That's ironic because I thought that the whole lengthy design process behind 1 WTC was to ensure it looked like a big middle finger directed at Banksy? — Jim Smithers on In the News: Tartinery at Brookfield Place

Jason Biggs must be really good at saving money. — IF on Real Estate Sales Report

Welcome to Tribeca the best neighborhood to be in. Great fashion forward shops, fantastic Michelin star restaurant, and hip friendly people. — judith wittels on New Kid on the Block: Postmasters

Is it the wall sculpture on the wall at chipotle? My. 2 year old and I were just talking about it! — Anne Marie on Where in Tribeca…?

Welcome Robin! We are so happy to have you in the hood. Will definately walk over with my crew to have a look-see. What great space and tribeca surely needs something for us shop-deprived locals! — Alycea Ungaro on Pop-Up: Robin Brouillette + Tribeca Collective

My husband and I are new to the Northeast and have enjoyed exploring different areas of NYC. We saw an outdoor menu, and decided to stop for a beer and appetizers. Really glad we did! The calamari was the best I have ever eaten, and the duck confit quesadillas were surprisingly good. Although I am not much of a beer drinker, I thoroughly enjoyed their pumpkin ale. Highly recommend this place! — Angie A on New Kid on the Block: Church Publick

I fear that Robin really doesn't get it. Her boutique collective (hilarious) has way too much light and way too much empty space. She really needs to take a field trip to the sister stores of the J Crew Liquor Store and Food Emporium - these are classic examples of the "Hoarder Look" that is the "New Retail." You need to pack your space with as much product and fixtures as you possibly can while leaving very little to no room for customers to maneuver or light to see what they're looking at. I hope her learning curve is not too steep. I hope, because where else will I get my creepy cat head pillows? Or maybe it's just for Halloween? — Jim Smithers on Pop-Up: Robin Brouillette + Tribeca Collective

I think it's more of a crime that John Street is referred to as stroller alley. @Miriam - please keep you distance from John Street, tipsters are tipping that strollers gangs have taken it over and don't look kindly upon outsiders. That means you too, @PonyBoy. — Jim Smithers on In the News: Petition Against FiDi Probation Office

Well, Jane, let me check my files....I know they're around here somewhere... — Jim Smithers on Here Comes Fairway Market

Hmmm...so electric fences would work? — David G. Imber on Pop-Up: Robin Brouillette + Tribeca Collective

Wagging Tail in Tribeca (have groomers too)- they have never killed a dog - and their employees don't rape each other either. http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120627/greenwich-village/alleged-doggie-daycare-rape-more-violent-than-initially-thought — StrollerlessTribecaHottie on In the News: Trouble at Biscuits & Bath

Does anyone know when the food Emporiums lease is up? — Jane Blackman on Here Comes Fairway Market

just another ex hedge fund guy who thinks he has to be involved in design, and has special taste & is bringing something new to NY. There is nothing unique or new about this shop. — annabelle on New Kid on the Block: Stillfried Wien

This is horrifying, I feel for Peanut's family.. This could have been my dogs. B&B just told us last week that they had to transport my dogs to the west 13th location due to some technical issues at Tribeca spot. We thankfully canceled our appointment at the time and made another appointment since then (before I read this news) but I'm not sure if I ever want to go back now. Can someone recommend me a place to go for grooming? I honestly don't like most grooming places since my dogs hate going there and we had experiences with them coming back with blood on them. (Scratches and cuts but still...) — H. on In the News: Trouble at Biscuits & Bath

I think it's well worth eleven and a half million bucks for some hedge fund dude to be able to say "I've got a rotunda". — David G. Imber on Real Estate Sales Report

You just described what she could have done and not what she did, which was blocking the entire front aisle with her perpendicularly parked stroller. The FE is a tight squeeze for everyone, but that's not a defense for being inconsiderate. I taught my children to be considerate, not to make excuses. — Miriam on Where in Tribeca…?

I always tried to observe stroller etiquette when my kids were in a stroller which was when there were a lot less strollers in Tribeca. In defense of the mom though, the checkout lanes in Food Emporium are not wide enough for most strollers and you have to put your items on the conveyor and then walk your stroller to the last checkout lane and walk around back to your lane to pay. Not to mention, all the goodies are stroller height at the checkout lines. — TribecaMom on Where in Tribeca…?

I don't know where this is, but I did see a classic TriBeCa moment tonight. This evening at the Food Emporium, a "lady" had parked her stroller (with a child inside) in the front aisle blocking almost the entire path while she was in the checkout lane checking out. A young man went to slide the stroller to the side so he could place his groceries on the checkout belt and the woman yelled, "Sir!, Sir!" as if the man was going to dump the child out of the stroller and run off with it. Luckily, he didn't. The "lady" was oblivious to the fact that she was inconveniencing everyone else by blocking the aisle and also blocking the checkout lane with her stroller. As you know, the Food Emporium only opens one or two of their 150 lanes. Erik, can you do a post on the lack of stroller etiquette? I know it's an invitation for a Smithers rant or two, but it is a bit ridiculous that people have such a lack of common courtesy or awareness of their surroundings when "with stroller." — Miriam on Where in Tribeca…?

@Andrea: No, but an intriguing guess.... — Erik Torkells on Where in Tribeca…?

One of the statues from the "Lightness of Being" exhibit at City Hall Park? — Andrea on Where in Tribeca…?

My guess with the Lucy Liu thing is that it's referencing her "moving from NY to LA in her 20's" and somehow we're supposed to know she was living in Tribeca at the time. — lowphat on In the News: Citigroup Close to Renewing on Greenwich

My guess with the Lucy Liu thing is that it's referencing her "moving from NY to LA in her 20's" and somehow we're supposed to know she was living in Tribeca at the time — lowphat on In the News: Citigroup Close to Renewing on Greenwich

I assume there are fluorescent lights up there, they can cause some funky things like you're seeing in your camera, although I usually find that florescent cause waves of yellow lines not just an all yellow image, but still, that's my guess. You can adjust the white balance in post to set it correctly if you shoot in RAW. Thanks for the photos! — Brian on First Look Inside the New WTC/Brookfield Place Passageway

@Concerned Citizen: Yeah, me too. Maybe she and I can form a band. We can call ourselves the Worsts! — Erik Torkells on First Look Inside the New WTC/Brookfield Place Passageway

Really, "she's the worst"? Well, I think you're the worst. — Concerned Citizen on First Look Inside the New WTC/Brookfield Place Passageway