So, does Lorenzo take out a lease for a month (or two) each Halloween to stage Blood Manor? If so, this implies that the storefront is empty and available for a long-term lease for the other 10 or 11 months. It also implies that street level space in Tribeca continues to be in large excess supply, which is not good for the NYC economy - pre and post COVID! — Ted on Examining the crowds and the screams at Blood Manor

Agree! — SW on Plastic bags be gone

Wrong - you can report anonymously. — NYPDo Nothings on Blood Manor draws big, often maskless, crowds

BS it is a traffic lane. Stop with the lies. — NYPDo Nothings on Nosy Neighbor: Why does the NYPD have West Broadway closed?

Thank you for this humanizing follow up piece. Haunted houses have terrified me since I was a child. Thanks for going through this experience to inform the community. — j. on Examining the crowds and the screams at Blood Manor

Sorry but this is a nonessential business and it is unfair that all the restaurants in the neighborhood can't house anywhere close to what Blood Manor is housing. So the bigger the place the more people it can house thus the more it can benefit? Unfair. How is BM having FIVE TIMES the 18 people 20+ year old Hideaway can have inside less of a COVID 19 risk than Hideaway? Second, 311 people one night, 700 another across several hours - is this guy/place serious??? This is a superspreader event plain and simple. It needs to be shut down. Go play your haunted house fantasies somewhere else! Also unfair that live music venues can't have events or they're the only ones who breathe, talk, sing, and move? Last since when can one business take up so much sidewalk space? It's still not adequately social distancing cuz I see plenty of people well within six feet if each other and pens are meaningless when It's two or more people per pen. Besides passersby have to wade through this mess thus breathe BM patron air or is the idea to completely turn off people using the sidewalk which serves BM's purpose doesn't it? You don't own the sidewalk Lorenzo! — Cold Creek Manor on Examining the crowds and the screams at Blood Manor

That fact doesn't make the complaint anymore creditable. In fact, it just means this person can't jaywalk only when the dock is full. I for one think we should prioritize the needs of 49+ neighbors commuting by bike than worrying about saving 10s of seconds for people who can't jaywalk. — DB on Citi Bike is expanding in all sorts of directions

thanks for this follow-up... it is a good reminder that there is a person on the other end of every post with a story and a family (this one sad) and that most people have good intentions. I applaud Lorenzo for reaching out to have a dialogue and to share his side of the story. while I still dont "love" the idea of Blood Manor in the neighborhood, I do love the idea of someone like Lorenzo as a neighbor. my condolences to him and his family.... — urban cowgirl on Examining the crowds and the screams at Blood Manor

Also, citibike has expanded quite a bit since the same time last year so more rides now can be at least partially attributed to that. Citibike is now expanded to the Bronx as far north as the Cross Bronx and east to about the Bronx River. All of that was non existent last year. — Wave55 on Citi Bike is expanding in all sorts of directions

You actually can't walk between Citi Bikes unless one is not in the dock. — Tribeca Citizen on Citi Bike is expanding in all sorts of directions

Patron caters to drug dealers and rappers. Let’s keep it 100 here and call it what it is. Typical snowflakes on here being the PC police when there was 0 violence before the store existed. SMH — Rick on Four shots fired on Franklin Street

Thanks for the thorough review, and sorry to hear of the heartbreaking loss. Would be very curious how the environment changes as the night wears on, as opposed to preopen with an expected guest/critic. also the math doesnt add up "The occupancy in non-covid times is 275, but for now they are keeping it to 90" 90 x 4=360, so this would be closer to 1/3 capacity. — nyc on Examining the crowds and the screams at Blood Manor

this is bull. I was here for 911. There no reason to turn into a personal parking lot. — Mark on Nosy Neighbor: Why does the NYPD have West Broadway closed?

Furthermore, it's not like the bikes represent some sort of impenetrable wall. There's plenty of room to walk between them. I'm not sure why the exact same complaint shouldn't be levied against the cars on the reverse side of the street. This feels like a knee-jerk NIMBY complaint to anything "new". — John on Citi Bike is expanding in all sorts of directions

Sorry, still can't get over that the main complain here is that someone now has to walk to the corner to cross the street. Just amazing stuff. This is why it's hard to do anything, even things that make sense for the public good, in this city. — DB on Citi Bike is expanding in all sorts of directions

Guys, this is good news. Especially now, we need alternative modes of transportation as folks are tentative to go back to the subway (although the data shows it's relatively safe if everyone is masked up). And what are we losing here? A few parking spaces for private vehicles and a complaint that it makes it hard to jaywalk? If you want any semblance of life pre-COVID, you need to have these options for people to get to and from places. I'll also say as a Citibike use and Tribeca resident, it's extremely hard these days to find an open dock. This usually means that people are using the bikes to get downtown in the morning, and then only at night do the docks open back up for the return commute. So the more docks the better! — DB on Citi Bike is expanding in all sorts of directions

Are you guys that bored or that dense? This article is so opinionated. I’ve been living here since 2005 and seen so many changes in such short time. Why would the police need to establish a private parking lot when the city (through their collective bargaining) grants street parking with their placard? (Teachers get this too) You guys must not live here and seen the destruction that took place over the summer. There is a police precinct inside the subway station in this intersection. Marked and unmarked police cars are parked here. Maybe if these peaceful protesters stop vandalizing their cars, jumping on their cars, graffitiing their cars, they may not have to cordon this area off. Maybe if these groups stop storming into police precincts in an attempt to take it over, we wouldn’t see much of these closed areas. We as a society did this. I don’t blame the police dept for protecting their assets that are paid for the law abiding tax payers. I believe it’s still closed off because it’s going to get crazier by November because of people that can’t behave. Time to move out. — Kevin C on Nosy Neighbor: Why does the NYPD have West Broadway closed?

The DOT street sign already states it is designated Police parking. Seems resonable seeing all these protesters damaging property and vehicle. An Nypd vehicle crashed this week after having their brake lines cut. — Ace on Nosy Neighbor: Why does the NYPD have West Broadway closed?

Imagine having rampant homelessness, businesses leaving by the day due to there being no future in NYC, residents moving out by the thousands and a City’s future in question and your worried about a minor side road being closed temporarily and parking? Maybe tell your buddies to stop messing with police cars and they’ll open back up your precious side block. — Concerned Citizen on Nosy Neighbor: Why does the NYPD have West Broadway closed?

Heather: I'm just saying you might want to start planning those away day trips against Kingston Stockade and Greater Lowell Rough Diamonds in the NPSL in two years because I don't see how a professional club is going to be able to keep its head above water without a stadium and with no ticket revenue coming in. Unless it's a tax dodge. — NYSoccerGuy on Soccer Made in Tribeca: New Amsterdam FC

These CitiBike numbers need to be taken within the context that the city has emptied out quite a bit (fewer residents around to ride), commuting to offices is limited (less of a need to ride anywhere), and tourism is non-existent (fewer visitors around to ride). To be neck and neck or slightly up against last year's figures despite those factors dragging down usage implies an offsetting increase in usage from the locals who've remained. As the city continues to return, these new bikes will get used, especially if people continue to avoid the subway if possible. It's smart that Citibike continues to plan for a more bike-friendly future. Side note--that Laight Street rack is awesome. There's also a new rack (I think it's new) by Citi's HQ on Greenwich & Hubert across from Wolfgang's. — person on Citi Bike is expanding in all sorts of directions

I agree with you NIMBY PIMBY. This shouldn't just be a liberal progressive approach. This should be a human being approach. We have thousands of empty units throughout the city as a result of gross overbuilding. And 2 1/2 mayors who did very little to help with the homeless. Rudy bused them upstate for the night at great expense. Mike who can be a very generous person was almost MIA when dealing with the homeless and finally Bill who will end up getting no credit for the units being built right now because he will no longer be mayor. Don't love the guy but those units will help. Same thing happened to David who was the mayor who funded training/hiring of the 6000 new NYPD officers and budgeted for the greening of our city parks but was gone before we saw the effects. The homeless should be housed in all five boroughs not just the ones where you complainers don't live. The world is melting and I refuse to demonize a group of people down on their luck. I suggest reading up on the Vancouver Canada study of what happened when the government gave homeless citizens $7500. These recipients where not struggling with mental illness or addiction when requires another approach entirely. But the results were heartening and reflected how very resilient many of these people are. This NY'er applauds this decision. Welcome to the neighborhood and I wish you get the guidance, training and attention you need. — TG on Men will move to homeless shelter at Radisson

My observation a couple of weeks ago now makes sense! Walking my pooch one morning I noticed a large group of gorgeous athletic men practicing on the BPC fields and thought they looked too professional to be a bunch of bankers having a quick lunch break game. Ah, well good. Nice to know. Welcome. — TG on Soccer Made in Tribeca: New Amsterdam FC

Ive worked on homeless issues for a decade in SF, though I am back home in NYC now. The problem in SF is far worse from a street conditions standpoint. We need to see empty hotels converted to homeless shelters and supportive housing. Its not that homeless are in your hood, its how the services and housing/ shelter is managed. This is not an easy issue. Would you rather some guy set up a growing encampment on Harrison and Hudson or live in a hotel where at least there is a shot at some level of success. — PATRICK Valentino on Men will move to homeless shelter at Radisson

I submitted a 311 complaint here https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-03325 Not sure if there are other places to do so. I bet tweeting that photo to Gov Cuomo will get action. Im sure he would love to show up dB :) — PATRICK Valentino on Blood Manor draws big, often maskless, crowds