Trader Joe’s already has one wine store in NY (on 14th street) so are still prevented by law (NYS ABC Statutes Article 6.79.2) from having another one. I guess they could try to do the costco partnership method but that seems very outside of TJs brand and business model. Obviously if the grocery store wine sales act ever passes that will change, but that would change for Whole Foods and others as well. — philmang on Seen & Heard: Souths Took Its Toilet

Thanks James. I am sure I must have a shot from street level, pre digital, so I would have to find it, but you saved me the trouble! I even think the business was called something like Ericsson Auto Body, which if it was, is now further up on Washington Street. — Robert Ripps on In the News: Mmuseumm’s “Rest Stop”

See photo: https://bkskarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/05_124Hud__ParkingLot_Before-1024x578.jpg — James on In the News: Mmuseumm’s “Rest Stop”

Until 124 Hudson Street was built, eliminating the auto body shop(?) on the corner of Hudson & Ericsson Place, you could see the outline of 36 Beach/Ericsson against the wall of its neighbor at 34 Ericsson. — Robert Ripps on In the News: Mmuseumm’s “Rest Stop”

the south side of Warren between Greenwich and W. Broadway will be backfilled and paved for NYCDOT’s Special Event (the AHA Wall Street Run on May 17).” In other words, that block will get paved for one event, and then torn up again. BLATANT CORRUPTION!!!!!! WHO PAYS FOR THE WHOLE WORK? — I love nyc on Seen & Heard: Revised Opening Forecast for Il Mulino

There are some email addresses at the bottom of gitanotulum.com. (I tried reaching out to Gardner on Instagram, but he didn't respond.) — Erik Torkells on Tulum Hotspot Gitano Is Opening an Outdoor Restaurant Here

Any contact information for the Gitano team? Would love to get our school involved in the garden/educational component. Thanks Erik. — JRL on Tulum Hotspot Gitano Is Opening an Outdoor Restaurant Here

Will, ICYMI, "The restaurant and bar area will be primarily seasonally operated May to November in 2018 and 2019 only.” — mruptight on Tulum Hotspot Gitano Is Opening an Outdoor Restaurant Here

Thanks for the update - I was wondering about that, too. — Will Meyerhofer on Seen & Heard: Peek Inside a New Café

as a resident of Murray Street, I know how much quicker and easier it is to knock something old and beautiful down than it is to replace it. — Will Meyerhofer on Tulum Hotspot Gitano Is Opening an Outdoor Restaurant Here

how do you run an outdoor restaurant in NYC, where it's freezing (or boiling) most of the year? Tropical style plants can only stay out in NYC weather about half the year. So this would be a pop up sort of thing? The meditation pool could make a nice skating rink during the winter months... — Will Meyerhofer on Tulum Hotspot Gitano Is Opening an Outdoor Restaurant Here

I still can’t believe they razed that beautiful old bank building down to the ground only to leave the lot vacant for so many years. Insanity. — Rohin on Tulum Hotspot Gitano Is Opening an Outdoor Restaurant Here

Many, many buildings in Manhattan, and TriBeCa have no access to the street from their "rear yards". — George on Seen & Heard: Souths Took Its Toilet

I love Tent and Trails. I hope they're not closing. — Amy on Seen & Heard: FiDi’s Other Sky-High Restaurant

South's knew the nail salon or yogurt chain would just buy a better toilet anyway. — J Parnell on Seen & Heard: Souths Took Its Toilet

That is the risk you take when you have an apartment next to an empty lot. There is no guarantee that the lot will never be built on. — Old guy in Tribeca on Seen & Heard: Souths Took Its Toilet

Since the two buildings at 100 Franklin are located on one contiguous lot, it would seem DDG could theoretically (and legally) block the entire width of the air shaft formed by the rear yards of its neighbors to the west. It may not be able to practically because of the narrow width of that strip of land connecting the north and south portions of the lot. However "screws over" seems to imply malign intent to take advantage and treat unfairly. Should DDG also maintain the eastern lot line windows of its neighbor on White Street? Are they being "screwed over" too by losing windows they had no easement for? — James on Seen & Heard: Souths Took Its Toilet

As reported here on April 13: https://tribecacitizen.wpengine.com/2018/04/13/joe-the-juice-is-opening-here/. — Erik Torkells on Yoga Shanti Is Opening in Tribeca

Joe and The Juice is talking the empty part of the Ghee Whiz Dinner on Greenwich Street. https://therealdeal.com/new-research/topics/dealsheet/295-greenwich-streetretail-leasing05-03-2018/ — Anonymous on Yoga Shanti Is Opening in Tribeca

Tent and trails was claustrophobic and wonderful. It will be missed — cami on Seen & Heard: FiDi’s Other Sky-High Restaurant

I'm not sure I agree with all that tax analysis at the Surly Subgroup - first of all, if the 501c3 status were revoked today on account of illegal activity, donations made prior to the date of revocation would still be deductible. Second, even if the organization had *never* been a 501c3, it only would have been taxed on profit - the expense of actually cleaning the dog park would have been deductible. The organization actually lost money in 2016, but it ended the year with a ~$9500 cash balance. That seems like a pretty good proxy for total retained earnings (though my guess is that the principals have made significant donations over the years which wouldn't have been accounted for as revenue). So it would have owned something like ~3000 in taxes over the years. Looking at archive.org, it seems like this project started out innocuously enough - 2011 pulls from the web site make no mention of membership, and make the whole thing appear a little like the Central Park conservancy - a donation-supported organization to clean and make improvements to a public park. The first mention of membership comes some time in 2014. At that point, things do like dicey for them: https://web.archive.org/web/20141013171519/http://www.dogownersoftribeca.com:80/membership/ They call out the $120 membership payments as tax deductible - which I agree with the Surly Subgroup is at least a grey area given that you're getting a service (access to a clean dog park) in return. Perhaps more telling, though, is the following passage: "The Warren Street Dog Park is privately owned. The NYC Parks Dept. has no involvement whatsoever with the park. The park is operated by Dog Owners of Tribeca, Inc. It is solely dependent on your membership dues to remain in operation." Certainly that's a) untrue, and b) not a good look. — mg on In the News: “You’re Rich, You’ll Be Fine”

Forgone impact fees are nothing compared to the 421a giveaway to developers and construction unions. — James on In the News: “You’re Rich, You’ll Be Fine”

Agree. Tents and trails was great and had a real personality. — Jj on Seen & Heard: FiDi’s Other Sky-High Restaurant

The event messed up traffic in Brooklyn and across Staten Island until at least 4:00. This is worse than the marathon. My main concern is for emergency service vehicles getting through during events such as this. Virtually impossible. — Maryann on A Much-Improved Five Boro Bike Tour

this is going to be a huge problem with traffic and noise for residents who live there. — NATIVE on In the News: Loft-Peep at 443 Greenwich