I was going to say the same thing about the $1 oysters! Great minds think alike! :) TribecaMoms gonna miss Roxy and Soho Grand. Never patronized Soho Grand but they were nice tho. I had a project for work a few years ago related to allergen study, the hotel let me and coworker go in to interview their restaurant workers and collect data. — TribecaMom on In the News: The Roxy and Soho Grand owner is tossing in towel

Must say that Ray's is pretty comfortable to go to during the pandemic. They have a huge, 2000 sq ft space with high ceilings and partitions everywhere. — Roark Dunn on Local Business Update: Get a haircut!

What a fascinating history! I loved reading this. — Kevin Westfall on Catching Up With: Joan Pantzer

Spent many a morning in the Towers with my Times and poached eggs, listening to Joan and Artie's banter and feeling connected to a neighborhood through them. Thank you to Joan and Pam for the memories!! — Bobbie on Catching Up With: Joan Pantzer

The Roxy and Soho Grand have been great neighbors over the years. Many happy hours spent at the Roxy. Can't beat the $1 oyster special. They were always a big supporter of all of the neighborhood fundraisers too. The Django was a great place with live music for a night out. — TribecaMom on In the News: The Roxy and Soho Grand owner is tossing in towel

The Lockdown has to end soon. Otherwise the City will have no Restaurants, Clothing Stores, Theater, Entertainment, Tax Revenue, Business Offices, Universities, Sports, etc. — perry rothenberg on In the News: The Roxy and Soho Grand owner is tossing in towel

This is not landmarked? — Heide Fasnacht on 80-88 West Broadway has new owners

The lack of tourists has nothing to do with crime and homelessness. Both were far larger when these hotels opened. The crime is still way lower than it was in the late 90s/early 2000’s. There are no tourists because everything has closed. What in the world would tourists do with indoor dining and theatres and other businesses closed? And in winter. We need to safely reopen when we can - and then we will need a massive marketing campaign and special events. When the city is filled with people again and there are jobs, the crime rate will drop again. Lastly - the Roxy sucked. It SHOULD have closed a log time ago. I am not sentimental about businesses struggling because they were awful. Let something else open in its place. — Charles on In the News: The Roxy and Soho Grand owner is tossing in towel

It's Robert with the assist and James with the layup. (If I was more of a sports gal, I could have come up with the more timely football analogy...) — Tribeca Citizen on Where in Tribeca?

It truly isn’t that sad. I enjoyed the Roxy site more when it was a nursery on the south side of the lot and a parking lot on the north. Miss getting Xmas trees there. And when the soho grand was going up I remember the arson across the street to get the small shops out. My dry cleaners and my shorts up in flames. — John on In the News: The Roxy and Soho Grand owner is tossing in towel

NORY runs camps out of the Cocoon space. I just signed my kids up for the mid winter recess camp the week of 2/15. I am actually looking forward to it. Poor kids have been cooped up at home and this business provides a safe space for them to do a holiday camp. — TribecaMom on Cocoon has opened in the Best Market Space

It is not legal. "2. What activities are / are not allowed in the Open Storefronts program? [...] "May not conduct personal services (i.e. haircuts, cosmetology) outdoors [...]" See https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/openstorefronts.shtml#activities — James on Local Business Update: Get a haircut!

I wonder if it is legal to give haircuts in front of their shops, outside. I would do that. Now, my haircuts are infrequent and my next one isn’t scheduled until the vaccine’s second dose kicks in. I’ve seen hair on the pavement in Duane Park, so someone is doing this. — A. on Local Business Update: Get a haircut!

yes, west facade of 60 hudson at north east corner of hudson and thomas streets — james on Where in Tribeca?

I'll message you offline and let's see what we can do. I'm certainly happy to check some of the sites for you. — Tribeca Citizen on Finding a vaccine in the neighborhood

Looks like 60 Hudson, but can't be 100% sure... — Robert Ripps on Where in Tribeca?

Construction continues on the FiDi Hotel day on Stone Street. — Bill on The return of the hotels — or not

The only nonviolent offender who caused this was the one who knowingly lied "this is going to go away by April." — j frank on In the News: The Roxy and Soho Grand owner is tossing in towel

Agree with everything said above. I would also like to add what would you do to enhance our quality of life through stricter monitoring and approval for new development projects and construction sites. I have lived in this neighborhood 14 years and it has been like living constantly in a construction zone. The constructions sites have no monitoring and no regard for the quality of life of the actual residents who live here now. The sound which sometimes go on way after hours, the vibrations to the point of being dangerous, the arbitrary blocking of traffic lanes for years at a time, the use of fire hydrants for construction water...the list goes on. And there is no real process to lodge a complaint. 311 is completely useless, they exist only to dismiss your concern. And frankly do we need more of these high-rise high end apartments? Does every plot and every old building need to be redeveloped into another soulless apartment building? Why do small business like the 24 hr deli, the cuban bodega, basement galleries need to be demolished to make way for them? How about some other kinds of development that actually adds to the fabric of the neighborhood? — Shampa B on What do you care about?

Pam! Wonderful post! These photos and the history Joan shared are priceless. I hope she's happy in Manchester. I've spent quite a bit of time there and it's lovely...and a perfect counterpoint to busy Manhattan. And Jane Slavin: Yes: Northshire Bookstore there is magical! — Kimberly M. Wang on Catching Up With: Joan Pantzer

Orson Welles’ 1938 unfinished silent film, “Too Much Johnson” was mostly shot around Washington Market. Of course nothing remains. It stars Joseph Cotten and Arlene Frances, old Mercury Theater actors. The story is silly but those buildings and rooftops... Here’s the full film on YouTube. https://youtu.be/6dkC8vG4x54 — Doxie on Seen & Heard: The destruction of Lower Manhattan

This is very bad news. I love the Roxy. Jazz upstairs and more jazz at the Django downstairs. It's been one my favorite things about this neighborhood. I hope they will change their mind, or that someone else takes over the business and keeps the music going. — Marcus on In the News: The Roxy and Soho Grand owner is tossing in towel

Thanks for your replies. Unfortunately I do not have any young relatives to help me. Any volunteers? Thank you. — Diane none Wintering on Finding a vaccine in the neighborhood

the city has to tourist, filled with crime and homeless. The city is in bad shape. We need new leaders to clean this city up. Not catch and real bail reform. Very sad to hear this. — Native on In the News: The Roxy and Soho Grand owner is tossing in towel

Well this is very upsetting for the neighborhood, indeed. — j. on In the News: The Roxy and Soho Grand owner is tossing in towel