Oops! Didn't think of it. Mom brain. :( Keste Fidi location also hosted the 1st graders to a pizza making class back in Jan. Love it when neighbor businesses work with the local community. <3 — TribecaMom on Seen & Heard: 100 Franklin sheds its skin

100 Franklin is absolutely hideous -- such a bummer that it ever got the greenlight. Really an eyesore — Mark Fortner on Seen & Heard: 100 Franklin sheds its skin

Only a true baseball fan follows Downtown Little League news from Florida. — Pam Frederick on Little league opening day: by the numbers and smiles

The Citizen is an enjoyable part of my morning routine. Keep putting pen to paper! Also cant help but give a cheers out to todays front page photo. GO GATORS! — Craiger on Little league opening day: by the numbers and smiles

Yvonne, Rocky will never be able to walk by that corner again. Thanks for all the love. — Victoria Lynn Harmon on Saying goodbye to Dudley’s Paw, one dog at a time

Ref St Paul's Chapel. If you want to have a really serene moment before the week starts, try Compline at St Paul's Chapel at 8 p.m. on Sunday evenings. "8pm: Compline by Candlelight, St. Paul’s Chapel Darkened and candlelit, St. Paul's Chapel is the ideal environment for this chant-based evening prayer service featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street in intimate offerings of chant, improvisation, psalms, and newly composed sacred works." It lasts less than half an hour, there is no talking just singing until your candle burns down. — Bob on Seen & Heard: Another neighborhood bench mystery

We aren’t even dog-owners, but enjoyed this lovely story and tribute to a local shop owner and resident. Enjoy retirement! — MBCG on Saying goodbye to Dudley’s Paw, one dog at a time

Both of our dogs have whipped us around the corner and into your store as if we were on a sleigh ride! You are a neighborhood treasure and will be sorely missed. — Alexandra Neil on Saying goodbye to Dudley’s Paw, one dog at a time

What Adam says about spending billions to destroy other neighborhoods instead of fixing the real problem is spot on. The mismanagement of Rikers isn't being resolved, it's just being relocated. This is the work of politicians who are looking for a quick win. Politicians who can say, I closed Rikers, I helped transform the incarceration problem in NYC (but you really didn't), and then move on to their next political ambition. Do they even care about the well being of the neighborhood? The quality of life for the current residents? Why should criminals have precedence over those who have committed no crime? To truly understand what they're asking the community for, these politicians should be the ones to live through the coming years of relentless construction, traffic jams, sirens, increased crime, an exodus of local businesses and families, and watch the neighborhood fall apart. What's also telling is the silence from major media outlets. There's been absolutely no reporting that a 1.4 million square foot jail is being proposed for downtown Manhattan. Why are only hyper local media outlets reporting on this? The economic and quality of life impact that this proposed jail warrants substantial coverage. I can't help but think that it's because the location of the proposed jail is between Tribeca and Chinatown. — C on Hearing for jail devolves into accusations of racism and fairness

I always enjoyed coming by Dudley’s Paw, almost as much as my pup Lula! Thanks for all the kindness and treats. Your store will be sorely missed, and was a wonderful part of the neighborhood. — Olivia Harris on Saying goodbye to Dudley’s Paw, one dog at a time

I don't even own a dog but your store and your vibe when I've walked friends' dogs in your store has been a blessing! Thank you and good luck with your next chapter! — Nichole on Saying goodbye to Dudley’s Paw, one dog at a time

He could have reported it for me! — Pam Frederick on Seen & Heard: 100 Franklin sheds its skin

Ok but are the security guards so conspicuous, almost seems like they want to be noticed?? And they’re relatively new right — T on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

Or you could buy the Balenciaga version for $2,100... :-) https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/04/19/style/balenciaga-ikea-bag-trnd/index.html — James on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

IKEA bags, like https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/17228340. They're not made quite as well as they were when they cost 79 cents, but I have a bunch I have been using nonstop for maybe 15 years. They work for other loads as well, and when they get dirty, a quick wash in the tub cleans them right up. Did I mention they hold a lot.... — Robert Ripps on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

It was really nice and generous that Thalassa hosted the kids from Spruce. The 1st grade class is doing a unit on restaurant this semester. My son's class visited last week and he's actually in the picture you posted. :) — TribecaMom on Seen & Heard: 100 Franklin sheds its skin

OK, so cotton bags are environmentally evil. But all non-cotton bags scored well in the Danish analysis: one has to use them just 40-80 times to keep impacts below single-use plastic bags. That's pretty easy. I've been taking the same two non-cotton bags to the Saturday farmers' market on Greenwich Street for over a decade, or around 500 uses. — Komanoff on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

Thank you, Yvonne, for all you've contributed to our neighborhood! I suspect our dogs will still be dragging us to Dudley's Paws' door for a long while to come. So glad to hear that you, however, are staying in the neighborhood -- I look forward to continuing our shop chats on the sidewalk! — Karen B on Saying goodbye to Dudley’s Paw, one dog at a time

You are right that, Yvonne will be sorely missed and she and folks like her made a wonderful neighborhood. Why not stop there? Why start complaining and bashing everyone. — G on Saying goodbye to Dudley’s Paw, one dog at a time

Chinese GO! Super cool. And thanks for the update about the bike lane. — John Willinger on Seen & Heard: 100 Franklin sheds its skin

Let's assume Rikers needs to close and let's assume borough jails are better and ought to be located close to the courts. The question still remains as to why to locate such an enormous facility in this area of the neighborhood. Surely there are other options. Why not between Police Plaza and the Municipal Building, an area that is effective shut to the public. Tear down Tweed. This is possibly one of the worst locations to place this proposed facility. It is probably one of areas with the highest population density in the city. Construction congestion during development and increased traffic after opening will make an already strained area even worse. Try driving up Centre with double parked police cars and buses, to Canal and down Baxter to Bayard Street (narrow streets, jammed with cars, including police cars). Try that now, and while sitting in traffic, think about how much worse it will be. Try crossing around Canal, Baxter and Walker without being rushed, honked at or nearly hit. Layer that on top of the fact that this proposed facility is next senior housing and a park used by children and seniors. Then, add to it all of the street closures -- Park Row, Mulberry Street during parts of the summer and during other festivals, Chinatown during the New Year. This will be a mess. To round this off, to note that the eastern portion of White Street will be de-mapped is absurd... it is already closed to vehicular traffic so the higher ups can have their precious parking spots. — Kacee on Hearing for jail devolves into accusations of racism and fairness

"It’s my feeling that the neighborhood does not oppose a jail – after all, the Tombs are there now." Some of us in the neighborhood definitely oppose expanding the jail. For all the reasons mentioned and more. The scale of the building compared to the neighborhood; concern about safety; yes, the construction nightmare; traffic; noise pollution (imagine how many more sirens and car horns will fill the air?); the ugliness of such a structure; the extreme cost to taxpayers, billions of dollars; doubt that this will solve an of the problems (violence, corruption, etc.) of Rikers, and will instead just relocate those same problems without improvements; etc. — Marcus on Hearing for jail devolves into accusations of racism and fairness

This is not a NIMBY issue as we aldready have The Tombs. This issue is that they want to build a monstrosity that will dwarf both Chinatown and Tribeca. This development will be terrible for both neighborhoods as it will add no value, depress property values and increase the already terrible traffic. As for Riker’s, it’s consensus that it is a terrible place, but to spend $11 billion and destroy other nighrhoods instead of fixing the problem makes no sense. Even Judge Lippman, whose report the project proponents use as a foundation to their arguments disagrees with the monolith they want to build In our neighborhood. We need to make our voices heard to Margaret Chin and let our politicians know that we don’t want our neighborhoods ruined so some real estate developers get to make Riker’s into their next major multi billion dollar development in NYC. Margaret Chin District Office 101 Lafayette St, 9th Floor New York, NY 10013 212-587-3159 phone Legislative Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1762 New York, NY 10007 212-788-7259 phone — Adam on Hearing for jail devolves into accusations of racism and fairness

Yvonne Fox a true native who created "Tribeca"! we will miss your kindness Yvonne. Tribeca is not Tribeca without you!! a true Icon in our area. it was filled with working class, artist multicultural people who were driven to start Tribeca. They are gone now. Neighborhood is a big disappointment with greed and wealthy entitled. — Native on Saying goodbye to Dudley’s Paw, one dog at a time

Mine's nylon! — Pam Frederick on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren