What a journey of patience! I am so happy they have opened and hope the scaffold comes down soon! Been a big fan for years and welcome them back to the neighborhood. I had a long day of work yesterday so maybe I will treat myself to their fabulous tuna sandwich and deadly chocolate chip cookie today!! — TG on Old Kid on a New Block: Cafe Clementine

How is that loud obnoxious exhaust fan permitted to blow out on to pedestrians & patrons of their restaurant? — K on Update on Patisserie Chanson & Chanson Le Salon

Who decided on that temporary “park”… I can guarantee you not the residents who live down here. We have turf 2 blocks North. That stretch is frequently used for kids to learn how to bike and run and for people to have pretty open walking space. The set up right now is not used and uninviting. I can’t imagine adding turf will make it look better or more useable… — Sam on The latest on Wagner Park, under construction now

Do they plan to bring in fully mature and well grown trees? If not it will take years and years before it looks like these renderings as all of the former trees are now gone. — Anon on The latest on Wagner Park, under construction now

As of today - June 4 - all of the trees are gone. They ripped everything out to the street… I don’t understand why they needed to completely pull out all the trees too. I have to imagine they could have rebuilt the sea wall and keep the trees. It looks empty and will take 10+ years for anything to grow back in. It’s so sad — Anon on Seen & Heard: A view of the Wagner demolition

It's quite unseemly. — Marcus on Seen & Heard: Dine Around Downtown on Tuesday

No - as I said, it's seams. You can see them. — Tribeca Citizen on Seen & Heard: Dine Around Downtown on Tuesday

What is that stain on the sculpture by the ladder? — Marcus on Seen & Heard: Dine Around Downtown on Tuesday

so thrilled to see this! i’ve missed cafe clementine so much!! congrats to the new owners- so grateful they didn’t give up. i will be here every day! — jen on Old Kid on a New Block: Cafe Clementine

Was it graffiti? — Richard on Seen & Heard: Dine Around Downtown on Tuesday

I am a long-time resident (10 years) and I am not choosing to buy here due to many of the issues noted above. The lobby and common areas look nice, and the workers seem to be implementing finishing touches. Amenities are not open to current residents (as of end of May / beginning of June). Many of the problems noted above have continued such as: 1) Recently refurbished elevators out of service / broken; 2) Very strong cooking smells (such as fish, garlic, cruciferous vegetables) fill hallways and permeate into neighboring apartments 3) Ad hoc water shut-downs continue to occur, but have been less frequent recently; 4) electric shutdowns, although less common than water-shutdowns have also occurred for 1-5 hours; 5) Management is the same as described above; 6) Doormen and building staff (other than management) continue to be very professional and helpful. My understanding is that new owners will be moving in soon (estimated July) and the next phase of renovations will be starting soon as well. If you consider buying, I recommend asking about the PTAC units (make sure you purchase a renovated unit with brand new heaters / A/C units), and whether/when the fresh air ventilation system will be fixed / operational. I would also inspect the seals in the windows of any unit you decide to purchase, as one of my windows doesn't close tightly anymore and lets in cold air in the winter. — Janelle Mills on Tribeca Green in BPC is going coop

I was tripped by one that I did not see as it was lying flat in the white paint on a crosswalk. Cracked my head, had two black eyes, stitches, three broken ribs. These things are a menace. — Karen on Nosy Neighbor: Why was this giant rock unloaded here?

Capsouto Freres was a wonderful place where people could get great food at affordable prices. Mama Eva was always in the front of the restaurant keeping order and avoiding mayhem. It was a great private restaurant during the early rebirth of Tribeca. Dan Alterman Reade Street — Dan Alterman on Samuel Capsouto, the last of three brothers who helped establish the neighborhood, dies at 76

Madelyn, Thank you for your astute remarks. A truly wonderful family; each generation. — Suellen Epstein on Samuel Capsouto, the last of three brothers who helped establish the neighborhood, dies at 76

Beautifully said, Tracy. — Franklin Foodie on Samuel Capsouto, the last of three brothers who helped establish the neighborhood, dies at 76

My first date with my husband Steven 42 years ago was at Capsouto Freres. My husband did business with the Capsoutos since they opened the restaurant shortly before. We became fast friends with the whole family including Mama Eva. We celebrated birthdays at Capsouto Freres and family milestones. We lived and worked together through 9/11, mourned at the death of Eva and grieved when my dear friend Albert passed. The closing of the restaurant after surviving 9/11 and the death of Albert, was a cruel end to this important Tribeca institution. The final chapter of Jacques and Sammy’s life came too soon. But rather than close on a sorrowful note, we will always remember their warm welcome, laughter, joy and their uniqueness that only the Brothers Capsouto could bring to our community — Madelyn Wils on Samuel Capsouto, the last of three brothers who helped establish the neighborhood, dies at 76

When my women’s group feted me on my 50th birthday they asked me to pick my favorite spot so we celebrated at Capsouto Freres. Albert sat ( and argued with me) on the old Tribeca Committee on CB 1 and his sudden and gut-wrenching early death stunned us all. Sitting Shiva with Jacques was beyond heartbreaking. — Jean Grillo on Samuel Capsouto, the last of three brothers who helped establish the neighborhood, dies at 76

I want to give a shout out to The Daily Grocer. Their meal kits were excellent, easy to prepare, reasonably priced and delicious. I hope they will be able to remain in the neighborhood. — JSM on Seen & Heard: Edith’s coming here?

I had a nasty fall on one of them also. — maryna lansky on Nosy Neighbor: Why was this giant rock unloaded here?

that's a shame. as far as i can tell that change hasn't been posted to the nyc.gov website. they still list it as a pops: https://capitalplanning.nyc.gov/pops/M010002 — josh on Other private uses of public space that make neighbors nuts

Without question the heart and soul of Tribeca. My love for the family lives on Bob — Bob townley on Samuel Capsouto, the last of three brothers who helped establish the neighborhood, dies at 76

HOW WE DINE. By the Strong-Minded Reporter of the Times. [sic] The New York Times January 1, 1859 "[...] THE MINOR SALOON ON THE STETSONIAN PLAN is a very nice place to take & meal at, even though its [sic] not up to the first-class grade. The only objectionable features of such establishments are, that while they are fully as expensive as the genuine and origiinal article, they arc not quite as good. At certain hours of the day you are informed that the waiter is very sorry, but the dish which you have ordered s- [sic] "just out, Sir." Then you can never get a French roll after 4 o'clock ; they bring you, instead, that kind of stuff of the granulated crumb of which I have already spoken. Of course, the rolls are " just out, Sir." Then the waiters are usually undrilled, not to say slightly savage in their demeanor. They hum tunes as they put down your plate, and sometimes they wear slippers. They are attentive enough, but it is with an officious haste which expresses to you that they are doing their very utmost to be attentive-a demonstration which, being obtrusive, is not agreeable. "Places of this character are more numerous than strictly first-class establishments. They are to be met with "up-town" on Broadway, and one or two are in Nassau-street. Taylor's, in Broadway, is an average specimen of the class. "TAYLOR'S SALOON is a palace of plaster, white paint, gold-leaf, and mirrors. You are fairly dazzled with light when you go in; you sit on velvet cushions with a mirror behind you and another one directly opposite, in which you see a million perspective copies of yourself. (I found it a most agreeable subject of contemplation.) A fountain bubbles up in the centre of the great hall; angels in plaster support innumerable lights, which illuminate hundreds of angels in hoops. Every party has a separate compartment, whereof the dividing lines are the arms of the couches, terminating in griffins' heads, which glare on the attendant as he brings up the tray. You eat off an elegant little marble table, and the terms are not, on the whole, extravagant. The front part of the establishment is occupied with the singular mélange of confectionery, (first-rate confectionery, too,) and cigars of excellent quality, which, however, you are not "licensed to smoke on the premises," for they don't permit smoking in that classic fane. You can have an excellent dinner at Taylor's, and it is well served, too ; but I do object to the waiters. I do not like to be served by a person in dirty-white habiliments; I prefer that the man who is so good as to bring me what I am to eat should not appear in soiled garments. I do object specially to the man who, from his walking up and down incessantly, and from his asking me three times, in the course of five minutes, if I have "orthered, Sir-r-r," I take to be the head-waiter-- 1 do object to his wearing a threadbare blue coat with light gray seams and tarnished gilt buttons; because,when I glance around me and see the mirrors, and the fountains, and the gaslights, and the massive Taylorian--the order of architecture would be otherwise nondescript--the massive Taylorian columns, I naturally solace myself with the reflection that I am in strictly aristocratic quarters. Why, then, must a waiter, clad like a nightmare, come in and disturb my illusion. TAYLOR evidently commits an error in judgment; --the fixings and the men are not in keeping. [...]" — james on In the News: Pickleball for Bed Bath & Beyond?

At the link below: "The letterhead provides a detailed view of [Taylor's Saloon's] opulent interior, whose marble floors and vaulted ceilings housed a hundred tables, as well as rich displays of fruit, candy, and flowers, all multiplied by the many gold-framed mirrors." https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/7664/gold-rush-era-letter-on-saloon-of-international-hotel-letterhead?soldItem=true — james on In the News: Pickleball for Bed Bath & Beyond?

https://grolierclub.omeka.net/exhibits/show/dining-out/item/828 "Taylor's Saloon À la carte New York City ca. 1861-62 "Taylor’s Saloon was the foremost women’s restaurant in mid-century New York. It was richly furnished in the way that retail businesses then established themselves as respectable public spaces for women. This 56-page menu has a black leather spine with gilt rules, black gutta percha covers, ornamental gilt borders, inlaid mother of pearl, and navy-blue embossed endpapers. Printed advertisements are on the versos, such as this one shown here for Barnum’s Museum. Some of the advertisements for wine and spirits incorporate actual bottle labels. The two menus that will be in the exhibition (the other dated ca. 1862-63) are the only known copies from the early location in the International Hotel on Broadway at Franklin Street. In 1866, Taylor’s moved uptown to the St. Denis Hotel on Broadway at East 11th Street, where it was situated in the fashionable shopping district known as the Ladies’ Mile." — james on In the News: Pickleball for Bed Bath & Beyond?

"Seriously, How Bad is This Historic Broadway Building's Makeover?" Curbed.com October 5, 2010 "The mystery of what's hidden behind the curtain covering the facade of 365 Broadway has been revealed, and it's basically a bunch of bricks. Gone are the arched windows, scroll work and big cornice that once topped this building that sits just outside the Tribeca East Historic District." — james on In the News: Pickleball for Bed Bath & Beyond?