Thanks for all this important info. — j. on The Candidates 2021: The list to date for the June 22 primary

Over time, the humblest taverns become the most precious. Certainly here. When Hurricane Sandy snuffed the neighborhood's electricity, there was one outpost of conviviality: the Reade Street Pub. Illuminated by candles. You half expected Tribecan James Fenimore Cooper to walk in. The bartenders poured their last booze into plastic cups before the ice cubes melted. Thank you for your service! — George on Reade Street Pub has closed

Seriously hoping DeBlasio doesn’t snap this up to force even more violent criminals into our lovely neighborhood. — Tribecan on Duane Street Hotel has closed

Yang is so wet behind the ears. I don't get why so many are dazzled by him. A likable enough fellow but no way does he have the savy and experience to be the mayor. Scott and Kathryn will be able to know how to work with the NYPD to restructure the funding to include mental health and local teams to work along side the police. Eric Adams is very disliked by the NYPD and for me, the Farrakan connection is unacceptable. Yang's big idea is to bring gambling to Governor's Island - what a horrible idea!!! All in all a packed race with lots to think about. — TG on Teens robbed at gunpoint in Battery Park City

Eric Adams has my vote too. — Susanne on Teens robbed at gunpoint in Battery Park City

@Claude Hersh grow up it’s hard enough opening a restaurant in this environment we don’t need people like you making it worse. Show some compassion and wish them nothing but luck. People like you preach tolerance and then say something ridiculous like that. — Nick L on “Italian food zone” coming to 40 Wall

Devastating news!! — Emily on Reade Street Pub has closed

CO reports the building was sold to Premier Equities and is being leased to Sonder for short-term AirBnB-like rentals. https://commercialobserver.com/2021/05/hersha-hospitality-trust-sells-tribecas-duane-street-hotel-to-premier-equities-for-18m/ — person on Duane Street Hotel has closed

We left the Verdesian a year ago for Naples, Florida. I have teenage kids whom I NEVER worried about when they were out and about. This used to be the safest part of the City. — Daniel Louzonis on Teens robbed at gunpoint in Battery Park City

Ah. Thanks! Will correct. — Tribeca Citizen on The Candidates 2021: The list to date for the June 22 primary

THIS IS DEVASTATING. HOW COULD THIS BE? WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO TRIBECA? SO SO SO SAD — Tribeca Abbey on Reade Street Pub has closed

Great info, Pam! The BOE website says that the entrance to BMCC will be at 190 West Street, which is the current temporary entrance. — Lisa on The Candidates 2021: The list to date for the June 22 primary

Let's see what results NYC comes up with once it completes its legally mandated study of overnight deliveries to City government facilities located in congested areas. L.L. 2019/184 Enactment date: 10/26/2019 Int. No. 1140-A By Council Members Constantinides, Rodriguez, Levin, Levine, Rosenthal, Kallos, Cohen and Miller A Local Law in relation to off-hour deliveries at city facilities Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Central business district. The term “central business district” means the area of the borough of Manhattan lying south of and including 60th street. City facility. The term “city facility” means a facility used or occupied or to be used or occupied to meet city needs that is located on real property owned or leased by the city or is operated by the city pursuant to a written agreement on behalf of the city. Highly congested areas. The term “highly congested areas” means at least two areas of the city outside of the central business district in which there are both high levels of traffic congestion and high densities of city facilities, as determined by the agency or office designated by the mayor pursuant to subdivision b of this section. Lower Manhattan. The term “lower Manhattan” means the area of the borough of Manhattan lying south of and including Canal street. Off-hour deliveries. The term “off-hour deliveries” means the delivery of goods between 7:00pm and 6:00am. b. No later than 180 days after the effective date of this local law, an agency or office designated by the mayor shall, in consultation with other agencies or offices as deemed appropriate by the mayor, develop a framework for the feasibility of city facilities in the central business district and highly congested areas receiving off-hour deliveries and shall submit a report on such framework to the mayor and the speaker of the council. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: 1. A discussion of the problems that currently exist with respect to daytime deliveries at city facilities; 2. A discussion of the existing models of off-hour delivery programs in both the public and private sectors; 3. Recommendations for actions that the city could take to expand off-hour deliveries to city facilities; 4. An assessment of the feasibility of deploying personnel to receive off-hour deliveries at city facilities; 5. Recommendations for actions that the city could take to enable off-hour deliveries without the presence of personnel; 6. Recommendations for actions that the city could take to reduce adverse impacts on communities adjacent to city facilities receiving off-hour deliveries, including through the use of low-noise equipment and operating procedures; and 7. Recommendations for processes through which building and facility delivery and service plans could best be created, implemented and refined over time for city facilities, including through delivery scheduling, vendor consolidation and safer and more environmentally sustainable freight vehicles. c. No later than 270 days after the effective date of this local law, the agency or office designated by the mayor pursuant to subdivision b of this section shall assess all city facilities in lower Manhattan to determine whether off-hour deliveries are feasible at such facilities and such agency or office, in consultation with other agencies or offices as deemed appropriate by the mayor, shall conduct off-hour deliveries at such facilities. d. No later than 18 months after the effective date of this local law, the agency or office designated by the mayor pursuant to subdivision b of this section shall submit a report to the mayor and the speaker of the council regarding off-hour deliveries at each city facility at which off-hour deliveries were implemented pursuant to subdivision c of this section. For each such facility, such report shall include the number of deliveries, the provider of the goods delivered and the value of the goods delivered that have been diverted to off-hours deliveries and any measures taken to increase off-hour deliveries. e. No later than 18 months after the effective date of this local law, the agency or office designated by the mayor pursuant to subdivision b of this section shall assess all city facilities in the central business district and highly congested areas that are not in lower Manhattan to determine whether off-hour deliveries are feasible at such facilities and such agency or office, in consultation with other agencies or offices as deemed appropriate by the mayor, shall conduct off-hour deliveries at such facilities. f. No later than two years after the effective date of this local law, the agency or office designated by the mayor pursuant to subdivision b of this section shall submit a report to the mayor and the speaker of the council regarding off-hour deliveries at each city facility at which off-hour deliveries were implemented pursuant to subdivision e of this section. For each such facility, such report shall include the number of deliveries, the provider of the goods delivered and the value of the goods delivered that have been diverted to off-hours deliveries and any measures taken to increase off-hour deliveries. § 2. This local law takes effect immediately — James on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

With Injuries Piling Up Across New York City, Mayor De Blasio Is Considering Bicycles Being Required To Have License Plates – CBS New York https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/05/17/new-york-city-bicycles-license-plates-vision-zero-bill-de-blasio/ — James on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

@Ben You ask whether the public is prepared to pay higher costs to compensate merchants for the expense of rearranging their delivery schedules to accommodate a more pedestrian (and bike) friendly cityscape and my response is -- "yes, they will until they won't." By that I mean, every business regulation imposes costs and those costs are borne (ultimately) by the business' customers, but customers will stop patronizing a particular business as soon as the cost begins to outweigh the utility of the product or service on offer. So, as my initial comment stated, those businesses that adapt and innovate to changing conditions (like nighttime deliveries) while minimizing costs borne by their customers will likely do very well while their competitors who don't manage the extra cost efficiently won't (and, yes, may eventually even go out of business.) But rock bottom prices can't be the end-all-be-all goal. If that were the case then we'd still have child labor, unsafe and unhealthy working conditions and total disregard for business' impact on the environment. As with all things, what we need is a healthy, sustainable balance between the private interests of business owners to make a profit and the public interest in walkable, rideable, livable streets and communities. Personally, I don't think it's an all-or-nothing equation. — Paul on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

My life is complete. I made Sonia work for it. — Tribeca Citizen on Where in Tribeca?

One must keep calling 311 and registering complaints until it looks bad on the 1st Precinct stats. Otherwise they will do nothing. For example, here is the 311 report online: "The Police Department responded to the complaint but officers were unable to gain entry into the premises." SR Number 311-06277957 Updated On 5/16/2021 2:22 AM Date Reported 5/16/2021 1:55 AM Date Closed 5/16/2021 2:22 AM Problem Noise - Residential Problem Detail Loud Music/Party Additional Details SR Address 111 READE STREET, MANHATTAN (NEW YORK), NY, 10013 Time to Next Update — James on Reade Street Pub has closed

Pam, this wasn't an easy one to find! And it took me a while I have to say but then I got lucky! It can be found on the pedestrian crosswalk in front of 275 Greenwich Street in front of Chipotle and Bank of America. It can easily be missed... regards, Sonia — SONIA STOCK on Where in Tribeca?

Does anyone have any information about the late-night parties that have been taking place on the roof deck at 111 Reade Street? The one on May 15 went until 4 a.m. the next day and was accompanied by very loud music. It looks as if they advertise the parties on line and then impose a cover charge and sell alcohol inside. I’m doubtful that the large number of people in attendance complies with fire code requirements, and the garbage that they leave on the sidewalk is an eyesore. I complained to some passing police officers when I was walking my dog at about 1:30 a.m., and they said that they would look into it, which wouldn’t have taken much effort since they were only about a half block away. They took off up Hudson never to be seen again. These parties are illegal in a number of respects, and the community should take steps to shut them down. — Bruce Hood on Reade Street Pub has closed

This series sounds great. — j. on Made in Tribeca: Startover

What is his stance on #CancelRent and #HousingJusticForAll? Does he stand with aces Weaver, Julie Salazar, and a host of other local and state politicians who support this initiative? What is his stance on #TaxTheRich supported by the above politicians? Where does he stand on #MedicareForAll and the #GreenNewDeal? I’d like an answer on all these questions before I decide to vote for him. Thanks. — Robert on The Candidates 2021: Christopher Marte for CD1

@Paul We live in this NYC reality & NOT utopia. Is public (and you) prepared to pay addt'l costs when passed-along to customers? Perhaps you prefer that businesses unable to meet the higher cost just close? Look around Tribeca: see many empty storefronts, see how many businesses are closed to never to return., say 'hello' to the real world. Maybe you can afford to pay more for your quality of life issues, but many are not in that position. Bikes do not drive the economy; they enhance your (& others) quality of life. Many more people want to sleep through the night than ride bikes. Yes a generalization like yours, but more in line with reality (& easier to defend). Or do you expect that somehow that cost of night time deliveries will not be passed on and that's just 'cost of doing business.' You' can advocate for such, but economic reality has a seat at the table and plays a strong hand. To say nothing of those residents who prefer sleeping through the night to waking up to 3:00 AM delivery trucks unloading. Of course if you live far enough up in a high rise than this is not a consideration. You can certainly speak of your own quality of life but claiming that it applies '"o the neighborhood inhabitants who largely make up their customer base" is generalization far from reality. How about those who commute and only work here.. Maybe you'd like to supply some statistics when making such a broad claim? Time to go back to sleep for me: it's Sunday morning and no deliveries to wake me up. — Ben on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

Good luck Brian & Fam! We moved out of NY 5 years ago but RSP was a staple of my decade in NY. What a place. You selling anything from the inside? — Ted Blake on Reade Street Pub has closed

As now a former bartender, I’m devastated. The employees are all in disbelief. This was our second home. We will miss this place dearly and wish Brian and family all the best. — Matthew on Reade Street Pub has closed

That’s too bad. I walked by early evening last night and knew something extra festive was going on. — j. on Reade Street Pub has closed