No argument about them being "ugly" or a "barrier" BUT THEY ARE NOT "a taking without permission" -- last I knew the streets belong to NYC, not the business that face the sidewalk. The sidewalk doesn't even belong to the businesses. NYC gave permission for businesses to utilize both sidewalks & streets. Ugly is irrelevant in this context. — Ben on Seen & Heard: Gansevoort food market comes downtown

Just walked through the park! I thought it was lovely and a great addition to the neighborhood. There were lots of kids playing in the snow and parents enjoying the space. — JVZ on A decade in the making, Bogardus Plaza is open

Wow. People love to complain. The plaza is lovely, we walked through it this morning in the snow. It’s nice to see the fences down and have new open space! Glad it’s done. — Kristin on A decade in the making, Bogardus Plaza is open

Loving that written in flakes message. — j. on Seen & Heard: Wear a mask, snow says

Are they as ugly as parked cars. Matter of opinion, I suppose. — Bob on Seen & Heard: Gansevoort food market comes downtown

DEFINITELY WORTH WAITING FOR. Finding a seat on a nice day will be a trick!!! I hope everyone will look after it and treat it with respect. — Bob on It’s Time.

lowlifes!! And the Mayor continues to put homeless that are mentally ill in our hotel without community board meetings!! We continue to fight the Radisson move!!! Our community safety is more important than addicted mentally ill homeless men!! — New York on Boy mugged on Lafayette and White

Green space is badly needed in every corner of the city. But this is so ugly and took that long to build?! Shocking! — Ruth on A decade in the making, Bogardus Plaza is open

They are eating them. My husband saw seagulls eating them — dianne talan on Nosy Neighbor: Why are there so many dead fish in the river?

Congratulations- even though I’ve never been a fan of the design, which reminds me far too much of POP plazas. I wish there were more tree shaded benches instead of an arty but bare space better for pedestrians than for people who want to linger. I’ll walk the extra block to Duane Park, which I love, and value even more this past year. — A. on A decade in the making, Bogardus Plaza is open

No I did not. And they own the building. — Tribeca Citizen on The Square Diner will close until spring 2021

Teddy, the neighborhood will really miss you! You've been a fixture for as long as we've been in Tribeca ( 20+ years) and look forward to those wonderful breakfasts when you reopen in the Spring. Happy Holiday, my friend — Richard Kurtz on The Square Diner will close until spring 2021

There are no fences and nothing to lock. It's an open plaza, not a park. If you walk through it you will understand what I mean. — Tribeca Citizen on Broken Spaces: Imagining a new four-acre St. John’s Park

Amazing what dedicated and committed community folks can accomplish!!! Congratulations to all!!! We can't wait to be able to fly to New York to see it and attend a Broadway performance. Whoa!!! — josephine weil on A decade in the making, Bogardus Plaza is open

Would this park be closed on weekends like the other parks near the tunnel entrances north of Canal? It would definitely seem like a space that would likely be locked up at night — Cd on Broken Spaces: Imagining a new four-acre St. John’s Park

We’ll miss you, Ted! — Bill Tsapalas on The Square Diner will close until spring 2021

It's a good idea and do-able — Ken Smith on Broken Spaces: Imagining a new four-acre St. John’s Park

I think about this often as I walk by - this space could be used so much more efficiently and additional green space would be welcome. I would do the following: - instead of raising the exists and having park below, tunnel the Hudson exit further underground into the square and roof/dome over with the new park. - I would cut one or two off ramps to provide a more continuous park space. - I even think if done well, developing a small corner over the ramp could be beneficial if only to provide the funding mechanism for the project. — FiDiGuy on Broken Spaces: Imagining a new four-acre St. John’s Park

Happy Holidays, see you in Spring! — Mbcg on The Square Diner will close until spring 2021

Creativity and ingenuity, NYC is a magnet for them both. Would love to see this gain momentum. Wonderful to have a pleasant image of NYC’s future.. — Mbcg on Broken Spaces: Imagining a new four-acre St. John’s Park

The photo identified as "Hudson and Jay" in 1902 -- isn't that Worth Street running into Hudson? — Tony Towle on Filling in a few of the historical gaps at 71 Hudson

didnt you guys spread a rumor article this went out of business during covid once before as it was closed for months and then reopend in summer for a little bit and now closed and the building connected to seems to be under major renovation and not sure if same owner or waht but this place will probably be demolished...... — fred flinstone on The Square Diner will close until spring 2021

couldn’t be any happier for money well spent. For the third time we are doing this with our taxpayer money...No offense. not sure why we keep writing about this damn park when this world is upside down...this is not happy news to 99% of the people as its winter and cant even sit here plus once wrong with Duane Street park a block away that is nice a quiet. give it a year until it needs to be renovated again...i could list 20 things the city parks etc should be spening their money on and its not this. — fred flinstone on A decade in the making, Bogardus Plaza is open

the placement of the Citibike Docks are hijacking Public space for a private business. The Docks are ugly and when placed in front of a business or a house are actually a ugly barrier and a taking without permission of the property owner where the barrier Docks have been placed. — perryo Rothenberg on Seen & Heard: Gansevoort food market comes downtown

NY1 reported in February that the founders were unable to raise the matching $10mill that the city asked for when they put up money for it. The hope was to try to raise that by 2022. — Tribeca Citizen on Broken Spaces: Imagining a new four-acre St. John’s Park