Joe and the Juice is open! — GreenwichSt on Seen & Heard: Joe & the Juice Looks Close to Opening

Popped in recently; fantastic addition to the neighborhood, great drinks and they were so nice. We will be regulars and wish them the best of luck! — O on New Kid on the Block: Interlude Coffee & Tea

Really nice people!! Its good energy over there. And honestly a reeally good cappuccino!! — Rose on New Kid on the Block: Interlude Coffee & Tea

The trip scammers on Greenwich are very aggressive and sometimes intimidating. On occasion, I have been approached two or three times on the same evening. It ruins my walk home from work. Since it is a scam, it is criminal, just not important enough for the powers that be to act. It is certainly a detriment to the quality of life in the neighborhood. — IJM on Seen & Heard: Remembering Nobu Downtown’s Chef

Agreed re: captain's comp and benefits. I would not tip the captain. Just my server. — TribMa on Seen & Heard: Tipping the Captain at Il Mulino

Yes, that's possible (if there's space). — Erik Torkells on First Impressions: Manhatta

If you're not there for dinner, do you know if it's possible to drop in just for drinks and still enjoy and have benefits of the view, etc.? — james on First Impressions: Manhatta

Those cobblestones on Greenwhich St., and elsewhere I might add, are extremely dangerous. First of all who lays cobblestones almost 2” apart with the smooth side down & craggy side up? No wonder bikers ride on the sidewalks! I have been in a lot of places around the world and have never ever seen cobblestoned streets like this. I also remember the Hudson Street/8th Ave. cobblestones which were smooth on top and about 1/4” apart. You can still see some of the same type of cobblestone placements or what’s left of them on Franklin St. right near the curbs between Hudson & Varick. Even the first newer cobblestoning of Jay St. done in the early 80’s is awful. I love cobblestones myself but at this point of unskilled cobblestone layers I personally think it’s best to use it solely as decoration and not for traffic or pedestrian use. — Dixie on Seen & Heard: Tipping the Captain at Il Mulino

The captain at a restaurant has a good hourly wage and probably receives benefits. Your server does not. Please tip your server. — anna on Seen & Heard: Tipping the Captain at Il Mulino

Anyone know what is going in on the SE corner of Spring & Hudson. Lots of diggers there — Mrs M on Seen & Heard: More Redevelopment in Hudson Square

are they saying cappuccinos cost 12$? Crazy world! — Yourneighbor on New Kid on the Block: A Summer Day Café

They are such a great addition to the neighborhood. — KP on New Kid on the Block: Interlude Coffee & Tea

@James: I was talking about years ago. All of Hudson Street, IIRC, up to 14th Street was cobblestones. The replaced them back in the 90s (I think). When they were removed, one of the workers gave me a cobblestone to keep. I still have it. — KP on Seen & Heard: Tipping the Captain at Il Mulino

Last week I told one of the boys I wasn’t interested and he yelled “a**hole!” at me as I walked away. Luckily my toddler wasn’t with me to witness the behavior! — Nicole on Seen & Heard: Remembering Nobu Downtown’s Chef

Where on Hudson Street leading to the Holland Tunnel are there now cobblestones? If they had held up so well, why were they apparently removed? — James on Seen & Heard: Tipping the Captain at Il Mulino

The thing is that there have been high traffic streets that are cobblestoned that haven't had this problem. For example, Hudson Street had cobblestones for years and years, and they held up to the HEAVY Holland Tunnel traffic really well, IIRC. — KP on Seen & Heard: Tipping the Captain at Il Mulino

That’s the extent of what I heard, as I already said. — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Big Residential Conversion Postponed

Any thoughts on *how* long "for a while" may be? — GEM on Seen & Heard: Big Residential Conversion Postponed

They're actually east of Zuccotti Park. — JCM on FiDi’s Next Light Show

DOT has a spec online for water blasting. Perhaps that is what was going on? Water Blasting for Surface Preparation & Marking Removal 09/15/15 Revised 07/14/2017 DESCRIPTION.  This work shall consist of cleaning and preparing Portland cement and bituminous pavement surfaces for the application of reflectorized pavement marking materials utilizing a combination of grinding and water blasting – both with vacuum recovery of debris.  Examples of pavement markings requiring this item include, but are not limited to, paint, MMA, polyurea, thermoplastic and epoxy marking materials. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/pavement-marking-specs-surface-prep.pdf — James on Seen & Heard: More Redevelopment in Hudson Square

The problem, in part, is that cobblestones aren't designed for extremely high traffic areas like the mass of cars constantly spilling out of the Holland Tunnel onto Laight. It would look weird to have just the Laight-overlap part of Greenwich Street be paved rather than have cobblestones, but anything short of that, you're just going to have to repair them every year or two, because there's simply too much wear and tear from big trucks and high vehicle volume... — Scott on Seen & Heard: Tipping the Captain at Il Mulino

Per the NYC Department of Transportation's Street Design Manual regarding granite block (a k a cobblestones): "DOT generally maintains this material in historic districts, but any third party that excavates it [e.g., to install or maintain underground utilities and pipes] must restore it in kind or as directed by the Commissioner pursuant to Rules of the City of New York, Title 34, Section 2-11(e)(12)(vii)" — James on Seen & Heard: Tipping the Captain at Il Mulino

Those cobblestones were replaced several years ago. I'm not sure when, but they did quite a few streets. Whoever replaced them should be held responsible and redo them . Wonder if the is a warranty ! — John on Seen & Heard: Tipping the Captain at Il Mulino

Agreed. Has this been discussed with the Community Board? What about Landmarks? We should not so carelessly destroy historic buildings. — Marcus on The High Cost of Disney’s Move to Hudson Square

"Napery" comes from the same root word as "apron", which was actually "a napron" before it was misheard by middle English speakers and rebracketed through juncture loss as "an apron." — James on In the News: More on Nonna Beppa