Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is also another Starbucks two blocks away, likely with much lower rent. Nonetheless I hope this does not become another encampment like every other empty storefront. — Matt on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow

Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow

You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms and kids. — R. on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow

Looking at other people = fun. Being looked at = not so fun. This is (still) a gross invasion of privacy, that has an immense "ick factor" meant to evoke controversy and publicity. If the family had any idea they were being photographed, I am sure they would have pulled the shade. A decent "neighbor" would have informed them. This "artist" was no neighbor - he was an exploiter. — Downtown Dad Again on Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor

The photograph begs the question: when is that scaffolding coming down? Seems a very very long time that it has been up -- — George Bacon on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow

ITS BACK BETTER THAN EVER! BEST LOCAL PLACE FOR A DRINK AND GOOD FOOD!!! CANT WAIT FOR LUNCH!!! — AA on North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new

Since this issue is in play again, I'll opine that the "fluid boundaries between public and private space" is an intriguing issue that touches on the very idea of privacy at home. I have no easy answer, but am drawn to the artist's tools here. If Hopper used a palette, easel and brushes, and painted what was readily visible, so be it. But if the photographer's "reach" was enhanced by a telephoto lens, do we have a separate issue of subjects being photographed while not feeling that they were vulnerable to observation (i.e., not playing the exhibitionist/voyeur game)? If every person's home is their castle, those who do worry about these possible intrusions from afar are advised to keep the moat filled, the drawbridge up – and the curtains drawn. — Gary on Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor

I think you would feel differently if your private moments with your children were being surveilled and photographed. People shouldn't have to live with their curtains closed to have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their own home. The undeniably beautiful images do not erase the violation which produced these photos. Sometimes courts and the law get it wrong. I am not the family that brought the lawsuit but am aware of the impact having their privacy violated in this way had on that family. — Fiona on Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor

Truly sad. Got our son's first "Tribeca Cool Kids" clothes there 15 years ago (on sale!) and they couldn't have been more kind over the following years. Never pushy, always helpful to find the right fit and never with an agenda like most stores (hey - the full price stuff is waay nicer ;) ) Gee Whiz, Frankly, and now Koh's. What's next -- Mudville? Young parents are toast today. Will be missed for sure. — Downtown Dad Again on Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed

The graffiti in question looks very similar to the same outside of Target (on the never-ending construction barriers) which questioned "Tribeca - Why So White?" which attacks a neighborhood in which the culprit likely does not live but enjoys slamming. Just gross all around. — Downtown Dad Again on Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway

Our apartment was inside the "frozen zone" and when we were finally able to return to it in mid-October, I remember the street sweepers constantly running up and down the streets and wondering if the grit I felt under my feet as I walked down the street would ever disappear. — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... on A documentary honors the work of the Sanitation Department after 9/11

I was shocked when I was walking around Tribeca. I've been living away, so coming back now and seeing so many shops we all loved gone is surprising. This area has undergone many changes over the past 25 years, from dollar stores and discount shops to gentrification. Now, banks and Starbucks have closed, and the list goes on. But this location was always busy with high schoolers, kids, and Tribeca moms. NYC downtown isn't what I remember; it's very sad to see it like this. — Van on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow

Or make it a mall of counterfeiters, like a Needle Park or, better yet, the modern-day Essex Market of counterfeiting. Our Mayor likes to see himself as the second coming of LaGuardia. He could move the independent immigrant peddlers and open-air markets off the streets and into an indoor public market, easing congestion of very crowded city streets. — James Bogardus on Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway

The Starbucks on Chambers and W. Broadway is definitely popular and it's situated in a dream spot considering the subway lines. The seating in there is pretty limited, but I'd still be curious as to why that one is going. — Jslv on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow

Given the illegal activities surrounding the building, maybe a museum celebrating the counterfeiting industry would be an appropriate use of the space. — Reademan on Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway

Good ideas and good luck trying to get some institution aware of the building and its possibilities -- — John Willenbecher on Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway

Maybe it's worth pointing out the existence and availability of this building to the powers that be at some museums. I may write a few e-mails about that. Would be great to have a cultural institution "anchor" at that corner. — Marcus on Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway

Good idea, Marcus. I always thought New York could use a Museum of Architecture (well there is the Skyscraper Museum which is fine but limited) and when the Whitney moved south I thought the Breuer building would be a perfect spot for it. Now you make me think the bank building at Broadway and Canal would do excellently. — George Bacon on Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway

Before Koh that store was Kai’s Kids (if I’m not mistaken). She had a beautiful selection of kids’ clothing, including sweaters that she designed and knit herself. — Phyllis Ruffer on Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed

Starbucks is closing 4 FiDi Locations, BUT, This may not be such a bad announcement. Here’s why: The locations are as follows: 99 Wall 15 Carlisle 100 William 125 Chambers Both 15 Carlisle and 100 William are tiny locations with little to no seating. Starbucks no longer wants these small outlets in its portfolio. 100 William is also slated for a massive residential conversion so that may also have entered in the equation. The other two are more of a surprise as the one on Chambers seemed to be popular and the one at 99 Wall is right across the street from two HUGE new office conversions that will deliver around 1,700 new apartments or close to 4,000 new customers. That means that all four of these locations will be ripe for takeover by other coffee shops which will then offer more of a choice to local residents. P.S. Right across the street from 15 Carlisle is another brand new building (8 Carlisle) with 468 new homes opening in 2027 — Luis Vazquez/FiDi Fan Page on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow

Gosh, I hope Starbucks isn’t upset that workers are actively unionizing and have successfully unionized multiple locations across New York City. — Justin on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow

Hopefully this will have some benefit for other businesses but I do have to say it was always packed. Very strange… — John Gallagher on Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow

I, for one, and so tired of graffiti. The art deco post office on Canal gets carefully scrubbed clean, only to be vandalized again and again. The beautiful old bank building on Canal and Broadway gets cleaned, or painted, and gets spray painted again with scribbles. (Of course, no tenant seems to want that beautiful building, probably because of the Canal Street general chaos, including the proliferation of obnoxious street sellers who treat the area as their dumping ground and toilet). Stores in our area have had worse than graffiti: scrawls scratched into window panes, or acid etched into glass. Those typically cannot be cleaned off and require expensive glass replacement. As an aside, I wonder whether any museum or arts organization has considered taking over that bank building and making it a real destination. Maybe the asking rent is too (d*mn) high. I was even glad to have a Duane Reade there when it was that, but it didn't survive. — Marcus on Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway

Ben If the area was pedestrianized, what would happen with emergency vehicles, Access a Ride, school buses, trash pick-up? The hospital? The fire station on Beekman? Special ed school on John? Post office on John? ACS on William? Social Security on William? Federal Reserve on Maiden Lane? Amazon, delivery for restaurants & stores, service & repair vehicles, movers and so on? Right now, delivery workers are already hauling heavy stuff for blocks because there is no place to park and unload. IMO not a good look that people in expensive housing get to stay home and order stuff - and the workers need to struggle to deliver their stuff. If residents would stop ordering Amazon, there'd be a reduction in vehicles :) For what it is worth I don't drive and don't use Uber, but IMO the increase in traffic is clearly the result of overdevelopment of residential and hotels on old narrow streets. — Lisa on City moving forward with development of 100 Gold

I'm sorry to hear this news. My condolences to the family. I was a regular until 2007 when we moved abroad. Every visit to NY included a visit to Walkers where we asked, is Jerry around? We held wakes there, celebrated good times, 3 generations of us. I was there the nights his first two daughters were born. My kids were also fond of him. RIP. A good man, gone but not forgotten. — Kevin Clarke on Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died