And, indeed exciting you’re involved in this fabulous development. — j. on Hudson River Park’s Little Island opens tomorrow

I honestly didn’t know anything about this till i read the piece on it in the NYTimes this morning. The details seem very beautiful done, creative, and fun. — j. on Hudson River Park’s Little Island opens tomorrow

Cannot wait to visit this weekend. I understand your concern about turning people away from a public park. But I for one would have been hesitant to visit in the early days due to crowds - pandemic or not. So I was thrilled that they had established a time ticket system. — A on Hudson River Park’s Little Island opens tomorrow

Please consider the source that you have quoted. The National Restaurant Association is a lobbyist group. Of course they're going to say there aren't enough funds. You can easily look up the amounts of PPP loans for restaurants in this zip code here: https://www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program Every neighborhood restaurant I can think of is on the list, and if you can't find a specific one, the LLC name is probably different than the name on the door. I would bet that some of the SBA money was funneled to pay for some, if not all, of the outdoor structures that are around the neighborhood. If the restaurants were so broke, how did they scrape up the funds to build such elaborate structures in some cases. Yes, we all want restaurants to survive, but I would counter that some of the fixed costs did actually evaporate. Many of them did not pay rent while they were closed or re-negotiated profit sharing deals with the landlords. I agree with K, this is a land grab and will be tough to unwind. So, in addition to navigating the double strollers and bike deliveries on the sidewalk, now we also need to navigate the servers carrying full trays of food. The sidewalks are public property and construction on them should not be allowed. It's a slippery slope. What's next? Tented restaurants covering all of the open spaces in parks? — Consider the Source on Seen & Heard: More outdoor seating for Tribeca’s Kitchen

Yes. — Tribeca Citizen on The Tin Building food market is on its way

Awesome! It’s the 96 South Street building in turquoise right? Thanks for sharing — Rai on The Tin Building food market is on its way

correction Rikers. — Native on Duane Street Hotel has closed

responding to Don, we don't have a " PASS". We have plenty of men's shelters and homeless hotels downtown all over the place. Reademan is right put them in Rivers. Homeless families or men that are not mentally ill deserve a chance and affordable housing. Mentally ill sex offenders homeless DO NOT belong in any neighborhood. FIDI and Tribeca took 20 years after 911 to get us back. We don't want criminals amongst us!! Bail reform has to be gone!! So NIMBY OH PLEASE!! SHOULDN'T BE IN ANY NEIGHBORHOOD! — Native on Duane Street Hotel has closed

@Paul "Rock Bottom Prices" is not the goal nor is your desire to limit deliveries. A sustainable economic & traffic model is the goal. NYC cannot be all things to all people all the time. Choices must be made. It's America, so feel free to advocate for whatever you desire, but to equate 'rock bottom prices [with] . . . child labor, unsafe and unhealthy working conditions' is a false equivalency. As for a total disregard for business’ impact on the environment' is there less of an impact if the truck is unloading at 3:00 AM than at 3:00 PM. Isn't the issue your inconvenience with trucks parking when you're bicycling? I also conclude from your comment that "competitors who don’t manage the extra cost efficiently won’t (and, yes, may eventually even go out of business)" that you are an advocate of economic Social Darwinism. You should remember that's a two-edged sword. — Ben on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

How about housing them at Rikers? I hear it will be empty soon. — Reademan on Duane Street Hotel has closed

I am amazed and ashamed by this NIMBY attitude. Please explain where a facility like this should be housed. Do high value neighborhoods get a pass for everything that is not desirable. Do government services that may be challenging all have to be placed in already difficult areas that need help far more than SoHo/TriBeCa. I have lived in these parts for 43 years and am amazed how much the neighborhood has changed. Both in good ways and a bad. This NIMBY attitude is one of the very annoying new mantras. — Don on Duane Street Hotel has closed

It may be news to you, but did you know there was this COVID pandemic thing for about a year or so, and that most restaurants were shut down here in New York City? I know, crazy, right? There is even a vaccine for the disease: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines.page Surviving restaurants' fixed costs just didn't evaporate because they can just now reopen at full capacity. https://www.inc.com/diana-ransom/restaurant-revitalization-fund-small-business-administration-oversubscribed.html " [...] 'Right now, SBA has more than $36 billion in applications from small, struggling independent businesses that will not receive funding,' Sean Kennedy, the National Restaurant Association's executive vice president for public affairs, said in a statement. What's more, he added, thousands of businesses eligible to apply within the first 21 days still don't know if their applications have been approved. The SBA was unable to say how many applicants had been notified to date. A spokesperson said the agency should have final data next week. "That the program would run out of cash within the priority window was a concern from the start, said Kennedy, who noted previously that through January, the U.S. restaurant industry had lost an estimated $250 billion, and more than 110,000 U.S. restaurants closed permanently. As such, he added: 'We continue to urge policymakers in Washington--from the White House to Capitol Hill--to replenish the RRF to maximize relief for small independent and franchise restaurant operators.' " — james on Seen & Heard: More outdoor seating for Tribeca’s Kitchen

Exactly, TG. — j. on The Tin Building food market is on its way

i have been finding Duane Park lovely. Especially with the abundance of tulips recently. I love sitting on the benches there. — j. on Ribbon Cutting for Bogardus set for May 27

replying to TG, Shame on us? The mentally ill released from prison even sex offenders are in our hotels all over downtown. These are not the homeless that are basically in men's shelters. This is why are city is so dangerous! These mentally ill homeless do not belong in our neighborhoods near our schools etc! Its all over our city. The so called Mayor put them in our neighborhoods with out community approval! The tax payers are paying for these criminals to live amongst us! Drugs, assaults S~~ all over our sidewalks and so much more its not SAFE!!!! 90 percent of the assaults are coming from these mentally ill homeless roaming the streets. So shame on you! — Native on Duane Street Hotel has closed

This is such a great new plaza and park. But I think it complements Duane Park. One will be a quieter off the path type place with the other being busier with pass through traffic. I didnt realize how much $ was spent to deter skate boarders. I just saw some skate boarders there on Sunday and tried to find who to call to report. Anyone know? im all for skate parks. Just ones that are designated as such — Patrick Valentino on Ribbon Cutting for Bogardus set for May 27

So those who need a home are criminals now are they? Shame on you. What a terrible attitude to hold. I work in midtownEast just down the street from a men’s permanent shelter and it is well run and frankly unnoticeable. I applaud a future in which there are no homeless suffering on our city streets. — TG on Duane Street Hotel has closed

Initially, I was fearful of the new Bogardus Plaza as I loved the old park and it's classic lines. But now, visiting it often and seeing the plantings soften it's design, I could not be happier with its presence in the neighbourhood. Bravo to the team who created this. I am a fan. It is a huge success. — Bobbie on Ribbon Cutting for Bogardus set for May 27

Any ideas on completion date ? And seriously - it may not be Tribeca but it’s close enough and something nice (for once !). — Maxwell on The Tin Building food market is on its way

Take a deep breath and be nice Brian. Thanks for the update Pam. — TG on The Tin Building food market is on its way

Why are restaurants allowed to continue to make bigger outside seating areas when they are now permitted to run at full capacity? I have nothing against outdoor seating but it is time to put these sheds down. Tables on the sidewalk are fine but these big boxes need to go. — K on Seen & Heard: More outdoor seating for Tribeca’s Kitchen

Wow, I totally disagree. I think the park looks great! But you should contact the Friends of Duane Park directly or donate to help them maintain the park. It costs about $12,000 a year as I recall and they also maintain it with volunteer power. They no longer do the Loft Tour since it got too difficult to drum up volunteers; instead they do an annual appeal for direct contributions. — Tribeca Citizen on Ribbon Cutting for Bogardus set for May 27

Hi Pam Could you do a follow up on Duane Park please! In the 10 years since living here it has gotten soooo dirty and it’s such a lovely little spot. The plantings look great but the benches are gross there is feces of all kinds and it’s just grimy. I know the park has have a board and in the past raised funds via the Tribeca Apartment Hunt (sorry I know that’s not the correct name) and I’m sue due to the pandemic have not been able to host the event for probably two years. So how can we help as a community and make this park sparkle again? Thanks! — KLG on Ribbon Cutting for Bogardus set for May 27

You said it all. Thank you for this. These are ZERO-VISIONS. All so misguided, pointless, a waste of money with no real proven benefit, and lots of negative outcomes. Meanwhile there is NO MONEY for all these foolish projects. I will vote for whichever mayoral candidate has the common sense to undo and re-think all these zero-visions. — Marcus on Neighbors organizing against homeless shelter for Wooster Street

I would say it's close enough to be relevant to our community. I value these kinds of stories about things nearby. — Marcus on The Tin Building food market is on its way