In related bagel news, Nala on Reade shut down (I just walked by) and Modern Bread still hasn't opened. I wonder if the PopUp line is gonna be like Meadow Lane?! — BT on Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels will open February 6

Morgan's Market wins the honor of best retail community member -- not only do they keep their sidewalk and 2 curb cuts as clear as possible during storms, but also repeatedly open the curb cuts each time a plow comes by and piles up snow to block them. — Nicole Vianna on More images from Whiteout 2026

It's a pet! The family brings it to the park often. — Tribeca Citizen on More images from Whiteout 2026

please, please tell me where the rabbit came from! — chinatown_dandan on More images from Whiteout 2026

I'm a bit confused by the whole thing. That approximate location has historically been the location of the city jail since 1838 give or take a block so no problem with that. I also think that Mayor De Blasio's idea to shut down Rikers and have jails distributed to the boroughs where lawyers, family members and others could visit more easily was and is a good idea. Also proximity to the courts is certainly desirable as having people on a bus for hours for a hearing is inhumane and not cost effective. What bothers me is the scale. Is such a large facility needed? Especially when the crimes that require incarceration are at or near historical lows. Something here is eluding me. It just seems wrong. — John Gallagher on New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail

Teaneck here! — SW on Prepping for the storm

Teaneck! — SW on Prepping for the storm

I heard that Alternate Plan #3 is to turn it into a ballroom. — SW on New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail

Yes! Our firehouse on Long Island also sounded the snowday alarm -- along with a noon whistle every day that they still do! — Tribeca Citizen on Prepping for the storm

So funny, I took almost identical photos at WF on Saturday! The cupboards were literally bare, and there was a panicky vibe. I was looking for a couple produce items for a recipe I wanted to make and walked up to Morgan’s. Voilà — they had everything I had been looking for! Yay Morgan’s! — SW on Let the hoarding begin

This whole idea was poorly conceived. Ludicrous waste of time and the mess it has created is unconscionable. Nothing wrong with Rykers except it needs a lot of work. One can’t help suspecting this was some land grab scheme initiated by developers at the time. Three mayors later and a massive gaping hole in our neighborhood with more ‘ideas’ is hardly convincing. — R. on New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail

Whole Foods is poorly stocked even when the weather is good. It is hit or miss on even the most basic items and produce if you happen to go at the wrong time. — Elizabeth on Let the hoarding begin

Wyckoff here -- just a bit up Route 208 from you! — N on Prepping for the storm

N, YES! I grew up in Fair Lawn and that's exactly how we found out about snow days! — L on Prepping for the storm

This is transplant behavior. Real NYers would have stayed home on Sunday (as usual) and just bought snacks maybe some liquar and enough for a dinner for 1-2 nights. If that was the case why so many people out on Sunday enjoying the snow. I blame lame media outlets for inciting fear mongering. We’ll be alright Monday afternoon. If not Tuesday everybody to work. — Sandra on Let the hoarding begin

So so sorry to read this. Although we lost touch and I dont get down to Walker’s much these days, our daughter Tessa went to nursery school with Sarah which began some very fun and cozy years and we would see them in the Hood and on Fire Island in the summer. Wonderful family and wonderful man. Hoping Walker’s last for many more years. Great neighborhood spot where, literally, everybody knew your name! Jerry, gone but not Forgotten!!! — Christine Boeke on Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died

This is kind of hilarious considering that everything will be fine and accessible by Monday night. — Leslie Lewis on Let the hoarding begin

Sounds like a scam Probably from a neighboring restaurant to bring their business down. Nyc full of crazy owners ... Or they were simply trying to Get A lawsuit to fill their pockets.. . — BreakingNews on A report of tampered drinks at Casa Carmen

In Whole Foods today, not only was there an incredibly long line to check out at the self check-out registers, but there was no one at all working at any of the numerous clerk-assisted cash registers! — Merle Temkin on Let the hoarding begin

Hmm,.. reminds me of Covid days but at least there is Toilet paper! — SONIA STOCK on Let the hoarding begin

I really cannot wait. I miss the big storms that we used to get. Back in 2022 storm, my friend and I went to the Oval in the Battery to drink a bottle of rosé during the height of the storm to do a winter version of a nice sunset evening we had. Then we had to warm up with martinis and onion rings at Harry's. Worse ways to spend a storm! — malcolm on Prepping for the storm

Logistics and isolation. There is a single bridge connecting the island, and they'd also have to work around an existing jail (à la reconstructing LGA). There are also remediation costs involved, because it would have to be built on top of an old dump. From a Gotham Gazette article in 2022: Such a scheme would cost up to 15% more than the borough-based jail plan and take years longer to finish. Demolition and site remediation alone on the former garbage dump would cost billions. Having to work around an active jail complex would severely limit construction hours and access. In the four years since, with inflation, that cost gap is likely wider. Again, we also need to take into consideration that a lot of work is already completed. Here's a view from November of how far along the Brooklyn jail is: https://www.brownstoner.com/development/boerum-hill-brooklyn-jail-construction-275-atlantic-avenue/ These in-progress projects cannot easily just be converted to residential. The programming and construction of a jail is much different, which is partially why the dollar figures are eye-popping. Huge deficits are looming on the horizon for our City. The money matters. (I obviously also believe in the moral arguments for Rikers closure, but most people here disagree. So I'm confining my arguments to the financial ones which are quite clear, I believe.) I don't know enough about the carceral situation to address the inmate numbers. Perhaps once the borough-based jails are done, there's a conversation to be had about renovations at Rikers if more capacity is needed. But I do believe it's a separate conversation right now given the road we have already gone down. — malcolm on New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail

Thank you for all this info. Those sellers are also selling lots of fake "Apple" products, from the looks of it. I would think Apple would not be too happy about that. — Marcus on Seen & Heard: Hauling counterfeit loot

I grew up in Bergen County and snow days were "announced" by the town-wide fire horn (usually used to call in the volunteer firefighters) going off at 6:30 am. And then we'd listen to 1010 WINS to make sure we didn't dream it! I suppose that now they have text and pre-recorded phone message trees to alert families. Thanks for the info on how to report lack of sidewalk shoveling in front of businesses. That's a real problem around here with all the vacant storefronts where seemingly the owners have delegated the responsibility to the tenant, ignoring the fact they have no tenant. — N on Prepping for the storm

Of course the cost has already doubled, and the timeline will keep stretching into infinity, as anyone who has lived in NYC for more than 10 minutes knew it would. Bets on final costs? Triple? Quadruple? — Marcus on New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail