandbattered on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

Ok, i just drove past it in cab downtown on west side highway and it looked incredible and filled with people. — j. on Hudson River Park’s Little Island opens tomorrow

Only service animals. https://littleisland.org/rules-and-faqs — alee on Hudson River Park’s Little Island opens tomorrow

Got tickets for next week. Are Dogs allowed? — Amy on Hudson River Park’s Little Island opens tomorrow

Looks great! Very green and positive and optimistic. Love the little amphitheatre also. Hope to take in some great performances there. — Marcus on Hudson River Park’s Little Island opens tomorrow

Congrats on your daughter getting her Pfizer vaccine shot. Great they are doing vaccines at the Conrad. — j. on Seen & Heard: Smorgasburg returns today

'if you build it they will come!' aptly applies to this creative and exciting new green space for NYC.....only in New York!! — Ray Robert Lee on Hudson River Park’s Little Island opens tomorrow

I think it's great, when done right. Some are just ugly plywood boxes, but others have made the effort (and clearly spared no expense) to make the outdoor eating areas beautiful and structurally solid. It can also alleviate sidewalk congestion created by sidewalk seating. (Although I walked by a couple restaurants in our neighborhood the other night, which had large outdoor structures, but still added so much sidewalk seating, overflowing with patrons, that it was almost impossible to walk through there! So if anything the use of the street seating areas should be a way to eradicate such "sidewalk congestion" problem.) — Marcus on Seen & Heard: More outdoor seating for Tribeca’s Kitchen

Re: Consider The Source (1) I am not talking about placard abuse at all. (The bike riding on the sidewalk by people older than 12 is illegal; lax enforcement is a different story.) The government already subsidizes automobile use with free or cheap on-street parking worth billions of dollars annually. The roadway cafes merely reallocate some of the "public" space from vehicle drivers to restaurants, and indirectly their employees, suppliers, and the dining public. See https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/opinion/a-fix-for-new-yorks-parking-problems.html " [...] Laid end-to-end, New York’s three million on-street parking spaces would stretch almost halfway around the earth. They would cover about 17 square miles of land, 13 times the size of Central Park. " Because 97 percent of New York’s on-street parking is free, the indirect parking subsidy — what the city gives to drivers in the form of free parking — is astronomical. For example, if only half of New York’s on-street spaces were metered and the average revenue per space were only $2,000 a year ($5.50 a day), the total revenue would amount to $3 billion a year. " There are other, indirect costs as well. One study of 15 blocks on the Upper West Side of Manhattan found that drivers cruised more than a third of a mile, on average, before finding an open space. In a year, this cruising created about 366,000 vehicle miles of travel and 325 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. " If New York charges market prices for curb parking — the lowest prices that will produce one or two open spaces on each block — drivers won’t need to hunt for parking because they will always see open curb spaces available wherever they go. Parking won’t be free, but it won’t be scarce. [...] " (2) How are the "the people who [..] work [...] here" different from the "people who use the neighborhood solely for profit"? Who provides the services for the people who live here? Separately, zoning, land use, preservation, etc. are some of the biggest exclusionary forces. (3) 311 requires persistence. It documents the problems and generates a data trail for you, which you can bring to the attention of your local precinct or councilperson if action is not being taken. — james on Seen & Heard: More outdoor seating for Tribeca’s Kitchen

Most things in life and business can be explained by economics and this situation is no different. In this case, restaurant owners, their managers, consultants and on-line influencers, want local residents and politicians to believe that they are suffering, that street sheds are charming and therefore, it is our morale responsibility to support their expansion wishes despite the cost. Let's see: more outdoor tables = more customers = more opportunities to sell over-priced drinks = more profitable revenue. Extended SBA or PPP loan programs (that will likely be forgiven) = lower operating costs. More revenue + lower costs = more profits. And, for those who remember their Econ 101 will recall, pollution - in this case jammed sidewalks, lack of parking, noise - is the negative externality. And, if pollution is not regulated, it will be consumed by pollutants infinitely. We personally know two owners of restaurants downtown and both tell us that they are making more money than they ever have thanks to outdoor seating. This expansion needs to be reigned back in and we need to return to having outdoor cafes and music governed by the long-standing permitting process. — This Isn't Greek on Seen & Heard: More outdoor seating for Tribeca’s Kitchen

I assume you referring to placard abuse? I can assure you that the street cafes have not solved that problem in the least. As for NIMBYism, seriously? It is so tedious to hear that argument. As if the people who live, work, go to school and volunteer here should somehow be valued less? Of course we care about our “backyard”. The people who use the neighborhood solely for profit are not economically inclined to care as much as the “NIMBYs”. Was Jane Jacobs also a NIMBY in your book? If you’ve ever called 311, you’d know that it is akin to pushing a “walk” button at a traffic light. It is designed to absorb your anger over something, and that’s it. 311 is a joke; they do nothing. Re-read the threads on noise complaints from illegal parties in the neighborhood. — Consider the Source on Seen & Heard: More outdoor seating for Tribeca’s Kitchen

According to our local precinct, the best thing to do when you see skateboarders in the plaza is to call 911. It is illegal, dangerous (for both the boarders and for pedestrians) and destructive. — Victoria on Ribbon Cutting for Bogardus set for May 27