She’s an amazing human being, very talented, creating and biggest inspiration for another, congratulations on your new journey!!! You and your family deserve it.👏👏💪🏼 — Rosania on New Kid on a New Block: Fashion Squad School

Agreed! Would love to learn to sew. — CocoNYC8 on New Kid on a New Block: Fashion Squad School

My understanding is this is a DOE project, and the school has no say on how/when the work is to be done. — Local parent on Nosy Neighbor: What’s doing with the sidewalk shed at PS 234?

This is an object lesson for all the people who demand the City "do something" about all the scaffolding around private buildings. The City cannot expedite its own projects. — james on Nosy Neighbor: What’s doing with the sidewalk shed at PS 234?

This was definitely exciting on my morning run today. It was still a bit scary to be on the former cyclist’s side. There are always going to be people going the wrong way though, but I’ll take more room. I hope, with time, there will be better signage. There have been actual motorcycles and mopeds in the cyclist’s lane on top for far too long. It’s very dangerous and the police at the end of the bridge, not sure why they are even there. It will probably remain a problem in this new bike lane and on top. Either way, happy they are trying. This has been part of my running route for many years. — JC on Brooklyn Bridge gets a dedicated bike path

Any bets on whether some entitled jerk will shout down from their high horse about a non-issue? And ignore the fact that car traffic is wildly more dangerous than cyclists? — jon power on Brooklyn Bridge gets a dedicated bike path

This is such a problem on many levels. Not just the school, which to me is egregious and dangerous for the kids, but the entire city. There is no way it needs to be up that long. Something isnt getting done either on the school side or the DB side. I would love to figure this out. I am happy to meet with folks and organize as necessary on this issue generally. When I have asked City people and some fairly high up I get the biggest brush off kick the can response (and thats from friends). So something is up. sharing my email here if anyone wants to coordinate efforts on this shed and any others generally. patvd6@gmail.com If someone knows more, please share. Its bad enough we try to welcome tourists to the eyesore and 10x worse that it creates a hazard for kids — PATRICK on Nosy Neighbor: What’s doing with the sidewalk shed at PS 234?

Any bets on whether some cyclists will still try to use the upper deck? And ignore the bike traffic lights at Chambers? — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... on Brooklyn Bridge gets a dedicated bike path

Also only high earners can afford Tribeca, many have the option for private schools anyway. — R. on Welcome back, kids!

we are on church and duane and have had packages stolen from our lobby for years but recently 20 packages or so have been stolen...Def a sting operation here where they ring the bell and stupid tenants let them in. I personally think its the deadbeat amazon delivery workers dropping off and then telling someone. its funny that we have cameras in our lobby and outside and they dont work so cant even check who is stealing. They ripped open my boxes and left empty right in lobby. Not only that I pay shipping for the Lazy Post Office, UPS, Fed Ex , etc and they are so damn lazy and not doing their job by bringing up the packages to our apt doors. I dont live in the lobby and its not a drop ship company. i have fought with them for years and talked to every CEO and they agree with me and say they will fix it and never gets fixed. some of these packages are huge and heavy as heck and not only do they pile up in front of the mailbox and we can get out mail it has become a fire hazard. I have told bldg owners who own literally 200 bldgs in ny and the boroughs as well as 40 bldgs in tribeca a soho and they have not been so proactive. I am not wrong and i could care less what you think but these delivery people are the worst and should be trained by their billion dollar companies and lazy management to deliver packages to the fron door of my apt. the deadbeat supervisor at the post office said they should be delivering to our apt doors and said we will tell them....been saying that but nothing is ever done. I would be more than happy to get the press involved and have them do a story on this as its frustrating and i shouldnt have to waste time like this telling everyone as i have better things to do. But if they do their damn job then i wouln d thave to wawste time calling the companies to get the packages re-delivered. totally unacceptable and if you really want to know how i really feel would be more than happy to talk to anyone including a local papaer that should do a story and have "shame on you" pick it up for a story. sorry i hi-jacked this post with theft even though its along the same lines as breaking into your mailboxes and stealing mail. — Adam Glassman on Seen & Heard: Some retail coming back to life?

Fifth grade being down makes sense. The debacle of how they’re treating middle and high school placements has plenty of us worried. It’s less a reflection of downtown schools than it is a failure to trust the DOE. Or maybe we do trust that they’re not interested in supporting D2 kids being able to stay close to home in high quality schools as they grow up. It’s sad and frustrating. — MissingTribeca on Welcome back, kids!

He’s on Murray closer to the corner of church. Where they are doing construction. There was one homeless man that did the same by the corner of Reade and church corner ot 1803 restaurant he was there for many months and he created an encampment and I was amazed that no one did anything especially next to the restaurant where people ate. Feces urine rats because of the food. I seen the Bowery Mission workers and homeless services speak with him and hoping he wouldn’t be there. But nope he was still there. Finally one day he was gone and everything was cleaned up. He was much more unkept and perhaps passed away or he was forced out like they did to the “occupy (fill in the blank) folks not sure but in one night he was gone and all of his stuff too. Don’t know if that is what needs to be done. I also agree we have to pick the right politicians Tinfix this problem and politicians who are for downtown. I for one will NOT be voting for Adams, Marte or Jumani Williams who are all for the homeless putting them in hotels and defunding the police. Yes Adams is so disconnected and. It an ally for downtown — Sandra on In the News: A primer on 250 Water

There’s a lot of action going on, on Chambers. The old subways the old Mexican restaurant, etc. now that the schools are back does anyone know what’s going on at these retail space. Also the old DC37 building. Regarding the mail I highly suggest to convert getting your back statements and SS stuff and anything that can expose you to identity theft to electronic form and. I more mail. — Sandra on Seen & Heard: Some retail coming back to life?

Is this open to adults. I would love to learn how to sew. — Sandra on New Kid on a New Block: Fashion Squad School

Enrollment is down because 1. People moved away and 2. The doe can’t get it tighter so people opted for private school which has their sh8t together. — McDreamy on Welcome back, kids!

I’ve seriously seen workers on top of the scaffolding one day in the last 3 years. What an awful waste of time. — Nyc on Nosy Neighbor: What’s doing with the sidewalk shed at PS 234?

This is cool!! Good luck! — JS on New Kid on a New Block: Fashion Squad School

Thanks for this response. Any idea why it's taken 4 years for them to start doing this work? — KP on Nosy Neighbor: What’s doing with the sidewalk shed at PS 234?

I am Jeff Ehrlich's neighbor. I have been waiting for our postwoman every day so that mail is not left in our boxes. I went to Church St USPS today, and they are aware of the problem, and the Postal Inspectors are 'on it.' If you need to communicate with someone, try to get to the Postal Inspectors, because the PO doesn't answer the phone. The problem is that the thief now has the key to the front door as well as to the lockbox where the key is kept, so there is no point in changing the building front door lock. Our interior mailboxes are left open after the thief has been at them, and Jeff opines that he/she doesn't want to take the time to pick the lock so the tongue is closed. There is a USPS program called 'informed delivery,' where then email a picture of all your incoming mail. This might be the only solution to having somebody in possession of your credit card bill. I have used this program, and it works. — Robert Pearson on Seen & Heard: Some retail coming back to life?

I saw him this morning with a smaller setup under the scaffolding on Chambers between the subway entrance and Zuckers — Lisa on In the News: A primer on 250 Water

Not mentioned in the article is her amazing summer camps for kids - my daughter who had never sewed before created three outfits and accessories in a week and then rocked a runway in them. The pride the kids have in their creations is a joy to see and a reflection of the wonderful classes they run, congrats on the new space! — Lk on New Kid on a New Block: Fashion Squad School

Great story. So cool. — j. on New Kid on a New Block: Fashion Squad School

Hi, this is also happening to us. My husband and I also live on Chambers in 5-story building no doorman. We spoke to mail delivery woman on August 4th who said pretty much the same, something along the lines of ‘someone has access to your mailboxes, may have a key somehow.’ Packages stolen over the past year, and We raised this issue to our landlord who installed video intercom. It had gotten much worse lately and that’s when we spoke to mail delivery woman. Our landlord is now looking into installing surveillance cameras. My friend lives in Prospect Heights and similar thing happened a week ago in her building: ‘there was a break into the building last night, packages were stolen. The perpetrator broke off the postal lock in front of the building, got into it and currently has a possession of your front door key. Because of this we are changing locks on front door’ We are also trying to contact USPS and police. Also recommended to us to contact Devashish Srivastava in office of congressman Jerrold Nadler. — Pooja A. on Seen & Heard: Some retail coming back to life?

A neighbor spoke to the mail delivery person on Duane and was told no problems in that zone. Apparently north of Chambers is serviced by Canal St post office, and Church St. P.O. does Chambers and south. Chambers St. mail woman says a lot of problems in her zone. — Jeff E on Seen & Heard: Some retail coming back to life?

Layana is a legend! She and her team have singlehandedly created this wave of neighborhood kids who know how to sew. Fashion Squad is such a gift to Tribeca and I wish them all the best in the new space! — Kathleen on New Kid on a New Block: Fashion Squad School