As for the subway - over the past few days my co-workers and I have thought there were a few more people on the No. 1 in the morning but demographically (20-something and 30-something) seemed to be 1) students and/or 2) people who had been working remotely but now back to the office. Has not looked like lawyers from Great Neck who were driving. Also, in midtown (no surprise) far fewer tourists in January. — Lin on Tracking the Congestion Pricing Tracker

I'm so sad with this news. I liked so much their ricotta-lemon pancakes ! Everything was delicious and their welcome was impeccable. I miss you. — Karine on Sarabeth’s will close tonight

Nick (And his wife Toni), are the best!!! Smart as the day is long , and just as cool! Been eating their sandwiches for over 20 years. Try the Smoked Chicken Salad sandwich..my favorite! Only available once a month! Mike — Mike (Old Town Bar Mike) on Sneak Peek: Olive’s

Slight correction, but I think Essex Market (which moved from across Delancey) is still open with the same vendors; it's The Delancey food hall that was downstairs that has closed. — malcolm on Trouble at the Tin Building?

AGRRED..... early january is a slower time in NYC. Compare the date and take actuals in February when thing are back to normal and college is back-in-session. — JAY on Tracking the Congestion Pricing Tracker

The Tin Building is fun - but there were and are already so many food places and restaurants in the area. Restaurants are cannibalizing each other. Plus so many people order food delivery. (A worker at the Subway sandwich chain on John Street said that people who live across the street order Carvel to be delivered - instead of just walking a few yards...) There is no way there would ever be enough people to eat at all the places around the Seaport as well as just a few blocks away.... BTW the Gotham West food hall was slated to close, the food hall at Manhattan West is closing, the Essex Market food hall closed. — Lin on Trouble at the Tin Building?

This corrects typos above, This debate is one sided. It focuses on reducing traffic, emissions and the time it takes to commute to and from work in the city’s midtown congestion pricing zone. Here’s why that’s a problematic: 1) Any flat tax tat taxes the poor, wealthy, and ultra wealthy equally is a regressive tax that eats a huge income of take home pay for the working poor who often must commute. It kaes the poor even more poor. For the poor who work in the city, driving at to work is cost-prohibitive and unsustainable, so fewer of them drive into work, and so the working poor now risk safety to commute and pay as much as the wealthy. For the wealthy and those who get car service to get to work, nothing changes. They’re companies the the difference and write off the diff as a tax break. They pay no money out of pocket, the commute feel is corporate subsidized. Ultra wealthy pay the fines without noticing. Now, only the Poor and working poor can not drive into NYC. Therefore, manhattan is now a de facto fact community that keeps out the poor and protects the rich, paid for by the working poor and poor, to keep everyone there but themselves, who pay for their own exclusion? NYC is now like rich enclaves lake Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard. At least in those cases, locals pay for the access they enjoy. NYC is for the rich while it’s paid for by the working poor,bwho can’t access it. NYC is the most unAmerican city.in America. The city that never sleeps is now part of the suburban 5am club for wealthy California women, all other New Yorkers can go to hell. — Brett Adam Forman on Tracking the Congestion Pricing Tracker

Dunno, but there should be camera infrastructure. They said they are installing cameras at 120 points. — Tribeca Citizen on Clarity — finally — on one angle of congestion pricing for Downtown residents

Neglect, neglect, neglect. Many of the McDonalds HVAC systems in NYC are not functioning properly. Most of McDonalds HVAC system’s in NYC are custom designed because of height access to the roof. With that the HVAC system needs to be maintained differently than a McDonalds standard stand alone building. Over the many years the corporation has let go of its team of talented people that knew how to address these designs. They knew when it was the corporations responsibility to fix something or when it was the owners responsibility. This is a story of the owner knowing he can strong arm the corporation and have the corporation make the repairs caused by his neglect. These stores run 24 hours a day with the harshest conditions for a HVAC system. Typically a HVAC system is replaced every 15-20 years on a free standing building that is open 24 hours. So with the neglect that this store has given to its HVAC system I would put that at 8-10 years. Yes they deserve their roof access back but it probably won’t make a difference. — Same Old Story on In the News: McDonald’s sues its neighbors

The view is not down Reade Street, You can't see Citi Bank building from that angle or INP — G on In the News: Two Downtown connections to the best restaurants in NYC

If anyone thinks $9 is going to stop people from driving into the city they are delusional. Jack the price to $100 and maybe you got some movement. Also no reason that people who live in the city (Manhattan, not the other lower priced burroughs) and own cars should be paying this, only those coming from the outside. — Harry on Tracking the Congestion Pricing Tracker

If another restaurant was going into this space then why did Sarabeth’s not get renewed. A family friendly and neighborhood staple that you could bring the kids. I’m not sure luxury Milanese Italian will give the same vibe or friendliness to families… We need more spots where parents can dine with their young kids and not be stressed about others and less “luxury” spots. — LZ on The family from Beef Bar has taken the Sarabeth’s corner

So sorry to hear this. It is a wonderful company and their work is beautiful. — Bruce Ehrmann on Klein Epstein Parker has left its space on Hudson

Let's review your statics after one year and let's compare them to DOT's data. I would also like to see in DOT's data what percentage of cars are exempt from paying the congestion pricing. — Leah on Tracking the Congestion Pricing Tracker

Parking on our street was down over 50%. I've never seen so few cars parked (Thursday at 11:30am). It seems like an unintended consequence of this could be lower toll revenues for the Port Authority if more commuters do move to public transit. Revenues from public transit are much lower than PA tolls. I might have missed this but was possible lower PA revenues part of the calculation? — MKO on Tracking the Congestion Pricing Tracker

The impact on sales tax receipts - particularly small businesses / restaurants - is key. Obviously traffic will decrease because the market is at least somewhat elastic - this data is pointless (also they should be comparing January '25 to January '24, not 4 random months they chose). To know if it was worth it, you need to know the incremental consequence on Manhattan businesses (e.g. lost revenue) which could be far more than the tax collected from congestion pricing. Ultimately, the real issue is that the MTA budget is so bloated from the unions and red tape that if the real goal was to invest in public transport and encourage people to use it, reforming the MTA cost structure (and increasing policing on transit) would have been a far more effective solution. — Bert on Tracking the Congestion Pricing Tracker

The deterioration of City Hall Park's hardscape and landscape is sad. It's only been about 25 years since it was renovated and it looks awful. — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... on Nosy Neighbor: What happened to the gas lamps at City Hall Park?

How about if you do not see any cameras on the block you are entering. For example on 46th st if I turn off the west side highway heading toward 11th Ave, how am I getting charged. I see signs saying beginning of toll zone. But no cameras. — Joany on Clarity — finally — on one angle of congestion pricing for Downtown residents

Oh, good point. I saw Ban + cast iron and read right over Reade... — Tribeca Citizen on In the News: Two Downtown connections to the best restaurants in NYC

You only get charged entering, and then only once a day. — Tribeca Citizen on Clarity — finally — on one angle of congestion pricing for Downtown residents

Has anyone noticed the graffiti on all 4 sides of the top floor of this building? One day I noticed these looking out of my window.. Makes you wonder who, when and how was this done..security is not a priority, clearly — Pat Oliveira on Nosy Neighbor: Can’t we restore the sidewalk in front of 45 Park Place?

Let’s be real frank since you brought up politics. if you look at the top ten states with the highest GPF per capita most of them are blue states. If you look at the average income per capita, more states on that top 10 are blue states. red states have the weakest economies, the highest divorce rates, the biggest educational deficits. Red states have the highest rates of welfare recipient, highest rates of suicide deaths. highest teenage pregnancy rates. highest rates of poverty. Highest rates in gun shootings. highest Covid death rates. So basically why would anyone be voting republican? they want the whole country to be like red states? When you vote republican what policies are you actually voting for? — Sam on Barnes & Noble Tribeca will close next month

I expect it will take a little while for people to adjust their behavior, so it's probably too soon to make any assessment of the results of congestion pricing. — Marcus on Tracking the Congestion Pricing Tracker

This is not Cast Iron House — article says it is on Reade Street — Trimom on In the News: Two Downtown connections to the best restaurants in NYC

Enforcement goes down, crashes go up: "For 8 Months, Traffic Enforcement on New Jersey’s Highways Plummeted"...and immediately crashes went up https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/nyregion/new-jersey-state-police-slowdown.html — Marcus on Congestion pricing is here