The weather and the freeze/thaw cycle are going to wreak havoc on those gaps in the brick and the uneven facade at 12 Warren in my opinion. The unit owners can have a fun time maintaining the facade with little recourse against the sponsor. — james on Progress at 100 Franklin reveals art in bricks

Can we get an update on the timing of the Barnett Newman Plaza renovation that DDG will be carrying out in front of this magnificent new residential building? — Seth on Progress at 100 Franklin reveals art in bricks

And watch out, he's using City Hall to set his wife up to run for Brooklyn Borough President. https://nypost.com/2020/02/20/new-de-blasio-low-using-city-hall-for-chirlane-mccray-to-gain-office/ — TribecaMom on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

I foresee many happy birds nests in the future. — ks on Progress at 100 Franklin reveals art in bricks

I guess no one thought of or cared how that one section of missing bricks is going to traumatize the residents with trypophobia. — Jim Smithers on Progress at 100 Franklin reveals art in bricks

This project should be the target of protests by those fighting for social justice. A group of entitled all-white stay at home moms takes over a public street and makes it theirs. At the cost of $3 million! Why aren’t those dollars being spent on something in a neighborhood that needs a park or in our schools or in our hospitals? Because the ladies who “summer” elsewhere that run the organization Victoria Weil, Anne Patterson and Jean Raguzzi thought it would be a fun project. Created under the Bloomberg administration and executed without the oversight of CB 1 and against the explicit desires of the neighborhood, this project will go down as a monument to arrogance, greed and white privilege. — Robin Hood on Seen & Heard: Progress at Bogardus Plaza

Agree with everyone above. And would like to point out another failure of DiBlasio: he claimed to have a mandate to help the homeless. Well, he cleaned out the subways overnight. 450 people slept there. Only 40 have taken up offer of shelters. Many moved into Occupy City Hall. I for sure do not want to live across the street from that yet at the same time, the police came in - chased the homeless out, told them they could come back and get their stuff but then trashed all of it including tents. Dispersing the homeless without any Plan B is just not right. There is literally not a move that DiBlasio has made that hasn't dominoed into everything else becoming worse. I am scared for our city. I remember the 80's and it wasn't pretty. Though on the upside, Laurie Anderson did say that when the wealthy move out, the artists move in. Maybe we'll regain a vibrant arts community again... — Gwen on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

finally, something we can all agree on. deblasio is a disgrace. — josh on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

Agree 1000 percent with everything already said. This was our of control, and went in way too long. Property defaced and who did they hurt. The average person just trying to live their lives. As bad as Occupy Wall Street was - this was worse. Not protesters - this was a shanty town for the homeless. HOW did this go on as long as it did. Our mayor has successfully killed all the good work the Rudy (yes nuts now) and Bloomberg did. It’s vile. — Max on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

I've done a couple posts. The best way is to repeatedly call 311. That puts the individual on the radar of DHS. Then the DHS teams visit regularly. It can take months to convince someone to leave the streets, but that's what the DHS social workers do -- try to build a rapport with someone and eventually convince them to accept shelter. Keep in mind that many of the entrenched homeless also have major mental health issues. So it's not an easy or simple task. — Tribeca Citizen on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

The occupation had long since shifted from being about any real protest and had just become a giant homeless encampment. I visited a few times, and I will say that there were some commendable folks who were providing food and provisions to the homeless and genuinely seemed well-intentioned. But that’s not the proper way for homeless to get services, nor is it in the public’s safety interest to allow large homeless camps like that to persist, especially when many occupants had clear mental health problems that couldn’t be addressed. The city did the right thing, even if it did take too long. Hopefully the park can be cleaned and reopened while there is still time for people to enjoy it this summer. — Mark on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

Thank goodness! I was verbally attacked by these horrible people!! They were not protestors! They were criminals including the mayor! — Andrea on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

Awesome news, thanks Pam! Now can they change the sprinkler timer? It goes off at 7pm! Prime summer evening grass hours for the kids and after they water the grass it makes it too wet for the rest of the night. Maybe it could go off at 9pm or 10pm? — C. on 111 Murray pocket park now complete

WELL SAID! What can we do to take back our area? The hight taxes are not buying us safety and the vagrants in Tribeca are really scary. — Amen on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

This mayor is horrible. The lawlessness and crazy homeless population are appalling! — Agreed on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

This occupy site became an encampment for homeless. Finally. I am very worried that homeless are taking over our beloved neighborhood too. TC - can you please investigate what we as a community can do to solve this problem? — Jason on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

Finally. What took so long? This was a disgrace and shame upon NYC, and, along with the increase in violent crime, fosters the sense of lawlessness and anarchy. — Marcus on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

I lived through every mayor of New York City from John Lindsey to DeBlasio. Some great ones: Koch Giuliani (before he lost his mind) Bloomberg Some not so great: Beame Dinkins But DeBlasio takes the cake as the worst, most divisive do nothing mayor this city has ever seem. Oh and he ran for President? What a joke. Cannot believe he was elected to a second term. Shows the dearth of quality candidates. — Marc on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

Why? Why? Why is there no leadership De Blasio? Are there no longer consequences for bad behavior? He's praising the lowest amount of prisoners in the jails, has he not gotten the memo: Get Out Of Jail FREE! Cards were handed out with bail reform. This is my city too, I pay taxes, I am law abiding, I want to feel safe, I want to see the city prosper and filled, not desecrated and deserted. De Blasio RESIGN! NOW!!!!! — sharon Hershkowitz on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

They should have locked them up when the damage was done. It’s time to remove the mayor out now. How dare him allow this for 30 days. — Karen on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

Sorry, that was supposed to link to Mel's email: melfurukawa@gmail.com. I updated the site. — Tribeca Citizen on Seen & Heard: Progress at Bogardus Plaza

Having walked by that encampment several times during the protests, I am very happy to see this cleaned up. It made the old Grateful Dead concert parking lots look like modern luxury. Perhaps in a few weeks the odors and graffiti will also disappear. — MattieNYC on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

I hope they reopen the park soon, at least the Park Place side. Juniper Peanut & I miss it! — Lynda Lippin on City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up

The link in the piece about Mel Furukawa’s beautiful vases and floral design doesn’t work. — SW on Seen & Heard: Progress at Bogardus Plaza

Makes sense. When I moved into the neighborhood in 2001 they were already a neighborhood mainstay for Indian — Jennifer on A string of closings, perhaps to be followed by more