Good point! Also: Sadly, the way things are going, many universities will not survive this pandemic, or at the very least will have to downsize in various ways, including laying off teachers and staff, and possibly selling off buildings and facilities. The longer remote learning goes on, the more likely such scenarios become, as universities run out of money, while students either postpone attending university at all until things return to "normal", or, if attending, demand reduced tuition and fees for the reduced "college experience". — Marcus on Neighbors fight demolition of historic building on Beekman

No one belongs to Antifa. It is an imaginary organization made up by the President. But I'm thinking the majority of Americans would want to join an Anti-Fascist organization if it existed. BLM is a meme suggesting that Black Lives Matter. The meme exists because too many don't think the lives of black people matter. 25 million people have been on the streets protesting on behalf of people of color who have been abused by the police. Estimates at the high end suggest that 10,000 people have looted or what can be noted as rioting. — Larry Loonin on Seen & Heard: Lines out the door…

We have to do all we can to advocate for restaurants and bars, here in Tribeca and city wide. Empty storefronts and low activity bring us back to the bad old days. Its not just about policing or trash pick ups, but keeping streets active. I also asked the Partnership for NYC to ask their members to bring people back to work. I see that they asked the City to do so first, which makes sense. That foot traffic is needed. — PATRICK Valentino on Parts of Reade and Duane will close to traffic

In San Francisco, where they clearly weren't aware of the staggering amount of hotel fraud that the City has, they allow you to book these $8,000 a month apartments the same way you would book a hotel room. Well, here's the thing: the minimum stay for any Sonder unit is 30 days, and San Francisco tenancy laws automatically make any person living in a place a tenant after 24 days, regardless of how the unit was originally paid for. And Sonder has a thing called seamless booking where you just plug in credit card number, expiry, cvv and billing zip, AND THEY ONLY DO A SOFT PREAUTH!! The card doesn't get hard charged until after you've checked out!! And in the rare instance that the card holder didn't recognize the pre-authorization on his statement, it's most likely been well over 24 days by the time Sonder gets wind of it. So for the fraudster tenants it's no longer a criminal matter, it's a civil one, and they have to evict you!! Who the hell runs the security department at that place?? Hilarious!! — SFnative on First Sonder, then an armed robbery at 20 Broad

NYC is never over...we have always bounced back. We will again...stronger and different from before. Maybe outdoor dining becomes more of a way of life. Less office towers and more affordable housing...change is jot always bad.. You clearly would've said the same for the US with Roosevelt's New Deal. We just need a new Mayor who can make a plan and a President who is awake to what's happening across the nation. — Tm on Seen & Heard: Lines out the door…

NYC is not over. I recall all the content from 9-11, from Sandy, and from as far back as the 70s. I never get why people say that. Talent always aggregates. You can't just replicate the Met, Broadway nor the talent that follows in many industries in other places. Other cities dont have the infrastructure. I hope you were being tongue and cheek. Where are the riots? I walk many streets of NYC. Havent seen riots..... — Patrick on Seen & Heard: Lines out the door…

Remember when they let J&R destroy a beautiful building to erect a big box store? Now we don't have either. Buildings often outlast their occupants. I hope this does not happen! — Heide Fasnacht on Neighbors fight demolition of historic building on Beekman

More power to them and I hope they can save the building. — Marcus on Neighbors fight demolition of historic building on Beekman

Sorry to see them go. Their short order breakfast was the best. Here's a Cardi B interview and photoshoot at Amish: https://www.thefader.com/2016/02/29/cardi-b-interview — Marsha on Amish Market will close permanently this month

They also deserve eternal thanks for allowing anyone in the neighborhood to charge devices on their generator, on the sidewalk, during the Sandy power outage. Same generator that kept them partially open - with calculators to tabulate purchases. — jfrankp on Amish Market will close permanently this month

They told me they weren't done yet... — Tribeca Citizen on Parts of Reade and Duane will close to traffic

We loved Tokyo Bay! Saddened beyond belief. Please find that “small place” in TriBeCa and tell us where so we can all come and support you! Damned be the landlords that are doing this to the community. — Alex Aliksanyan on Tonight is the last night for Tokyo Bay

Sadly it looks like Savida has emptied out. He couldn’t use the street curbside because of the adjacent construction which limited his number of tables to only a few on the sidewalk. And last time we dined there (mid August) he told us the landlord wasn’t budging on rent. Really sad. They were great — BobR on Parts of Reade and Duane will close to traffic

Interesting about Guerrilla gardening. In the 70's, it was more prevalent in East village, which has many community gardens. — TribecaMom on Seen & Heard: Blood Manor coming back

Who would live in NYC cramped apartment if they can live at beach? Or in the suburbs ? Work at home will continue Everything closed in nyc Need mask leaving apt to get in elevator In sunburns you can take a walk go to restaurants plenty of room swim in your own pool ice skate etc — Pam on Analyzing rents here through the pandemic lens

And somehow incompetent gateway plaza GPTA.org couldn’t get rent stabilization passed in a pandemic — Carl on Analyzing rents here through the pandemic lens

NYC is over No century21, no restaurants riots and Antifa and BLN Marxists in control, no trash pick ups, high taxes, corporations and rich fleeing Like a little bit of Cuba (after the commie takeover) on the Hudson — Juanita Sanchez on Seen & Heard: Lines out the door…

I feel terrible for the Hideaway. They couldn't fight the city bikes. Now the street closer will not happen. I hope they make it. — New York on Parts of Reade and Duane will close to traffic

It makes sense to open the Duane Park streets for pedestrians only (w/ local traffic) permanently given how few cars drive through that pretty, quiet, open area frequented by tons of people. Covid made the case stronger, as anyone who was here back in April/May can attest to when that area transformed into a much-needed socially distanced gathering place for people just to get some air after being quarantined. It's inexplicable why this hasn't been done. All that said, opening Duane and Reade in those locations is certainly welcome news. With respect to the Duane Park area, any word on Scalini Fedeli? And further down Duane, what's happening with Savida? They had a nice outdoor setup for a while, but it's been gone for a couple of weeks. — person on Parts of Reade and Duane will close to traffic

One piece of good news - DaClaudio got the ok to close Ann St seven days a week now as opposed to Friday through Sunday. So they can at least maximize their covers through the end of September when they can partially open inside, and then maintain both through the end of October. This weekend will be a test of people’s appetite for outdoor dining in cooler weather as it’s going to be very cool (upper 40’s) for the first time. — BobR on Parts of Reade and Duane will close to traffic

The backhoe has been busy all week, starting prompty at 7 AM. Perhaps they're just cleaning up and securing the site. — Gerald Forsburg on Seen & Heard: Lines out the door…

No, they are taking a break in construction for at least several months. They are nowhere near done on the foundation -- in fact they never even finished the pit. — Tribeca Citizen on Seen & Heard: Lines out the door…

Pile drivers were hauled off at 86 Warren (thankfully), but constuction continues - today, at least. Thinking they're ready to move onwards and upwards with above-ground-structure now. — Gerald Forsburg on Seen & Heard: Lines out the door…

Gee Whiz, just down the street from my home on Warren since mid '90s, always the best fries and even better people. All the best for the future: many memories of the past. — Ben on Open Letter: 9/11, the virus, my dad and his legacy

EGG Tribeca (children's clothing store) on Franklin is closing as well. They had a sample sale last week. — TribecaMom on Seen & Heard: Lines out the door…