suggest offering pasta making classes! would be great for kids birthdays and definitely drive traffic. good luck! — laura on Sneak Peek: Nonna Dora’s

Right on! — Downtown Dad Reborn on Wagner Park restaurant goes to a Queens company that operates The Migrant Kitchen

Right! — Tribeca Citizen on Where in Tribeca?

My children played their for two decades. P3 is once again installed at Pier 40. — Tribeca Citizen on P3 will leave Pier 40 this summer

Does anyone remember‘How’s Bayou’ restaurant on the corner of Harrison and Greenwich? I’d love to see any photos. It was my go to place for a fun night out when I lived at Independence Plaza back in the 80’s — Brian Gorman on Tribeca in the 1980s

After reading the article & comments, there’s obviously another agenda that “James” and the “tribeca citizen” feel are more important than affordable youth baseball for NYC kids. I assume they never had children who benefited from the dedicated coaches and teachers who made P3, DTLL, GVLL, Gothams, youth camps, etc. This small corner of a NYC pier was where my son grew up, and made lifelong friendships that helped make him who he is today —through youth baseballl. There are so few spaces for youth sports in NYC. Try to make all of your decisions in the best interest of the children. After reading this article and the comments, it seems like the kids are the last thing taken into consideration. For all the good Hudson River Park has done for NY, this seems out of character to destroy downtown youth baseball. — TG on P3 will leave Pier 40 this summer

Based on that fence, I am going to say the east side of West Broadway between Warren & Murry Streets. — Robert Ripps on Where in Tribeca?

Agree with most of the posters that this was a real miss for the neighborhood and a classic example of why committee based group think that has to please too many vocal constituent groups is always a disaster. If you look at all of the ridiculous hoops and special interest check boxes that any vendor had to check to get this deal, it is a sick joke and why the rest of the country laughs at us. "Grab and go" from the people who do foodservice for the school district? Really? Gigino's was (is) a neighborhood gem that is reasonably priced and used the space is a way that was welcoming yet still special. Why not reach out to the former operators of the Bryant Park Grille? Or an established and stable restaurant group like Starr or Danny Meyer? Tourists being dumped off buses so they could be attacked by illegal vendors and then buy a plastic bottle of coke in this beautiful structure is a loss. No locals will eat there - ever. Plan for a failure in 2 years and an empty structure for 2 more after that. Sometimes common sense is the best strategy, not pleasing Community Board 1. — Downtown Dad Reborn on Wagner Park restaurant goes to a Queens company that operates The Migrant Kitchen

Let’s be kind to each other Mr. Bogardus. There’s already enough hatred and mockery out there. — Elizabeth Liscio on Greca / The Greek has reopened on Washington

Rallis Galis? — James Bogardus on Greca / The Greek has reopened on Washington

I live in that neighborhood and I’m glad they gave the contract to people who will open something fast and affordable. Sure, there’ll be tourists, but it comes with the territory. — Meg on Wagner Park restaurant goes to a Queens company that operates The Migrant Kitchen

This is so upsetting for downtown. Having a beautiful local restaurant with a view was downtown’s best kept secret. Gigino was so delicious and affordable for a nice night out! This sounds like a spot that won’t stay open very long if tourists don’t keep it going. And given location I can’t imagine tourists keeping it going. This area of the city is mostly for residents and downtown workforce. What a loss for the neighborhood! — JD on Wagner Park restaurant goes to a Queens company that operates The Migrant Kitchen

That's such a tough location — Sandra on Orangetheory is closing in two weeks

Agree on the tourist emphasis. Ilili has very good food so that sounds hopeful. But the space certainly sounds large enough to have been divided into finer dining and the affordable options. — Slue on Wagner Park restaurant goes to a Queens company that operates The Migrant Kitchen

Fidi location is often crowded! I imagine this will be better for them — egb on Orangetheory is closing in two weeks

Doesn't sound very appetizing. I guess they're targeting the tourists. — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... on Wagner Park restaurant goes to a Queens company that operates The Migrant Kitchen

FWIW - Soho location closed a couple months back as well... — CPH on Orangetheory is closing in two weeks

Hackers! There’s a chase scene that takes place primarily in the IPN courtyards! — johnhoe on Crowd Sourcing: What movies were shot in Tribeca?

Thanks for The Pool Cleaner. I'm going down there at sunrise to see that view. — G on Neighborhood events for today, September 11

@Sean: You’re right that Jess lost the June primary by a large margin. You got the rest wrong. Jess is pro-development, not pro-developer. How else but with large-scale development of new housing can NYC receive and absorb immigrants and other newcomers who since the 1600s have continually revitalized our economy and culture? That means loosening the NIMBY stranglehold that Marte personifies and which your comments embody as well. Granted, Chris has an appealing vibe. His megaphone photographs well. But under that patina, too many of his policy positions are retro. Opposing City of Yes – the only Manhattan councilmember to vote No – and championing members’ veto power over new housing – speak volumes. Ditto, waffling on congestion pricing, which is proving a godsend for downtown. Contrary to your innuendo, Jess’s campaign was locally financed at the same rate as Marte’s. Calling Jess – a candidate cut from the idealistic cloth of Adlai, Eleanor and JFK – a shill for developers is the kind of personal attack that turns people away from public service. Try to do better. And for once, please share your idea or three about solving our city’s problems and fulfilling its potential. — Komanoff on Councilman Chris Marte will run for speaker

It is an object lesson with everything wrong with "our system of government," but maybe not the one you meant. The delays and costs of dealing with NYC's zoning, obtaining zoning changes, the "City of No" mentality at Department of Buildings, mandates on construction and operating costs, the litigation-friendly environment spiking property insurance costs, the costs of generous social services to any and all comers spiking property taxes, etc. etc. all lead to developers' focus on luxury housing to turn a profit. — James Bogardus on Action at 65 West Broadway at Warren?

Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't. Developments like Stuyvesant Town, Peter Cooper Village, Parkchester, etc., are still providing "middle-class" accommodations. And union-developed ones like Penn South, Amalgamated houses. and others, still fill the needs of some New Yorkers. But some of the NYCHA plans from early mid-20th century were vastly overbuilt. Some idealist concepts from that time, like Le Corbusier's high-rise housing blocks, had dense populations mixed with parks, etc. But critics eventually noted the failure of these area to turn into cohesive neighborhoods with lively streetscapes. One, Lewis Mumford, called Le Corbusier's development "instant wastelands, shunned by the public." That happened in parts of NYC, too, and at some NYCHA developments. Jane Jacobs ("The Life and Death of Great American Cities") advocated for active, populated and safe neighborhoods built to a human scale. So, maybe huge superblocks are not the answer. She was no fan of Le Corbusier, or Robert Moses, either. As E. B. White noted in "Here Is New York" (1949), "Thousands of new units are still needed and will eventually be built, but New York never quite catches up with itself..." He was right. — Gary on Action at 65 West Broadway at Warren?

Why does everyone default to 'blame the government'? A private developer bought some buildings, tore them down, caused structural damage on neighboring 100+ year old buildings and ran out of money. Which part is the government? This is a very old city in some ways with major infrastructure issues. 20 or 30 (or whatever number) of luxury housing is not going to solve anything. Maybe if we bulldozed all of Tribeca and put up giant blocks on every street for tens of thousands of people, maybe just maybe we would put a dent in the crisis. — Michael T on Action at 65 West Broadway at Warren?

I live nearby that site and this day, although 24 years ago, never fails to come back to me in its original clarity, misery, horror and utter sadness. — Merle Temkin on Neighborhood events for today, September 11

And you wonder why we have a housing crisis? They're great at tearing down beautiful, 100-year-old structures. And then they go bankrupt and sit in litigation for a decade or two, wrapped up in red tape and regulation and who knows what nonsense. It's disgraceful, and an object lesson in everything wrong with our system of government. — Will M on Action at 65 West Broadway at Warren?