I "love" how Westfield is suing for $2.5 million (rent for the 9 year lease) AND seeking to terminate the lease . . . so they can get another 2.5 million. Maybe they think they can get more with a new tenant. In any event, they will have no trouble renting that space, but our courts are clogged with stupid caes and time and money in general is wasted. I am, however, looking forward to that area being in full swing. — David Steingard on In the News: Ferry Crash

Greedy landlords destroying neighborhood and economy. Impossible for any restaurant to cover rent and purchase quality ingredients and employ competent staff. Market will change when banks cut costs and all abandon expensive retail locations. Clothing companies will be the next to drop out of retail locations as people buy on-line. As the service business shrinks, this will lead to increased unemployment and a big depression. — Lewis Gross on Almond Is Closing

riverrun had the best jukebox in NYC (10¢!). The place had a much better vibe than anything in the Tribeca that followed, and there are probably fewer people in Tribeca now that actually went there than there are reader's (worldwide, all time) of the Joyce novel whose first sentence (or is it last?) gave the bar its name. — Hal on In the News: Eataly Details

Take it with a pound of salt, but the baristas at Fika said they saw a bar going into 27 Desbrosses. Seems strange that it wouldn't have come up in any public hearing yet. — Muscle Milk on Seen & Heard: Rainbow Over Tribeca

You didn't miss anything. Riverrun was an OK family restaurant, the food was hardly exceptional but generally good. — Makes you go "hmmm..." on In the News: Eataly Details

The bookstore at the old ICP location was a treasure. Wonderful postcards, gift items and an extensive collection of photography books. I hope they plan to revive it at the new location. — Huck's mom on Field Trip: ICP Museum

Just got invite for Williamsburg opening July 30 at 10 am, so we'll soon know if Tom is right. :-) Yesterday they replaced some of the black paper. — Hudson River on Back to the World Trade Center Mall

The New York Times' reference to the ferry departing from "World Financial Center" is not a mistake. WFC appears to be the outdated name for the ferry terminal near Brookfield Place. That's what they call it on various ferry sites, including NY Waterway. A name change would seem to be in order.... — Jon on In the News: Ferry Crash

It'll be easier if you just search "happy hour" (with the quotation marks)—it'll pop right up. — Erik Torkells on 32 Happy Hour Deals in Greater Tribeca

Great list! Could you post this with the restaurant list - or somewhere convenient? Or make it an option to on that search? Thanks! — A. on 32 Happy Hour Deals in Greater Tribeca

I think that already happened (but time will tell).... — Erik Torkells on Seen & Heard: Rainbow Over Tribeca

Terroir has late night happy hour too! — Elizabethq on 32 Happy Hour Deals in Greater Tribeca

it might have already passed but I think that all good things space is going to be a sort of pop up flea market, but they might have found more permanent tenants since I heard about that... — Ian Berry on Seen & Heard: Rainbow Over Tribeca

bad food, poor service. i went many times. never once had a decent experience — MD on Almond Is Closing

Awesome list, thank you! — Neil E on 32 Happy Hour Deals in Greater Tribeca

Riverrun … sigh. — KP on Almond Is Closing

the c level Citi people---- what does that mean? C Suite? — Sheila on Almond Is Closing

I went often with my family, and that couldn't be further form the truth. The were as accommodating as any restaurant in the area when it came to kids, and families. This is going to be a tough loss — Bob on Almond Is Closing

I was there on Sunday, and the turtle was snapping at the ducklings. The mother was swimming constantly, with the ducklings behind her, in a futile attempt to get away. There was an interesting discussion about what one does with urban wildlife, and more importantly who is in charge of creating urban wildlife ecosystems. — Duane Street on Seen & Heard: The Lifting of the Street Fair Ban

not sure it it's the same turtle because i haven't seen it for over a year but i have definitely seen a turtle there over the past several years. — josh on Seen & Heard: The Lifting of the Street Fair Ban

Just a few doors down from long-lost Tribeca pioneer restaurant Riverrun . . . not that that matters, just thought I'd toss in a bit of history. — Noah on Almond Is Closing

I actually heard that (at least early on) they ranged somewhere between outwardly hostile and unaccommodating to families who were looking to dine at the location with children. If this is actually true and the behavior carried on, I'm not surprised to hear of their inability to make a go of it and subsequent departure from Tribeca. — Waylon Smithers on Almond Is Closing

I walked by there a little while ago and there were seven, only a few days old. This is the first year I've seen turtles in there. When this started happening a few years ago I spoke with someone at the Audobon Society who told me the mortality rate for baby ducks is 50%. Mom duck was squawking for food from passers-by. — Hudson River on Seen & Heard: The Lifting of the Street Fair Ban

:-( — Madeline Lanciani on Almond Is Closing

I cannot agree more. — Dizzy on Almond Is Closing