I was here for that. They are gone and they won't be back just like Occupy never came back, but in the meantime, WTH is happening to the Immigration Fed building? Are they building a wall? And FYI, the Mayor is NEVER at City Hall. Time to open the Park and see what happens. The people were not in City Hall. They were by the BK Bridge before they were removed. — Victoria Lynn Harmon on Another occupation going on at City Hall Park

The Beekman is open! Why does the Tribeca citizen forget about this iconic hotel! It is by far, one of the best in NYC — Jpiluso on The return of the hotels — or not

Police state? Excuse me maam, like you just said you have been gone. I wasn't and this place look like the classic movie "Escape from New York". Because you can't walk your dog to take a dump or urinate all over the place like those squatters?!?!!? Please keep it closed at least until the elections are over or it starts to get cold. We don't ever want it to go back to Occupy City Hall EVER AGAIN! — Sandra on Another occupation going on at City Hall Park

It is disappointing to not have full access to one of our green spaces, but if we think a bit longer term with eyes wide open, perhaps caution is called for at the moment. The barriers first and foremost protect City Hall. Like him or not, we cannot risk The Mayor’s Office getting overrun. The sustainability of our green space should be our priority, and under our current social and political climate, that is under constant threat. As much as we want to enjoy our space there are exponentially more people who would love to destroy it without giving it a second thought. NYPD is serving our community and protecting us, we need them. Relax, we are afforded so many green spaces in TriBeCa and dog runs, be thankful. — Mbcg on Another occupation going on at City Hall Park

I have a funny feeling the Mayor (or his wife) may have received a sweet deal ($$$, we know at least his wife is motived by $$$) to close Rikers and have the land for building housing. Rikers should just be renovated. As the article mentions, prisoners went from 11k - 4k that means there is space to move inmates around and work on some parts of the facilities. — Sandra on Jail proposed for White Street is halted by judge

It’s replicated if you go further on Park Row and St. James. I get the police headquarters are there but are triple layers of barricades necessary (for...)? It makes it hard to navigate the sidewalks safely for pedestrians. On top of this these streets have turned into free parking for the police. Sad, how little regard there is for the communities they are presumably a part of. — JJ on Another occupation going on at City Hall Park

I got back after the summer and keep asking the cops when the Police State will be over. They are not amused, but c'mon. This is our only green space. And they won't let dogs on grass on the Hudson. This is unbearable. I mean, we have so many horrible issues going on right now. Give us our parks! — Victoria Lynn Harmon on Another occupation going on at City Hall Park

About Uber, et al., agreed. I've been making the case for eons it seems. Euphemisms like "gig economy" do little to hide the fact that they represent society sliding into a new feudalism. It's a tragedy. — David G Imber on Seen & Heard: Local events for climate week

Ok! The few times I went by I didn't see any workers on the site... — Tribeca Citizen on The return of the hotels — or not

The construction at 456 Greenwich is active. I just walked by the site and saw about a dozen workers with large equipment going in the subgrade areas. The owner also announced progress a few weeks ago. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/09/08/2089879/0/en/DPW-Holdings-Announces-Construction-Progress-on-Luxury-Hotel-in-Tribeca.html — Person on The return of the hotels — or not

Qu, what a mean comment about people who attend or attended Pace. I know many who graduated from NYU and New School. They aren't CEO's of companies. Some are school teachers others paper pushers also. — New York on Neighbors fight demolition of historic building on Beekman

The City: 'Chinatown Jail Setback Signals Slog Toward Rikers Shutdown' "A judge’s ruling scrapping approvals for a planned new jail tower in Chinatown has snarled Mayor Bill de Blasio’s road map off Rikers Island — stalling a key part of City Hall’s borough-based jails plan as more legal challenges loom. "De Blasio’s office said it will appeal Monday’s order from Manhattan Supreme Court Judge John Kelley, which found environmental and land use approvals for the White Street facility invalid and barred construction from moving forward until new reviews and approvals are complete. [...]" https://www.thecity.nyc/platform/amp/2020/9/22/21451918/manhattan-chinatown-jail-setback-signals-slog-to-rikers-shutdown — James on White Street jail’s getting smaller, but never small enough

The local parking garages are also pretty full again. The attendant at the garage on Reade Street told me that most of the people coming in are new (rather than pre-COVID customers) because they're all driving rather than taking public transportation. Every weekday morning there's a stream of cars going in between 8 - 8:30 am and getting backed up on Reade in a way that never used to happen pre-COVID. This morning there was also a back-up of cars through the Warren / West intersection waiting to get into the garage across from Soul Cycle. — N on Seen & Heard: Local events for climate week

I am sorry to hear this! I worked in the neighborhood for years, and remember how happy I was when the West Broadway location opened. I often got lunch there & picked up items on my way home from work. Unfortunately my building on the corner of Murray & West Sts was closed for renovations even before the pandemic started, which definitely contributed to their loss of customers. I wish them luck and thank you for printing their story. — Ann on Amish Market will close permanently this month

Further, West Broadway is closed from Canal to Lispenard. the East side of 6th Avenue, street and sidewalk, is closed from Canal to Lispenard. The entirety of Ericsson Place is closed from Varick to Hudson with lanes on Hudson narrowed. Why can the NYPD just do this? — Heide Fasnacht on Another occupation going on at City Hall Park

You got this exactly right, Pam. Thanks for keeping on the case. — Komanoff on Another occupation going on at City Hall Park

Thank you Amish Market for the countless flowers, breakfasts and lunches. We hope you return soon. — Chris Kasabach on Amish Market will close permanently this month

what a bummer for da claudio, open 7 days just in time for the temps dropping. its absurd they were put through the ringer all summer long when they could have gotten some well needed funds. local businesses need more support than ever and they got stuck in red tape.. — deblasiGO AWAY on Recent openings around the neighborhood

I hope Ray calls me too when Ecco relocates! What a loss...our favorite family restaurant for decades. We had our rehearsal dinner there, it's the place our parents first met each other, we brought all our kids there in infant seats, have eaten there probably over 100 times. So sad to see it leave and really hope Ray & team relocate soon. — Matt Blumberg on Ecco! at the end of its era in Tribeca?

O-D studio Is open as well and is only one on one personal training( Oscar personally cleans the gym after each client) Great to have the gym back in operation and Celebrating 17 years in tribeca — Agnes ponarska on Recent openings around the neighborhood

They have my family's gratitude for staying open throughout the shutdown and actually having things IN STOCK. — Max on Amish Market will close permanently this month

The elephant in the room: Century 21 has nothing you can't get online. It is (soon to be "was") a relic of a bygone age. The future of that space could be a multilevel mall with a food court, farmer's market, a multiplex movie theater, and luxury housing above it. Add a skyway between it and the hotel. — Century 20 Done on Century 21 will close all stores; declares bankruptcy

That's a sad local manifestation of a depressing fact ... that the people we literally pay to protect us don't really care about our lives. — malcolm on Another occupation going on at City Hall Park

Agreed- Chambers Street path is so narrow it is unsafe. Both sidewalks have barricade along the whole stretch between Broadway & Lafayette, so you can't cross the street for a block. And Elk Street is barricaded, so if you pick up a bike at City Hall, you can't cut over to Reade Street, a cross street that has a bike path, forcing you to ride across Chambers for two blocks, or try to navigate intersection of Chambers & Lafayette to go north to hit Reade there- really dangerous with traffic exiting the Brooklyn Bridge! — Robert Ripps on Another occupation going on at City Hall Park

They opened in early June. — Tribeca Citizen on Parts of Reade and Duane will close to traffic