It sounds like these developers are broke, so fining them is likely futile. But I suspect they owe real estate taxes to the City. I really don’t know anything about this, but I wonder if the City has tried to foreclose its tax liens on these properties. Doing that might bring things to a head and at least shift ownership to a new entity, with the possibility of completing the projects in some fashion and adding needed housing units. — SW on Nosy Neighbor: Can’t we restore the sidewalk in front of 45 Park Place?

There is an exemption for people with a disability that hinders their ability to take public transportation. Details are on the MTA website. — SW on Congestion pricing is here

I agree. Glad you said that. — SW on Congestion pricing is here

Isn’t West Street the same thing as the West Side Highway? This may be the source of my ongoing confusion…..If you have your car in Tribeca, then drive it across West Street to BPC, and then come back into Tribeca by re-crossing West Street, haven’t you entered the zone? Same question regarding the example someone else gave earlier: driving your car from Tribeca to West St. (exiting the zone, right?), then North on West St. to the Village, and re-entering the zone in the Village I’m missing why there’s no toll in either case. — SW on Congestion pricing is here

Milwaukee turned the "ghost signs" in their historic 3rd ward into a tourist attraction and made an app that augments them so you can see what the very faded ones looked like originally. Of course. the city had already protected the old signs. https://augmentedhistory.org — N on No news is good news — for now — for West Broadway & Reade murals

Statistics can be manipulated. Is there a disclaimer for this data? What was the traffic level before Thanksgiving? Most tourists leave after New Year's, and many elderly people don't venture out during frigid weather. — S on Tracking the Congestion Pricing Tracker

I asked the security guy at the subway what he can do when people hop the turnstile or fare evade, he said he can only tell them to pay their fare. He can't ticket or enforce in any other way. Only the cops can issue fines. He is there more as a deterrent for people. So that's what the MTA is doing. I have seen cops ticketing kids who fare-evade. Again they ticket kids (mostly young male), not adults. So no worries, we're in good hands. — Hmmmm on Congestion pricing is here

Just please leave them as they are. No one needs new advertising. These are historic and lovely. Don't mess with them. — Alex in NYC on No news is good news — for now — for West Broadway & Reade murals

Best of all would be to get rid of all large outdoor advertising. It's a blight and an eyesore. Many cities around the world are restricting billboards and other large ads. We could "think different" and do that as well. — Marcus on No news is good news — for now — for West Broadway & Reade murals

Exactly right JA. — K on Congestion pricing is here

Exactly right. — K on Congestion pricing is here

It's only 4 days that the congestion pricing is in effect and already their is less traffic below Chambers Street. The shops and restaurants also have less business. In 3 to 4 months we will begin to see the cost of food rise. Eventually our rents will rise to cover the higher cost of servicing the property we live in. In a year from now we will feel unhappy as we realize how much more it's costing us to live in the zone than those lucky residents who live above 60th Street. — Leah on Congestion pricing is here

did anyone listen to the album? — Audrey on What in Tribeca?

That’s basically Jess Coleman’s entire platform: http://jessfornewyork.com. — Drake on Congestion pricing is here

It took 3 days for the toll to hit my E-Z pass. I drove from UES to battery park city, literally went in and out around 1 block as we live right by the west end highway. — Tiago Mogadouro on Congestion pricing is here

I am the owner of the alias for that green one (Hudson and Worth streets) flagged as "NY_58". Hopefully I can go there one day and somehow replace it with a new one... Especially since the small wall is still there as we can see it on Google Maps in early 2025. Let's see ! — Francois on Weekend Distance Activity: Find the Space Invaders (or what’s left of them)

Now I'm more confused. Yesterday I drove across Canal St from Pier 40 on my way to my mechanic in Queens. I returned via the Williamsburg Bridge. Neither trip is reflected on my EZPASS account. My earlier trip noted above through the Holland Tunnel still doesn't appear, either. I'm wondering why. And BTW, I crossed Houston St yesterday from Allen St to the West Side Hwy, a trip I've done many times before and I've never seen lighter traffic. Fingers crossed congestion pricing is actually working. — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... on Congestion pricing is here

Yes, you will pay as soon as you enter the grid off the highway. — Tribeca Citizen on Clarity — finally — on one angle of congestion pricing for Downtown residents

Yes, thank you for the good points, and those complicate any comparison of total safety calculations. It seems that a major concern is about traveling late at night, because subways are relatively (and sometimes very) empty then. If it's true though that as you said that most car crashes also happen late at night, then late night travel in general is a risk either way, though a different risk, and not clear which is worse. Nevertheless, admittedly it's surely a greater risk of being the victim of *assault* crimes on the subway late at night than there is driving late at night. There is some risk of assault even when driving, though: car-jacking, road rage, vulnerability while walking to or from parked car, etc, but that is likely a lesser risk. So, I can see that in some cases the car would be safer especially late at night. Again, though, as you point out, the complete comparison would have to factor in both the risk of death and the risk of of other kinds of assault. To make a determination would also requiring giving those different types of horror a "weight" to decide which risk we would prefer to take. I don't know if anyone has done this kind of sophisticated calculation; anyone know of proper analyses out there? Of course, we would prefer to have no risk either way. So we need to reduce crime. Reducing crime would also reduce the "accidental" deaths from cars, since as you note, many of those come from people under the influence, or breaking the law in other ways - speeding, reckless driving, running red lights, etc. So, if anything, the obvious solution is to reduce crime overall, so we are less likely to be victims of it, whether we use public transit or drive. NYC has clearly massively failed in that goal. — Marcus on Congestion pricing is here

My question also. Where's the enforcement against fare evasion? — Marcus on Congestion pricing is here

I'm coming from 125th and 2nd Ave and I take the westside highway to 56th St. my job is on 59th and 10th Ave do I pay any tolls coming off on 56 St? — Tee on Clarity — finally — on one angle of congestion pricing for Downtown residents

From a Tribeca perspective, I do think some of the worst traffic is on weekends caused by drivers heading to NJ via the Holland Tunnel. This congestion has a terrible impact in Tribeca especially on Hudson Street. I'm not optimistic that congestion pricing will have a major impact on tunnel traffic but the peak hours feel appropriate given tunnel volumes on weekends. Would just be great if the city would do more to improve actual road conditions in neighborhoods where bridges and tunnels flow into residential communities. A lot of the worst traffic is caused by these choke points and the effort to enforce basic traffic laws is minimal. — Neighbor on Congestion pricing is here

So here's a thought. Watching the news it appears a BUNCH of law enforcement resources are being deployed to catch congestion toll evaders. That's a good thing...violators should be prosecuted. But why isn't a comparable effort being expended to apprehend and prosocute bus/subway fare evaders? The interwebs are rife with videos of police standing idly by as fare beater after fare beater jumps the turnstyle. — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... on Congestion pricing is here

I would love to see these developers be fined for taking away from public space?? To J's point and this location as well, with such limited space, especially in lower Manhattan, it really negatively impacts the neighborhood to have these spaces stolen from us for an extended period of time!! — B.Thompson on Nosy Neighbor: Can’t we restore the sidewalk in front of 45 Park Place?

YogaSpark was the best yoga studio ever! Since I left New York, it's been impossible to find somewhere as well designed and friendly for hot yoga. Thanks for all the years in Tribeca. — Karen on YogaSpark will close at the end of the month