Joyce - thank you so much for sharing these photos! What a gift. — Elizabeth on Reflecting on Tribeca in the 1970s

Who’s going to tell the Jenga building (56 Leonard) residents they aren’t in Tribeca? — M on Defining the historic boundaries of Tribeca

Was it Dekk? — TribecaMom on Reflecting on Tribeca in the 1970s

I moved here in the late '70s. Some of the eateries I remember are in Breadshop Cafe, Tenbrooks, Delphi, Socrates and the deservedly short-lived Acute Cafe. — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... on Reflecting on Tribeca in the 1970s

So many food places around there already. Hard to imagine there is enough business for everything. Some of the small food places on the side streets may struggle with the arrival of Golden Mall. And assume it will generate more food delivery traffic also? — mta on More on the Golden Mall coming to Fidi

I lived in TriBeCa since 1978 we had to go to Jersey City to Shoprite for groceries . I used to go to Maeket Diner to play Centipede. At night people would walk with drinks in hand from Puffy’s to another nearby bar . Bell Bates sold spices . Lots of Dairy companies still doing business in TriBeCa . Kubrick’s was still roasting coffee Ponte’s was the Italian restaurant tongontonbutnit was fancy . Maybe even needed a sports jacket (I think). Teddy’s I think was in business in the 70’s and then it became El Internacional and then El Teddy’s with Statue of Liberty sticking up from the roof . By 1980 new restaurants started opening . Odeon, Tommy Tang’s, Capsouto Freres, there was a punk scene and one of my favorite spots was tier 3 near west Broadway and white street. The Mud Club was super popular . Other food spots were Hamburger Harry’s , How’s Bayou, Riverrun, Sea wok, there were more. 1990 De Niro opened TriBeCa Grill. But back to earlier days there was Art on the Beach. We actually had a sand beach in the area that is Hudson River park now . Then they Built the short lived Amazing Club in that area right on west and Harrison. Lots of big rats at night and loud music blasting which I think ended up closing them down . Brill’s wines and liquor on chambers street was the place to buy wine and had great prices . The neighborhood still continues to change .across the river we still have to Colgate clock to look at but the toothpaste tube is gone. Tribeca is still the best neighborhood in Manhattan although it’s gone from industrial to residential. Long live Tribeca — Charlie L on Reflecting on Tribeca in the 1970s

Also I think separate jails will also impact staffing logistics. On Rikers currently easier to move staff if coverage is needed. Not sure how that will work with locations in different boroughs. — JSL on In the News: NYC Jailgate and the cost of prison

Congratulations, Richard. They look gorgeous in scarlet - like Papal robes! I've long been a fan of your work. — Ruth on Books of Tribeca: The poems of RMW Sunderland

I moved into a building on West Broadway and Warren Street in 1978, scheduled to be demolished next month. I don't know what will replace it, but I will miss it as I moved out just last year. — Larry Loonin on Reflecting on Tribeca in the 1970s

Update: I walked by there yesterday, and it's completely trashed again. Whole area looks like a garbage dump. A disgrace for an official building, the post office, to allow its exterior condition to remain in such perpetually filthy conditions. — Marcus on Seen & Heard: Wok in Duane

The reason restaurants don't survive at that location is because it's too small - a bit claustrophobic in fact. Compare it to a beautiful space like Gigino, which has been in the neighborhood a long time. And Gigino's food is simply wonderful. — Allan Tannenbaum on Zutto has taken the Argo space on Duane Park

I'm all for renovation of this little triangle. Would love to see a Barnett Newman sculpture "planted" there. Glad to hear of progress. However, it costs $250k to get some plants and water?? I'd like to see that detailed cost breakdown! — Marcus on Barnett Newman Triangle gets first cash infusion

Disingenuous…..I was approached by one of the principals in front of 10 Barclay St. a few weeks ago to sign the petition in support of this venture. At this time there was NO mention of a “nightclub” or late hours, only the positive aspects of the proposed project. On this basis I signed….big mistake! Sound carries particularly late at night. Having previously lived on the UES, I can assure the reading public that you will regret the presence of this facility as it is now proposed. Hopefully the Community Board and those granting liquor licenses will think long and hard about approving this project. — Marty on An all-day cafe and nightclub has taken the Wooly space

I wrote a letter to Councilman Marte sometime back noting the same issue on Canal Street re: garbage, public urination, vendors blocking the sidewalk for pedestrians, and general quality of life matters. Got ZERO response from his office. — DSL on Seen & Heard: Wok in Duane

....and never forget Barnabus Rex! — Ken on Reflecting on Tribeca in the 1970s

Agree on Marte, but there are other candidates in this race actually courting the community rather than pumping their own money or seeking donations from ultra wealthy people in Connecticut. Coleman has more than doubled the amount of donations compared to Lewinsohn, he’s actually out there all the time interacting with our community, not just rich people. Part of the problem with Marte is that he isn’t actually accountable to the rest of the district outside the Lower East Side. You want to be represented? Go for someone actually courting our votes down here, rather than trying to buy them. — Sandy on City Council Primary 2025: Elizabeth Lewinsohn

Finally! Someone who doesn’t waffle around the edges and gets the fact that our streets are our homes in NYC and that if they are not regulated, it all falls apart. Get rid of the vendors, crack down on crime, clean up the garbage and for heaven’s sake, enough with the ridiculous decisions like a men’s homeless shelter next door to an elementary school! Rational decisions all. So, she spent her own money instead of mine to run for an office that I will pay for out of my taxes? Good for her! That’s a win in my book. Marte’s focus on the city-wide progressive agenda may have endeared him to the Council’s self congratulatory and ineffective leadership, but has done zero for the neighborhood. Time for a change! — Tribeca Stan on City Council Primary 2025: Elizabeth Lewinsohn

In the mid 1970s I worked in a Soho restaurant. Walking home in the wee hours I'd stop at the Market Diner with its cast of odd nocturnal characters, like the three men sitting on one side of a booth. Their mustaches were dyed blue. Walking back to Chambers (and a few years later to Harrison, after I lost the loft at One Hudson St.) I'd pass the police stables. On Leonard Street you could smell the spices. So quiet at night. By day, along Canal and Chambers were fascinating job-lot stores filled with fittings and findings good for making art. — Jane on Reflecting on Tribeca in the 1970s

It was there on the day they opened. — Tribeca Citizen on Hobby Lobby is open

Sad but very true. All driven by politics and des blasio's determination to stick to the residents of lower manhattan at any cost, and he has certainly delivered on that. — Will on In the News: NYC Jailgate and the cost of prison

I am heartbroken at the loss of this wonderful restaurant that became a mainstay in my life while i lived in tribeca! Many heartwarming times with loved ones and friends - too many to mention! Drew was aa consummate restauranteur , host and valuable asset to the community. I will miss you both! With love, Maureen😢 — Maureen on Tribeca Grill will close on March 1

In all the mountains of campaign literature I’m getting not one candidate for mayor or city council or borough president has mentioned the desperate need for public restrooms. Every major city in the world seems to have them. Shame on us. — Jean Grillo on Seen & Heard: Wok in Duane

Oh great. I’ve really missed having people coming out of clubs in the middle of the night, drunk, screaming and awakening people who live on Broadway. Not to mention public urination. They should check where the people who signed petitions like this live, because across City Hall Park has nothing to do with whether this will become a nusance or not — Tribal on An all-day cafe and nightclub has taken the Wooly space

I’ve lived in Tribeca since January, 1980, and hung out at the artist bars for years before that. Tribeca was magical, especially late at night, after the bars is closed, and you would walk beautiful, empty streets. I spent eight years, ending in the early 80s, photographing lower Manhattan industrial architecture on weekends. The colors, painted by building maintenance men and not architects, and the textures, were wonderful. Now, everything is, alas, “tasteful“ beige and gray. The Tribeca we know now is the result of the usual successful original J 51 program, which gave these buildings a new lease on life. Yes, artists were vital, but what really gave you a push into a real residential neighborhood That usually successful urban planning initiative. — ANNA STERN on Reflecting on Tribeca in the 1970s

What was the restaurant at 136 Reade Street ( had a fireplace) in 2002 winter? We had our first Tribeca meal there after moving to the neighborhood — ElC on Reflecting on Tribeca in the 1970s