The condition of the Greenwich Street cobblestones is a hazard to both cars and pedestrians, and is long overdue for fixing. It's shameful that these streets were allowed to deteriorate to such dangerous conditions. — Tracy Nieporent on Laight and Greenwich: Paving the streets with granite

Good for you Ms. Swift - the place looks great from the outside. You work hard for your money and made your fortune with your talent and brains. Brava. — TG on Seen & Heard: Taylor Swift reveals her new facade

not a walled estate. — perryro on Seen & Heard: Taylor Swift reveals her new facade

bill@paulsenventures.com The cobblestones on Greenwich St between Canal and Hubert were done as part of the TARP stimulus. They were requested or mandated by The Landmarks Commission to add to the historic fabric of our "Warehouse District" They are laid over a concrete base, then stone dust, then Belgium Block (commonly called cobblestones but not really). The standard for separation between blocks is between ¼ to ⅜ inch. Ours appear to be at least 1-1 ½ inches. The grout should be a premixed and troweled into the joints. Ours was poured in dry and then watered down. Then came The City Bank renovation (well done) but bringing with it Supplies and heavy construction. Citi has been able to use multiple lanes of Greenwich and Greenwich and Hubert for storage and staging either as an accommodation or for a fee from the City. The grout between the blocks has completely broken down and is dangerous for bikes, cars, and pedestrians. If you are biking you either need a Fat Tire bike or you need to violate the law and get up on the sidewalk. When the blocks totally fail or excavation is done on the street DOT just throws in some ad hoc asphalt and moves on. (i'm told there are three workers that repair belgium block on their staff) I get it that we are a privileged class here but it is a travesty to not maintain a carefully mandated historic street. I personally think CITI should repair it as part of their project and in return for having the use of public streets for staging and to repair something that is largely caused by their heavy equipment. the contractor who installed the street should be held to account for not building it to the accepted specification. The city has leverage over these stake holder or through their future requests for permitting or inclusion in future bidding. The City should repair our streets in kind. they wouldn't repair West St with a patch of cobblestones. I love our neighborhood and am obviously passionate about this issue. Disclaimer: My facts have been gathered from personal observation of the original installation, The Architect at Landmarks responding to the specs from an architectural standards, the observation of countless pieces of heavy equipment trundling down Greenwich St for the last two years, talking to the workmen throwing in an asphalt patch in a beautiful restored road my suppositions about motives and responsibilities. I've been a Developer for 40 years. Call 311 and talk to or leave a message requesting th road be repaired properly. If you know or City Counsel member, ask them to help. If you work for CITI try to get a name of the employee who is supervising the renovation contractor for their project. Bill Paulsen — Paulsen William on Laight and Greenwich: Paving the streets with granite

Its a freeze pit that will be in place for one month, (so definitely two) so that ConEd can do pipe work down worth street. — worth'less on Seen & Heard: Cynthia Rowley uses Staple Street as runway

Thank you for this. Beautiful, peaceful image, over site of such violence. — Marcus on A day to reflect on the neighborhood

Yeah, people can't possibly handle multiple thoughts or emotions. Give it a rest, Overly Dramatic Dan. — Jim Smithers on In the News: Is Tribute in Light killing off the birds?

no doubt there are dozens of pics of 'first responder' trump, no? — taochiapet on A huge trove of 9/11 photos found at house auction

It's a sad state of affairs when people are more worried about birds and islamophobia than remembering the tragedies and respecting the heroism of the first responders on this horrible say. — Dan Ehl on In the News: Is Tribute in Light killing off the birds?

At least having bad cobbles at that intersection served to slow speeding cars coming from the tunnel. Now you'll have a glass like smooth surface which will have the dual purpose of increasing speed and making it nearly impossible for speeding vehicles to stop. Polished granite (especially when wet) isn't exactly known for it's high friction properties. — Pricey Streets on Laight and Greenwich: Paving the streets with granite

Who's paying for it? That's all i want to know. The developers who ruined the street with the heavy construction vehicles or the city taxpayers? It should have been done looong ago and yet i guess all the billionaires don't mind as their large suv gets bounced around. It's just a shame, almost as bad as the large humps at the start of the West side highway at 57th Street that have caused so many accidents, blown tires and cracked it broken axles. — Bandit on Laight and Greenwich: Paving the streets with granite

Great work from the Audubon Society to work out this solution to at least minimize the death toll. — Marcus on In the News: Is Tribute in Light killing off the birds?

"Tribeca Trust sued, demanding that the court overturn the [Landmarks Preservation] Commission’s refusal to advance their Request. Tribeca Trust argued that the Commission’s decision was arbitrary and capricious because the Commission lacked established guidelines or procedures to guide its decision making. The Supreme Court, New York County, upheld the Commission and ruled against Tribeca Trust. "On appeal, the Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed the lower court’s ruling and rejected Tribeca Trust’s argument that the Commission’s decision was arbitrary and capricious. The court reasoned that the Commission’s decision not to advance Tribeca Trust’s Request was within its discretion, and that compelling the Commission to establish new procedures was not an available remedy." https://www.citylandnyc.org/tribeca-trust-denied-landmark-request/ — James on Seen & Heard: The Oculus will not open for 9/11

I think I have seen these pavers on a few streets in SoHo, on Greene, near Prince. They seem a bit odd and out of place with the surrounding cobbles (almost look like tiles). — Michael on Laight and Greenwich: Paving the streets with granite

That is always the question or questions - preservation of some of historic NYC or just quickly pave it over. These new "cobblestones" are handicap safe (if that's an acceptable term), show some of the historic "feel" yet last longer. Where is the balancing point? — G on Laight and Greenwich: Paving the streets with granite

Cool. Will try to take pictures for you next time. Thank you to your hubby for coaching. It's a lot of work. See you guys on the fields. :) — TribecaMom on The kids are back in town: first day of school netted (mostly) smiles

Thank god for the return of The Greek. This is the only good Greek restaurant downtown and my go-to place. — Albert on Restaurants coming out from the summer cocoon

(and I have a kid in the league too, and a husband as a coach, so see you on the fields!) — Tribeca Citizen on The kids are back in town: first day of school netted (mostly) smiles

Sure thing! I'd love to see the team in action, so keep an eye out for me, TM. I didn't get to see "my" DLL team last spring either. And I love seeing TC in print. ;) — Tribeca Citizen on The kids are back in town: first day of school netted (mostly) smiles

From today's NY Post: "NYC’s gross subway cars are actually getting worse – and causing delays." https://nypost.com/2019/09/09/nycs-gross-subway-cars-are-actually-getting-worse-and-causing-delays/ Thank you Mr. Bill for not enforcing quality of life offenses. — PeterD on Crowd Sourcing: The poop problem

Where on the website is there detailed info and credentials? Answer = they're not there. — Jim Smithers on Friends of Finn Square: Making the most of 1/10th of an acre

My impression is that "quality of life" in NYC has really declined in the last few years, coinciding with the non-reign of this current mayor in absentio. The city feels more filthy than at any time in recent memory, for example. Even the streets feel like a life-or-death gamble, with aggressive and flagrant disregard for red lights and human safety. No to mention the incessant noise of "boom cars" and intentionally LOUD motorcycles, constant unnecessary horn-honking, etc. On our street, public drunkenness, fights, urination, vomiting have become just a regular night in the city now. So is the "broken windows" theory born out also? Has serious/violent crime also increased? (And can we trust/believe the statistics we hear)? — Marcus on Crowd Sourcing: The poop problem

I cant wait to see the finished facade, its only taken two and a half years to get to this point lol — Jade on Seen & Heard: Taylor Swift reveals her new facade

My son is in the downtown soccer league this season, they had their first game this past weekend. Saw kids wearing jerseys sponsored by Tribeca Citizen. Sorry I didn't get a picture but just wanted to say thank you for the sponsorship! :) — TribecaMom on The kids are back in town: first day of school netted (mostly) smiles

Hand painted and hung on the street for all the elements/vandals, etc... to transform it. Never seen street art quite like this one! — D on Nosy Neighbor: Who hung this painting in Cortlandt Alley?