Thank you Pam, I am glad to know that I wasn't imagining things. LOL! — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on Jail will “demap” a piece of White Street for 500-foot tower

Thanks. — Pam Frederick on In the News: Jared Eng indicted on second-degree murder charges

See Jail story from yesterday — Pam Frederick on In the News: Taxi stolen off West Broadway

They said it several times at the meeting. They also said it would remain open to pedestrian traffic. — Pam Frederick on Jail will “demap” a piece of White Street for 500-foot tower

While I can certainly understand the local alarm at a new jail in the community, I must admit I am swayed by the arguments presented here by Dana Kaplan as well as other advocates of the building. There is a lot of evidence out there for local jails, and I am very much for the ATI programs and fewer individuals incarcerated overall. I wonder if Rikers had been without heat during the arctic blast a few weeks ago, how many would have gone all the way over there to protest as they did at the downtown Brooklyn jail? The isolation of Rikers puts lives and human rights at risk. We can't just move vast portions of our population to isolated areas and pretend they don't exist. While I certainly don't prefer to be next door to a jail, I think it's a necessary way of making the cracks in our justice system visible to all, and thus promoting an overall healthier society in the long run. — Haley on Jail will “demap” a piece of White Street for 500-foot tower

I don't think this is true. I was at the Community Board Meeting this week where this plan was discussed (I am a Public Member). I specifically asked if White Street was being de-mapped and was told NO, the street will remain, but the new building will rise on both sides and above it creating a similar streetscape like Chambers through the Municipal Building......without the grandeur. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on Jail will “demap” a piece of White Street for 500-foot tower

Any word on the potential new prison? Wasn’t there a hearing on Monday? — Amy on In the News: Taxi stolen off West Broadway

ALL of them! — Hugh on The sun comes out on Warren Street

I like Two Hands but hate that you can’t get a refill on coffee without paying for a second cup. I’d rather they charge a bit more for the menu items generally than ding me for a second cup. So I stopped going there. Maybe I’ve just become an entitled coffee drinker - spoiled by 40 years of eating in NYC diners. — PVP on Seen & Heard: Ada Nail Salon closing

It's Paula Chin, not Paul. — Carol Zeits on In the News: Jared Eng indicted on second-degree murder charges

The retail landscape is changing already and I am not sure what can happen on the storefront level that will be long lasting and meaningful. Less and less is being purchased from brick and morter business. Big retailers are scrambling to figure out how to jump on the online sales, but many are and will perish--same, sadly for small businesses. Market forces should dictate that over time, the rents being asked will drop--landlords better wise up that retail is not coming back roaring and I think they will eat losses or find other types of tenants--schools, service oriented businesses etc. My 2 cents on Amazon is: 1) NYC is the most desirable location for tech talent right now, 2) NYC and DC are the only cities with the mass transit that Amazon requested in RPF (duh) , 3) placing a giant corporate presence in NYC is not the same as being given a big plot of land in some suburb 20 miles from a mid sized middling city, 4) LICC is not "outer borough" 5) NYC has some standard incentives offered to companies--we need to stop prostituting the city. We have a ULURP process for a reason--we don't need to bow down to corporate overlords because they ask us to. 6) Google and FB have their second largest offices here already, so if you want to be in the mix--please do so, don't ask for outsized subsidies for a move you were going to make anyways. — cami on Myoptics, Dudley’s, Tribeca Wine closing?

they value nothing but their money. They don't care. Character has been long gone in Tribeca, Battery and now the Seaport. All over the city. Its only getting worst — native on Myoptics, Dudley’s, Tribeca Wine closing?

Or what if there is just too much retail square footage per capita in the US and NYC? — resident on Myoptics, Dudley’s, Tribeca Wine closing?

"Soul"? We are talking about Target? Target may have its virtues, but "soul" seems an unlikely candidate. Then again, I've never been inside a target. I prefer K-mart. — Marcus on In the News: Jared Eng indicted on second-degree murder charges

yes, i agree that the regulatory burden on small businesses is a major problem. i also think that bringing amazon here is a net positive. — safe as milk on Myoptics, Dudley’s, Tribeca Wine closing?

The point of bringing Amazon into this discussion is to highlight the regulatory burden businesses face in NYC, mandated by the Mayor and City Council. Amazon's biggest benefit--bigger than free cash subsidies--was to avoid the onerous ULURP process. Maybe City government could similarly roll back the at-times Kafkaesque burdens imposed on small shops and businesses by the various alphabet soup of agencies: DOB, DOT, DOH, DCA, FDNY, etc. I cannot imagine that, given the scale and scope of the city-run NYCHA disaster, why anyone has blind faith in City Government to address the most pressing problems these days. (Let's see if their latest initiative to address the parking placard abuse amounts to anything. https://nypost.com/2019/02/11/city-council-vows-to-crack-down-on-parking-placard-abuses/amp/) — James on Myoptics, Dudley’s, Tribeca Wine closing?

James thanks for being so informative! — Native on Myoptics, Dudley’s, Tribeca Wine closing?

The old neighborhood has been long gone and replaced by big stores , Target, Duane Reade and so on. Also rich tenants mostly with no manners. Lived here since 92. The big fight to help small business survive after 911 and then this. What a waste. Gee Whiz made store half the size after rent went to $100k a month. So shameful. NO one does anything about this. Our Mayor is a disgrace and useless. — Native on Myoptics, Dudley’s, Tribeca Wine closing?

thanks for the response. Rents are just unaffordable to mom and pop stores in New York city. its really sad. — Native on Myoptics, Dudley’s, Tribeca Wine closing?

"If they have a mortgage, they may “need” a certain minimum rent to get bank approval for a long term lease commitment." this is the core problem. i believe what has happened is that many landlords took out mortgages to buy additional properties. when those secondary properties appreciated, they took our additional liens on them to buy another property and so on. they can't rent for less than the minimum rent specified in their mortgages without having their credit lines cut. — safe as milk on Myoptics, Dudley’s, Tribeca Wine closing?

i would say bringing amazon into this discussion is a straw man. yes, we need to work on policies that help small businesses but i'm sure, as a city, we can accommodate both large and small businesses. the jobs they create are the lifeblood of the city. — safe as milk on Myoptics, Dudley’s, Tribeca Wine closing?

Who wants to take the over/under on a Dec 2019 finish? let's hope they can fully complete one intersection by then. Also, is the DDC's best plan for major construction "let's rip up the street and hope ConEd can pencil us into their schedule sometime in the next 12-24 months"? Laughable. — bill on Construction update part two: Worth Street

Thank you Tribeca Citizen for writing about it. It looks like the owners took notice and cleaned the front of the building just days after your article ! — JB on Eyesore No More

Could not agree more; Amazon coming is going to do so much more harm than any good. I still can't believe it. — Nichole on Myoptics, Dudley’s, Tribeca Wine closing?

Bingo! Good ol' Warren Wilhelm (among others) did a number on this one. — Jeff on Myoptics, Dudley’s, Tribeca Wine closing?