Thank you for this. Well said, and let's all support our peaceful protesters and join them in solidarity when we can. — malcolm on Exactly what is this curfew for? And who is it designed to protect?

Exactly! — Robert Ripps on Exactly what is this curfew for? And who is it designed to protect?

Who is saying you can't? — Jim Smithers on A view of a shuttered neighborhood

Well done, Remington. And thanks for the smiles, 431 Washington. — Tribeca Citizen on Where in Tribeca?

I smile every time I walk past this.....Washington St just north of Vestry — Remington on Where in Tribeca?

Jersey Fresh Farms, or whatever their real name is, is back at the farmers market today. Lots of lettuce and other greens, asparagus, bok choy, flowers and strawberries. The orchard also had strawberries. — N on Looking Forward: Pier 26 still on track with enviro-tech features

Why can't we support the peaceful protests AND condemn the unrelated looting? The two are utterly unconnected. Just ask the protesters the looters. — Tribeca Joe on A view of a shuttered neighborhood

Is it as sad and concerning as black citizens (human beings) being killed needlessly by police officers? (Life and liberty and all) So sad to hear about your troubles. Totally out does slavery and hundreds of years of systemic racism, etc. Sorry to "inconvenience" you for a couple of days. — Jim Smithers on A view of a shuttered neighborhood

This really is a sad and concerning situation. People have the right to protest but people also have the right to run their businesses (life and liberty). One should not be placed above the other. I would like to see the city direct protests to certain areas and times not a free for all. — Joe on A view of a shuttered neighborhood

Very sad about the Church St location - fabulous Pho! — TK on Vietspot has closed its Tribeca location

Truth — New York on Gotan was ready to open; now it is boarded up

Arne, Any creepy photos of your neighbors during the pandemic? — Bill on A view of a shuttered neighborhood

Couldn’t have said it better myself. — Lois on Gotan was ready to open; now it is boarded up

Without fixing the union contracts that protect the few rouge police within their departments, all the monitoring is a waste of time. The PBA, and other local unions, negotiate that police officer's conduct be kept within the department. — GC on In the News: Putting money behind anti-racist causes

Heartbreaking too is the fact that over 100,000 funerals have been held the past few months and people have not been able to go to their own family members funerals because attendance was capped due to COVID. George Floyd is getting three funerals and memorial services and they are expected to have tens of thousands of attendees including Biden. Political & media figures making social justice exceptions to their COVID mitigation restrictions, which have been quite harsh in many cases, profoundly undermine public trust. The virus either justifies the extreme measures or it doesn’t. Seeing public health experts and elected officials claiming “white supremacy was the real virus all along” in order to justify endorsing actions which blatantly undermine everything they’ve advocated for the past 3 months is outrageous. 42 million people have lost their jobs because these same experts and elected officials demanded an immediate and months-long cessation of group gatherings. — PeterD on Gotan was ready to open; now it is boarded up

Heartbreaking for NYC business especially mom and pop shops. I am on the border of Tribeca and Chinatown and for the past two weeks Chinatown shops slowly reopened preparing for the new normal but now they are all boarded up. Very depressing. Tragic many black lives are lost. I really hope the peaceful protests will bring reforms and changes. — Chibeca on Gotan was ready to open; now it is boarded up

Thank you, T.C. for the clarification. I see the city record (via 311) has nearly 50 complaints against the 86 Warren development already. For my part, I've called the Department of Buildings and written to various agencies to try to gain some insight. Alas, I've so far received no explanation at all. My own 311 complaint/inquiry was supposed to be resolved within 2 days but has gone unanswered for over 20. — Luther on The cost of living next to a construction project

I dont think its wrong what they posted... business are being hurt by this... peaceful or not... and monday - tuesday night were terrible nights for the neighborhood... buildings have hired private security (including mine)... in no part did they equal peaceful protests with looters... — Rich on A view of a shuttered neighborhood

If the past two months, the past week does not get folks out to vote, nothing will. Prove that vote by mail (or online!) works. Link here. — Heide Fasnacht on Gotan was ready to open; now it is boarded up

"How many were not filmed" indeed! — Heide Fasnacht on Thousands march through downtown in protest

I see what you mean. Fair enough. — Tribeca Citizen on A view of a shuttered neighborhood

this was your headline: "As if local businesses hadn't had it tough enough these past three months, the citywide protests have forced them to board up their storefronts to protect what's left." — Arne on A view of a shuttered neighborhood

You mean the post you commented on? That's the only June 3 post so not sure what you mean. But yes, I agree about the difference. — Tribeca Citizen on A view of a shuttered neighborhood

One is intrusive and invasive, but neither is surreptitious or naked. — james on A view of a shuttered neighborhood

"PUBLISHED 7:45 AM ET Jun. 03, 2020 "NEW YORK - Roman Kusayev, the owner of Roman K Salon, has built up his small business over the last several years and now has three locations. "On Monday morning, the Roman K Salon in TriBeCa was targeted by looters. "Kusayev said that he was awoken around 2 a.m. after an alarm at the salon went off. "When he checked the security camera, he saw about a half dozen people running in and out of the store with everything from the salon’s computers to hair products. “ 'I never thought they were going to hit mom and pop shops like this. I’ve spoken to all my neighbors. My friends barbershop got hit last night as well I mean it’s just making a mess,' Kusayev said." https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/06/03/small-businesses-sustain-another-financial-blow-after-looting — james on Odeon boarded up; several store windows broken last night