Thank you!!! We are so grateful! We love your restaurant and staff-and will continue to frequent it. We have lived in Tribeca for over 35 years and Walkers is our go to place. — Debbie on Local Business Update: Walker’s

Thank you Jerry Walker and Martin Sheridan. Downtown would never be the same without my favorite restaurant. Food was always great but second to the servers, hosts and all those who have become friends over the years. There is nothing that makes life better than wonderful employers who really care. — Karen on Local Business Update: Walker’s

On the morning of Sat Sept 19th, I was waiting outside the court to use the court at 10am. The time was approx 830am. John Jones walked up and inquired who was waiting for what time. I told him I was waiting for 10am. The court was open at 9am but my partner could only play at 10am. He asked me if I could take 9am instead. I told him that I couldn't because my partner was on a tight schedule. He paused, and asked again. I gave the same response. Then he started becoming agitated, saying things like this was his court and he should be able to get the time he wants on his court. I responded by reminding him that pre covid, the tennis players would line up to sign up to get the time they wanted. And now we have to sit and wait for the court, and if he wanted 10am he should've been here earlier than me and he would've gotten it (I was waiting from 8am). John responded and I quote "I'll regret not helping him, that he'll shut the whole place down!!" The next day the net was taken down. Coincidence... I think not!! Especially, since the man in the video is 100% John Jones. He is even wearing the same clothes from earlier in the morning. — John on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

I'm not "picking on TriBeCa Citizen" (since you don't have the guts to reply to me directly) I'm calling out her cavalier "it's just a net, not BMCC security's problem" BS. No net no tennis. Someone has to replace the net at an unfair expense. If BMCC which has a videocamera showing the tennis court won't report theft or trespass on it who will? — NYPDo Nothings on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

I didn't say the theft of a tennis court net is or should be their "top priority" but since you want to bring up what top priority is, what is their top priority? It sure is that to you since you posted an article about the theft with a near seven minute video of it. Theft is theft albeit petty larceny & I'm sure you wouldn't like it if someone stole your property. You do know that the net had to be replaced at a cost right? You also realize that if it was replaced by a backup net a backup had to be purchased for that net right? So cavalier. The Parks Department thus local/area/CB 1 residents had a say in the building of that staircase re: its environmental impact & safety. The NYDA is responsible for the security of anything directly impacted by the repairs - that includes the park & tennis court & if they aren't someone is...that someone is NYPD with BMCC as a pair of helpful, assistant eyes. Which leads me to my point which you missed & is BMCC security should keep an eye on the tennis court too because it's right along BMCC. It's the moral, right thing to do especially since the court can't be guarded/overseen by park workers after the park closes. Why is a camera there then? To watch a crime in progress & do nothing to stop it? It is most defintely trespassing when you come onto the court for some other purpose other than to play tennis like stealing the tennis net, or can I throw a party there? Steal the new net? Throw a party in the park after closing? Hey, not BMCC property so not BMCC'S responsibility to call the cops like I would if I saw a theft or trespass. Shame on you for your "not BMCC's responsibility" stance. You guard the school you guard what's next to it cuz that's what a good neighbor does, ok? — NYPDo Nothings on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

Allison, That is a great idea. Do you have a public drop off address, to have people drop off fresh direct bags? — Ellen on Plastic bags be gone

Free Enterprise works both ways. Pearl River as I remember was on Canal Street just off Broadway. Each move has seemed to make them them stronger Hope their new move will help them continue well into the future.... — perry rothenberg on Pearl River Mart will close in the new year

conratulations sal — salvadore rosilloi on A Tribeca Pioneer’s Tale

How is it political? Just telling what it should be. You don't call a Menorah Holiday Menorah, do you? Or Diwali, Holiday Diwali? Follow your handle name and X-Mas and Chill, bro, brah, self-righteous Tribecan indignation. Ho, Ho, Ho. — QU on Nosy Neighbor: Who is running the Christmas tree market on Greenwich?

This is such a beautiful store. I'm going to miss it terribly. Fingers crossed for the smaller Chelsea location and hoping beyond hope they can reopen one day when all of this is over. — LG on Pearl River Mart will close in the new year

I believe it was during the time when the US did not allowed goods from China to be imported directly. Pearl River was the first store to sell goods made in China by the route of transhipment via other countries like Canada. I can say with some pride that I visited the store's first location at Catherine Street in Chinatown. — Peter on Pearl River Mart will close in the new year

Man the tolls is way over price its no way n the world a truck shud b paying 110$ just to use a roadway its highway robbery and just plain ny greed goethals, outter bridge, Gw,verrazano need to b half tht price — Hank Lovett on Verrazzano Bridge toll will soon go both ways

Right! And a good opportunity to brush up on Seaport history. Never knew that's what the lighthouse was called... — Tribeca Citizen on Where in (not really but close) Tribeca?

TribecaCitizen should not be criticized for posting this story. This a report on a neighborhood incident, which is exactly what TribecaCitizen was created to do! The Editor did not speculate about the identity of the person in the video; rather, she just informed the community about the incident. As to the person in the video: if this person in fact damaged and removed the net — which I understand is property belonging to the NYC Parks Dept — and if this person did not have authorization from the Parks Dept to do so, then I would think that this is a matter for the NYPD to look into, so as to definitively identify the person and to determine if he had authorization to take these actions. One those facts are established, then I assume that the DA and/or the NYC Corp Counsel’s office would decide whether or not to press charges. So while I don’t think it’s right to speculate if the facts are not known, I do think that if a crime was committed, the perpetrator should be identified and subjected to whatever penalties are applicable. — SW on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

I couldn't agree with you more. Leave Mr. Jones alone and stop picking on TriBeCa Citizen for reporting happenings, openings, closings, etc. in the neighborhood. I'm beginning to think it is a thankless job! But I for one enjoy the updates. — TG on Tennis court net is cut down in dark of night

I have never had a Greenwich Street tree stand die before Christmas. So it's good luck for me but bad luck for you? You probably bought your trees from Whole Foods and/or Morgan's Market who buy their trees wholesale. The Greenwich Street stand is run by actual professional tree growers or people who buy from them. Their trees & the WF/MM trees are like night & day. If you (must) buy a tree from WF/MM & want to minimize drawing a dead tree buy it on December 20, 21, or 22. The tree will be at its cheapest too since they want to sell as many trees as possible before 12/23-24. I could never buy a tree online - so joyless. I love bringing my stand & dolly to the seller, watching a worker saw the tree to fit my stand, putting the tree in the stand, buying the tree with cash, tipping in cash & wheeling the tree back home. It's a fun ritual. — X-mas 'N' Chill on Nosy Neighbor: Who is running the Christmas tree market on Greenwich?

Titanic Memorial Park, on Water Street at the Seaport — Robert Ripps on Where in (not really but close) Tribeca?

T. just emailed with an update to this post from 2012 - IDing one shot as 3 Great Jones St. — Tribeca Citizen on Tribeca in the 1980s

Last year I started buying from Walddie.com 7ft Fraser fir $149 with delivery. They also Balsam firs cheaper.And they stay alive till after Christmas. Before I was buying from neighborhood and the trees would die before Christmas. — t on Nosy Neighbor: Who is running the Christmas tree market on Greenwich?

This is so sad and awful. — f on Pearl River Mart will close in the new year

Gee, Loren, I simply said it was sad to see someone carry an offense for 19 years. And even if Morgan's *was* price-gouging on Sept 12, 2001 -- which I would find surprising, but so be it -- wouldn't being there for customers who needed things count for something? — Komanoff on Nosy Neighbor: Who is running the Christmas tree market on Greenwich?

Put a lid on the politics with your "war on Christmas" nonsense & get over that Biden trounced Trump. People can call the tree whatever they want, ok? — X-mas 'N' Chill on Nosy Neighbor: Who is running the Christmas tree market on Greenwich?

Square Diner on Leonard and Varick has also gone into hibernation. — Anna Karounos on Tribeca Grill and Bâtard will close — for now

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