Nope. That was uptown. But still, the question uptown isthe police and troopers knew it was coming, since it happened last year, and were "unable" to stop them from getting on the highway. It didn't have a permit. So much for all that security we keep hearing about. — Anna on Seen & Heard: Another Parking Lot Getting Developed?

The problem is not overpriced garages, the problem is the underpriced street parking, and the expectation that you should be allowed to dump your personal property on the street for free. This approach constitutes a massive subsidy to car owners, who are the wealthiest segment of Manhattan's population. — Jacob on Parking: An Endangered Species

Oh and there really were hundreds of bikers and I would say 1 in 10 had Go-Pro cameras mounted on their helmet. — Who-beca on Seen & Heard: Another Parking Lot Getting Developed?

Re: the motorcyclists, there's a lot more detail on Gawker and Jalopnik about this incident and how it was organized. I looked outside from my window to Chambers St when this was happening yesterday and it was pretty ridiculous. It seemed like it went on for longer than 10 minutes. Multiple 4 wheeler motocycles were going up on the sidewalk, scaring pedestrians. The people in the cars stuck in the middle were pretty scared too. Simply put, the cops let this happen. Maybe they were all busy getting drunk at the Tunnels to Towers BBQ over by WFC. — Who-beca on Seen & Heard: Another Parking Lot Getting Developed?

Could this video be related to the biker rampage discussed above? http://www.stuntbums.com/articles/2473/range-rover-runs-over-bikers-nyc Spotted an ATV in the back at one point. — Cameron on Seen & Heard: Another Parking Lot Getting Developed?

On Saturday I saw a guy sitting in one of those chairs on the East side of City Hall in the plaza near the steps to the 4/5/6. Poking out of his green army jacket was a handle to what looked like the same kind of samurai sword. Same problem different guy? — Chris on In the News: Baked Is Opening on Church Street

Bet it was a base-jump from the Freedom Tower. Raise a glass to Phillipe Petit — jfrankp on In the News: Baked Is Opening on Church Street

I am absolutely horrified by this story. To have parents not willing to stand up for their rights, their children's rights and our community's rights to have the opportunity to live and play in a "safe" neighborhood is just plain sad. These parents are doing a greater disservice to their own family and community than whatever "traumatizing" repercussions may come from pressing charges against this individual. I spend my days out and about with my two young (extremely playful and outgoing) children in this neighborhood and truly feel blessed each and every day. To me there is no better place to raise my children in our current situation. We get to live/work in a great metropolis yet have parks, schools, business, and lively safe community at our doorstep, literally. While I know how fortunate I am to be able to stay home and watch my children daily with my own eyes...I do understand those parents who either do not have that opportunity or choose to go to work and must leave the role to a caregiver. As a member of this community I regularly find myself watching out for not only my children, but all the children who are here living and playing along side us. They say it takes a village to raise a child and I wholeheartedly agree. So while I watch over your children daily, please think of the better good and do what is needed to make sure no ones child is ever put in that situation again. — Tribeca Stay-at-Home mom on Suspected Predator Arrested at Ball Fields

It's a testament to the urban lifestyle.  Lots of smart kids and adults.  The kids knew to alert an adult and not walk away with a stranger.  There are always a lot of people around self-policing, as well as park officials, uniform officers and undercover officers.   — N on Suspected Predator Arrested at Ball Fields

EDC, BPCA, HRPT lots of acronyms that translate to very little action by any of these government appointed groups to actually perform on behalf of the communities they are supposed to represent. http://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/liu-audit-finds-something-fishy-in-edcs-management-of-south-street-seaport/ — TribecaMom on In the News: South Street Seaport Stonewalling

So excited for this! I was wondering why Fairway hasn't come downtown. I'm OK with Food Emporium closing and becoming a Trader Joe's. I don't think this will affect the Farmer's market - I go there every Saturday morning to buy all my produce because it is always cheaper and better than any grocery store (WH included) in the city. — H.H. on Here Comes Fairway Market

I understand how you could have misinterpreted my comment, Bettina. I was not referring specifically to the context of predators, but to the many day to day risks in the city that justify parents being generally more protective of their children than they might be in a more rural environment. As my life was routinely threatened on the Chambers St. platform, I only worried about the tween boy who was nervously standing there alone witnessing it. My 9 year old was shocked the first time I didn't join him to go play catch with a neighbor. It has been very liberating as a parent to not have to micromanage every aspect of my childrens' lives for their personal safety. Of course we still have predators out here, and a whole bunch of new risks. We just don't live in what I consider to be a hostile environment anymore. — ex-Manhattan parent on Suspected Predator Arrested at Ball Fields

To ex-Manhattan parent. I never knew the suburbs were completely without predators. This is such a well kept secret. I guess the news makes up those stories about kids being abducted in the suburbs. — Bettina on Suspected Predator Arrested at Ball Fields

Thrilled for the variety. Waiting for Trader Joe's. But what about our Farmers Market? — doxie on Here Comes Fairway Market

These parents should seriously consider getting their kids out of the city. One of the great dilemmas that faces NYC parents is the tradeoff between giving their children freedom and keeping them safe. You either have to deny them some of the freedoms that children should earn as they mature, or you must put them in harm's way more frequently. We didn't want to do the former, but also didn't feel we were capable of doing the latter, so we moved to the burbs. The kids can handle pressing charges, but it's clear that the parents are traumatized by the differing degrees of anxiety that we all face as our kids leave the protection phase and enter the phase where we are supposed to start slowly nudging them out of the nest. Give them a chance to be heroes by standing up for their neighborhood friends. Don't miss the opportunity for a crash course in civic responsibility that must have fallen on the parents' deaf ears when they were kids. Then, get them a yard and let them run leash-free, or they will be their wards for life. — ex-Manhattan parent on Suspected Predator Arrested at Ball Fields

Could the coach file a complaint? I think so — jfrankp on Suspected Predator Arrested at Ball Fields

I'd be happier of Montreal's Normande Laprise returned. — Suzanne F on In the News: Bikes Lanes Approved by CB1

The finance community is questioning whether Fairway's rate of expansion is sustainable. Just sayin' — Suzanne F on Here Comes Fairway Market

I agree with Noah. such selfish narrow minded parents subjecting the public to a predator. Also, who knows what the outstanding warrant was for? He may already be back out on the streets. The fact that he tried to lure kids to Tear Drop park makes me think that this person is local or has a close local tie. — Bettina on Suspected Predator Arrested at Ball Fields

I am also aware that on Saturday a laptop/tablet was stolen from a bag belonging to a parent at the ball fields. — Peter on Suspected Predator Arrested at Ball Fields

I believe it would be empowering, instead traumatizing, for the kids if parents file a complaint. Otherwise they are getting the message that it is good to "cover up" these stories, that is is good to be afraid and let go of a predator. Children are very smart, and will be more traumatized if nothing is done; they might even start to believe the world is full of predators because no one does anything about it, and will feel more unsafe. We live in the world we live in and I believe it is good to prepare children to face life without fear, and feeling that they are part of a community that supports them. — Claudia on Suspected Predator Arrested at Ball Fields

Typical Tribeca - the public good takes second place to the parents' hypersensitivity about their children's emotional well-being. That hypersensitivity is what will actually traumatize a kid. I don't know about you, but my kid would feel empowered, not traumatized, by helping to put this guy away. — Noah on Suspected Predator Arrested at Ball Fields

I could not agree more. There is a potentially dangerous person around the kids in our neighborhood and the parents are only looking out for their kids. — Dave on Suspected Predator Arrested at Ball Fields

The EDC? You must be kidding. I have dealt with trying to get information on Pier 17 from the EDC from 2004 till August 2013 and all you get is the runaround. In fact recently I asked the EDC to certify FOIL Documents that they themselves produced to me and 16 other tenants in our 2004 lawsuit against HHC (in day 45 of Supreme Court trial right now) and I was promptly confronted by the EDC In house Counsel (a nasty lady) who told me they would not certify their own documents on the demolition of the Pier. We are talking a KGB organization operating right here in NYC. Why don't they just be honest and refer to themselves as EDC/HHC/KGP and be upfront about how they operate. The EDC has spent public funds overseeing (now the third version) of redevelopment for Pier 17. FIRST Cerq Du Soliel 2002-05 Second GGPs Hotel stuff 2005-2010 including GGP bankruptcy Third HHC hotel stuff , Currently in the woodchipper. Simply Seafood is one of our litigants and is a holdout in the Pier at the moment. Our case # is 707603/2004 if anybody from CB1 (another hollow, self seving organization) cases to read some real Rouse/GGP/HHC dirty laundry. EDC. Sink it along with Pier 17 when it goes. — Gerry Nally Pier 17 tenant 85-2007 on In the News: South Street Seaport Stonewalling

While protecting their kids, those parents are doing a disservice to the community. The more complaints filed the better the chance that this predator can be stopped. Yes, their child will not be traumatized but someone else's child might disappear. — TribecaMom on Suspected Predator Arrested at Ball Fields