I am devastated. This place was a treasure. All the best to Eduardo and his team. — Donna Horton on Sole di Capri has closed

Very sad. — j. on Pearl River Mart will close in the new year

I hope their last becomes a permanent installation as well. — j. on Poets House will close indefinitely

Thanks -- great to know. Will hit that burger again shortly! Appreciate your reporting, btw. — Kevin on Local Business Update: Walker’s

They are now back in the Walker's kitchen -- the use of the Girello kitchen was just temporary while they made some fixes next door. — Tribeca Citizen on Local Business Update: Walker’s

Cheryl J. Fish captures the emotion tucked into major life-changing moments and the humor in the everyday absurdity. I leave the book where I can see it to remind me to return to these gems. — Mary Jane Pories on Poetry about 9/11 that reverberates today

Could it be the new “pickle ball” craze raging around the country? Intelligent, mature adults at war over who gets more courts - tennis or pickle ball. Tennis courts being converted to pickle ball courts all over. Pickle ball players very aggressively demanding the conversion of tennis courts. — Karen on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

Love Walker's. Love the staff. Wish they'd bring back the real Walker's burger and fries. It was truly one of the best in the city. The abbreviated menu served out of the Girello kitchen is nowhere close to the same. We're supporters and we're patient, but don't let that menu become permanent please. — Kevin on Local Business Update: Walker’s

Happy shopping!! — Tribeca Citizen on 2020 Shop-Local Gift Guide: Eats!

And just like that... boom. Today the tennis courts were locked indefinitely. There’s more here than meets the eye. Power struggle of some sort. And it’s definitely not in the interest of the local tennis community. — Harriet the Spy on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

We kept it through the first week pf this January. I was thinking of an earlier tree during a rougher, snowier winter. — correction so chill on Nosy Neighbor: Who is running the Christmas tree market on Greenwich?

Apropos of nothing,, just glad these are being referred to as Christmas Trees and not Holiday Trees. — QU on Nosy Neighbor: Who is running the Christmas tree market on Greenwich?

BMCC campus police = toy cops, exercising power and authority that they do not have, mostly targeting PoC even when they are not within BMCCs premises or jurisdiction. — QU on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

We buy out tree from the vendor on Greenwich Street because they cut the tree so I can put it into my stand then onto my dolly right there - Morgan's Market & Whole Foods don't do that. Our 6 foot tree costs 90-110 plus 20 tip for the sawing for 110-130 total. To whoever says that's too much money: besides we can afford it & it's a once a year purchase so no big deal to u, OUR TREES FROM GREENWICH STREET LAST. We bought last year's tree on December 21st, kept it for a little over a month & had barely any needles on the floor so we could've kept it well into February. It became more like a giant houseplant LOL. — X-mas 'N' Chill on Nosy Neighbor: Who is running the Christmas tree market on Greenwich?

Pam! It's so much work to put together these detailed posts, but they're wonderful. Thank you!!! You've given me some great shop-local ideas! — Kimberly M. Wang on 2020 Shop-Local Gift Guide: Eats!

When Tennis Elbows Are Sharp NY Times May 20, 2007 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/nyregion/thecity/20tenn.html — Eric on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

AND it is the same Greg's as included in the article that I linked above. — Bynorthemore on Nosy Neighbor: Who is running the Christmas tree market on Greenwich?

I have the skinny: according to the two treesmen, SOHO could not make it down for the delivery of the trees due to the pandemic. Greg's is running it this year as a place card holder. The two men are workers from SOHO, who kept them on board as they know the clients well. — Bynorthemore on Nosy Neighbor: Who is running the Christmas tree market on Greenwich?

As a reader of this newsletter, I am also very disheartened / unimpressed with this report in general and especially some of the comments. It is a poor reflection of the Tribeca community and I think you should seriously consider taking it down for the following reasons: It is easy to sit from home and misidentify the person in this video and their motive for taking down the net. Pointing your finger at John Jones from a grainy video watched from the comfort of your home is wrong, unwise, and could be considered racist by many who read this thread. This is a shameful reflection of our community and I for one am extremely embarrassed that this has even been published. What's more, I shouldn't even have to explain that comparing an 83 year old tennis instructor to a Mafia boss is extremely inappropriate. The comments on this thread not only baselessly accuse an elderly man of this action, but also completely vilify him and slander his reputation. I've been happy to call Tribeca home, but I am repulsed by this display of our 'community'. Do better. — Also Unimpressed on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

If I am correct, John negotiated a new (badly needed) net with The Parks Department, therefore, would probably have been taking down the old one before the putting up of the new one. So many mean and unwarranted words here leave me feeling that people have a lot of time on their hands. Ease up guys. This is not a criminal but a person who has physically maintained this court for 30 years. The plaque was not put up by him but a group of players many years ago when we had a community. Come on! — Equally Unimpressed on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

To be clear, whomever is in the video didn't change the net. They took it. The signup sheet is no longer a valid way to play tennis, ever since the parks dept issued COVID guidelines. Tennis players have had to democratically show up and wait to play (like at other public tennis courts in the city). First come first served. Since COVID, there has been a renewed interest in the courts (understandably so, since well, quarantine). Perhaps whomever took the net down didn't like the new process, and decided no one should play. So they took the net, and then didn't know what to do with it, so they tossed it in Washington Market Park. A new net was immediately put back up by the Parks Department within a day. In the meantime, creative players tied yellow caution tape from pole to pole to allow for continued play time. FYI: The BMCC police or security guards are rarely watching the tennis courts as they are fairly far away from them and their view is blocked. — Harriet the Spy on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

Walkers is such a fun restaurant. Let's all do our part and support locally. Thanks for the article. — jules on Local Business Update: Walker’s

Are you seriously accusing an 83 year old man of vandalism for which he has no motive by “identifying” him from a blurry video taken from 100 feet away? You people need a life. You’re also outraged about a tennis net being stolen, so please check your privilege. John’s name is on the court because he lobbied the parks department to build it in the first place. If you have an issue with the way a NYC public tennis court is run, take it up with the Parks Department but please leave the armchair detective work and accusations to someone else. You sound absolutely ridiculous. — Unimpressed on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

Charlie, who are you to say what "offense" can be held by someone and for how long? Nineteen years was a long time ago, yes. Is there a statute of limitations on principles? À chacun son goût, I say. — Loren Harkin on Nosy Neighbor: Who is running the Christmas tree market on Greenwich?

Agree, Morgans Market is a gem. They practically created Tribeca. The were the first market downtown, struggled through thick and thin, and many local disasters. While every flees Tribeca they stand firm and provide quality products. Always my favorite. — Craig S on Nosy Neighbor: Who is running the Christmas tree market on Greenwich?