The red brick building is the original after hours blues bar owned by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. This is the birthplace and practice hall for the Blues Brothers!! The original Holland Tunnel Blues bar was indeed at Hudson (282) and Dominick. It was halfway between our loft on Chambers and Johns place north of there, and It had been closed for some time. The place was owned by Jimmy Woods, a restaurateur who ran the New York Boat Yard at 81st and 2nd ave, We cleaned it up and used it to park our bike in it. (in fact the parking for the bike on Chambers was more that the cost of the bar rent). We used the pay phone (still there) outside as our office phone. Our opening party was when the Grateful Dead played on SNL. Tom Davis was a friend/fan of the Dead and he was able to entice them to play on SNL. Keith Richards and Margot Kidder were our bartenders. We had a motto of “Never open, always closed” We never charged anything for drinks. Heinekin on draft was available and guests donated libations many times. The jukebox was free. On many occasions we let people use it to rehearse or to entertain. Williams Burroughs, Alman Bros., Levon Helm and Keith Richards used it over time. When the landlord took it back John and Dan bought the other bar and used it for similar purposes although it was never the same as the original Holland Tunnel Blues Bar. We had many great times there and John once said that John Lennon knew of our club and had told him he liked the idea of a place for musicians to hang out without any pressures. — Sean Baedke on Lower Manhattan in 1980: A Photo Essay

I'd join if they had a pool — lowphat on A new social club is coming to Broadway

i had my recording studio there on the 5th floor from 1992 to 2010.. tribeca artists.. recordings with many various celebrity musicians .. i also constructed 3 floors of photo labs owned by my x wife beth schiffer who kept her lab going until the sale of the building ...both my kids jesse and gabriella spent their early childhood in a crib there surrounded by the worlds biggest photographers and musicians ... we did very well there and have lots of great memories .. beth or i would be available for comment if you want more about our history there ...good luck ! peter baron — peter baron on A new social club is coming to Broadway

I am not sure the Moana outdoor film information is correct. This past Friday (September 13th) it was shown outdoors at Rockefeller, but I don't think they are showing it this Wednesday. — JC on Seen & Heard: Reade Street vet is retiring

Is this something like the SoHo house? — TribecaMom on A new social club is coming to Broadway

any updates on the status and expected opening of the new elementary school at 67 Greenwich St (Robert & Anne Dickey House). Even the name of the school? — FiDi Dad on The kids are back in town: first day of school netted (mostly) smiles

What an interesting story. Great writeup and I'd definitely like to check out the place. — lowphat on New Kids on the Block: Hemingway African Gallery & Safaris

Been going to Zeytuna for 20 years, and definitely had made the same observation. Went in this afternoon to see signs for 40% off grocery items and that loyalty cards are no longer accepted. The cashier told me they are closing, probably at the end of this week. Too bad. — JasonR on Dean & DeLuca not closing — here’s hoping

I hope they have some pool tables. Difficult to find downtown. — G on A new social club is coming to Broadway

I agree - Petit soared literally. I often think of his feat when I need some cheering up. — TG on In the News: Man beats bull with banjo. Wait, what?

How absolutely wonderful! Alas, I must CitiBike because my apartment has a serious lack of space! This made my day! — TG on Made in Tribeca: Priority Bicycles

For many years my favorite revealing contrast: the creative observation + free thinking gallantry of Petit + his team: contrast with the mindless negative violent dogmas of the terrorists + their team, which murdered so many as well as themselves. (note: Petit's wonderful achievement not a "stunt", rather a superb work of Performance Art) — robert janz on In the News: Man beats bull with banjo. Wait, what?

When buildings are demolished so is our history. What a shame. A sin that these warehouses are to be demolished. We don't see two story warehouses anymore. Developers and architects could have become more creative to design the new buildings with the old. Its been done before. Heartless bastards!!! — MD on The High Cost of Disney’s Move to Hudson Square

http://www.thecut.com/2019/09/todd-snyder-j-crew-liquor-store.html — James on Menswear designer Todd Snyder coming to Liquor Store

What is going on? It's only 1500 SF! Every day there's 2-3 people standing with stop signs discussing how hard they partied last night. Is it s three year job? it's being going on for more than two years now. Someone should answer for this. They should rename it 'Bogart Public $ Piazza'. Ridiculous. — near neighbor on Nosy Neighbor: How Long Will the Bogardus Plaza Construction Take?

59 Murray — Kacee on Where in Tribeca?

Just a shout out to the Battery Park employee who was telling folks to keep their dogs off the lawn at Rockefeller Park this morning. But unfortunate what she wasn’t around for - someone wearing a “Poochi” sweatshirt walking dogs on the lawn to pee and poop. You’d think professionals should be able to get it right. — Cobaye on Crowd Sourcing: The poop problem

Correction: Estimate of $8.7 billion. And we might guess that estimate to keep rising and rising when or if the project actually gets underway. 4 Jails in 5 Boroughs: The $8.7 Billion Puzzle Over How to Close Rikers https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/nyregion/rikers-island-jail-closing.html — Marcus on Tell your councilwoman how to spend city dollars

I've been doing the same. And attending the hearings too, where the outrage is clearly widespread within the community especially... But these just seem to be 'venting' sessions and the opinions of the community are just ignored in the end. The whole process seems rushed without real consideration of the effects. Not to mention there is a lot of questioning whether this very expensive project will correct the problems of Rikers, or just relocate those same problems without significant improvement. Maybe the issues need to be separated: criminal justice system reform (i.e. what is considered "criminal", the degrees and severity of punishments, issues of bias, etc.); Rikers-specific reforms; and the question of whether and how to locate or expand the "borough" prisons/jails. It seems like these are being treated as if they are all the same issue, but the concern is that the new and expanded "borough" jails may do little to reform the system or fix the Rikers problems. It's a lot of money ($5-7 billion is the current estimate), a long disruptive construction process, etc., and the question is whether this is the best use of so much money and effort. to reform the system. There's a recent article in the Times, which oddly enough doesn't even mention the Chinatown opposition to the plan: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/nyregion/closing-rikers-island-despite-rhetoric-intractable-obstacles-remain.html — Marcus on Tell your councilwoman how to spend city dollars

All suggestions welcome! I have called, emailed and spoken to reporters... No one seems to think this is a good idea, yet it continues... — Adam on Tell your councilwoman how to spend city dollars

What an outrage!!! You should DEFINITELY move out and leave this area forever. That will teach them a lesson. — Daniel K. on Los Tacos No. 1 is open

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Maybe there's a way to de-propose an idea, like the prison monolith? — Marcus on Tell your councilwoman how to spend city dollars

Maybe I should propose the world's tallest, multibillion dollar prison to built in the middle of Chinatown...that's seems like a brilliant idea. Two Bridges three towers of apartments and low income housing is bad, but somehow the prison monolith is good? Margaret Chin does not care about her neighborhood nor constituents. — Adam on Tell your councilwoman how to spend city dollars

The last redoing of cobblestone on Greenwich and Harrison street is a total disaster. How the city approved this job is beyond me. Can’t imagine the cost of lawsuits the city must be paying to those who have fallen and sustained serious injuries. Using granite at intersections or another smooth surface at intersections will put the responsibility on pedestrians to cross in the proper places. — Karen G on Laight and Greenwich: Paving the streets with granite