No one has a problem with the existing jail in Chinatown -- it's the 10-year construction project that they are opposed to. And I don't think there is anyone who thinks the reason Rikers is the way it is, and inmates are treated the way they are, stems from the layout of the floors. We are not the only borough based jail: a neighborhood in the South Bronx, which already has a floating prison and had to fight for years to get the city to relocate another one AND hosts just about every other municipal facility is also getting one. Jails are not great neighbors, no matter what you think of the people in them. That's why Rikers Island makes sense to me. — Tribeca Citizen on Demolition to start on White Street jails

I agree with Ben & Crawdad. The hysterical comments on here are straight out of fantasy land. It's becoming clearer by the day that NIMBYs are one of the most destructive forces in our current politics. We need to continue maintaining & evolving our infrastructure across the board to create a better future for ourselves & the next generations, yet NIMBYs oppose the necessary progress every step of the way. Not only do we badly need to provide actually humane living conditions for inmates (new construction will be huge step there), the whole point is to have the jail near the courthouses for maximum efficiency. They should be happy it's on the site of an EXISTING JAIL, my god! Where else do they propose building this instead? Or do they oppose closing Riker's at all? Or they'd rather send it to far-flung, disadvantaged neighborhoods instead? Just unbelievable. It's the same deal with the predictably absurd uproar over Gov. Hochul's totally reasonable (and overdue) housing plan, which is sorely needed to fix the country's extreme housing crisis (caused by NIMBYs). Same for offshore wind turbines, solar farms, transmission lines, I mean the list goes on. NIMBYs do not live in reality and they are endangering us all. This should keep moving full steam ahead. — TH on Demolition to start on White Street jails

This is insane NIMBYism. Only in NYC would people oppose Rikers Island closing, and replacing rundown, hellish jails with modern facilities. NYC really needs to reduce the power of the Community Boards and local "community" organizations to slow down and increase costs with every single freaking project. Can someone please give one reasonable objection to this project? It was cut in half (for no reason) apparently because NIMBYs complained it was too tall for Lower Manhattan (global home of the skyscraper). The building will be surrounded by much taller towers. Then other NIMBYs complain that Lower Manhattan is "inappropriate" for a jail. There has only been a jail on this general site for over two centuries. Yet other NIMBYs complain it's inappropriate for Chinatown, even though jail uses predate Chinatown by more than a century. Now some NIMBYs appear to be concerned about costs, even though Rikers costs far more to operate, and NIMBYs have delayed and exploded costs on the project, with endless lawsuits and protests. — Crawdad on Demolition to start on White Street jails

Construct / miles of a subway or rail line House / homeless Treat / addicts and mentally ill Pay / transit employees Maintain / miles of roads and highways Educate / kids performing at grade level Inspect / structurally unsound parking garages The state budget and new taxes are being debated right now. These Mad Libs make it obvious that NYS and NYC do not have a revenue problem constraining service delivery. We're not getting value for our money. — Thomas Hagen on Crowd Sourcing: New York City Budget Mad Libs!

According to one store employee, they will reopen in May, which is just around the corner! — David on Century 21 will reopen in April

I'm not sure I quite understand the objections. They're basically rebuilding an existing jail just to house more inmates, to facilitate closing Rikers, which strikes me as a noble goal. Is the objection that you think there shouldn't be a jail at all? Why have these objections arisen only now instead of some time in the last 100 years? Is the objection that you dislike the concept of more inmates? Is it the cost? Then why would you be ok with expenditures on Rikers? — Ben on Demolition to start on White Street jails

New York City spends more than any other big city in the country to eat far fewer slices of pizza — Sal from Sal's Pizzeria on Crowd Sourcing: New York City Budget Mad Libs!

It is not being built on Rikers because the ultimate plan is to build luxury waterfront housing on Rikers, connected by a ferry system to Manhattan. Then once they build the jail in Chinatown and folks have died from pollutants or moved because of the noise and the 100s of construction trucks trucking contaminants throughout Tribeca, soho, Chinatown, Little Italy to the tunnel and bridges, developers will sweep in and buy the property to develop. Adams stood in Chinatown and said no jail, while campaigning. No Adams! Remember! — Mad on Demolition to start on White Street jails

I'm with you on this, and agree 100%. Insane plan. This city is headed in the wrong direction: down. I hope we soon acquire leadership with common sense, or I'll want to move as well. — Marcus on Demolition to start on White Street jails

An absolute disgrace. Such an misguided, wasteful, plan, with no plus sides at all. "The DOC projects the jail population will soon eclipse 7,000 people, and it has to fall below 3300 to close Rikers." ...and that population would be much higher still if the laws were actually enforced. — Marcus on Demolition to start on White Street jails

This building was first issued a C of O (#10528) as a garage in January 1926. — James on One dead, four injured in collapse of Ann Street parking garage

Q: "why are we not building a new jail on Rikers?" A1: hard to build a new runway for LaGuardia Airport on Riker's without the prisoners escaping. A2: hard to build luxury waterfront housing on Riker's with all the NIMBY objections by the current occupants. — James on Demolition to start on White Street jails

This could be a fun Madlib! "New York City spends more than any other big city in the country to [VERB fill in the blank] far fewer [NOUN fill in the blank]. — James on Demolition to start on White Street jails

Turns out they did! — Tribeca Citizen on Cocktail bar open at Sixth and Walker

Can you explain more about what it indicates that they are just now opening but their license expires end of April? Does it look like they'll have the opportunity to renew it? Thanks! — ET on Cocktail bar open at Sixth and Walker

I agree Broadway Mamma. I suspect there is a connection to the massive long-running construction project(s) on Spruce Street, one block over in the same mid-block location. I hope that the NYC buildings department will ensure that any buildings due for inspection near an ongoing construction project would be done without delay. — Loren on One dead, four injured in collapse of Ann Street parking garage

I parked my car in this garage for over a decade. The building was actually built in 1925 but became a garage in 1957. It's almost a century year old. Willis was such a kind man and this tragedy is incredibly sad. I agree with the comment from Broadway Mamma about the massive Pace construction project on the same block, on the other side which is Beekman. The constant pile-driving from that project has made owners from neighboring buildings so concerned about the foundation and structural integrity of their own buildings, that apparently "crack detectors" were placed in neighboring buildings but are not being monitored properly. This needs to be examined and brought to the front with the media. Let's not forget how the old Tent and Trails building on Park Place pancaked in and completely collapsed due to the structural integrity being compromised from the construction of the "sliver building" next door. More accountability is necessary to say the least. Such a sad outcome. — N on One dead, four injured in collapse of Ann Street parking garage

I parked my car in this garage and knew the manager, Willis. He was such a kind man and this is a tragedy. I am angry that this happened. My family and I were in and out of the garage all weekend and to think that it crashed down two days later is maddening. There was a massive construction project around the corner, on the same block and I would bet that the constant pile driving and work compromised some of the structure of this old building. — Broadway Mamma on One dead, four injured in collapse of Ann Street parking garage

Can we verify of the 60+ violations, none we open — Lorena on One dead, four injured in collapse of Ann Street parking garage

The City intends to utilize 'controlled demolition' to bring down remainder of the structure. This sounds very risky given narrow width of Ann Street and that it is not a standalone structure. — Wayne Burkey on One dead, four injured in collapse of Ann Street parking garage

Wasn’t the 15 Park Row building the tallest building in the world at the beginning of the 20th century? — Don on The spaces in between

We visited Manhattan for four days and did lots of walking. We were so amazed when we came upon these wonderful sculptures in Thomas Paine Park. So inspiring, well done, Sr. Miranda Bambaren. — Susan Laneville, Ottawa, Ontario on Art in Tribeca: Jaime Miranda-Bambarén at Thomas Paine Park

Walking by there frequently, there doesn't seem to be much progress. Perhaps I'm just not seeing it. But my guess would be this isn't going to be finished by fall 2023. — AnyProgress? on Another long wait on Worth Street: 26 Federal Plaza

This place is outstanding. The food was delicious and probably one of the healthiest places in the neighborhood (they even make their own ketchup!). The server went out of his way to make my family feel comfortable as we went with 2 very energetic toddlers. I can't recommend it enough. — Cynthia on Ol’ Days is open on Warren

If we want our city and community to be healthy we need local small businesses to thrive - they pay taxes, keep eyes on the street, and make for a far more vibrant community. Our role is to educate our community board, city council rep, and mayor to not make it any more difficult than it already it is to run a small biz, streamline approvals, and stop the red tape. We can also patronize our local shops and welcome those who bravely open a new place in our community. if the small businesses close we will all suffer. — Demetri on The trials of opening a restaurant in New York City