Thank you for keeping us informed Pam. — TG on Seen & Heard: Healthy Joe’s has closed

My understanding is that parking lot sold it's air rights long ago; only have a remaining FAR of 1.0, so not much development-wise is going to pencil out there unless there is some additional upzoning in the area (highly unlikely). — DH on Construction starting on the former garage on N. Moore?

Holland Tunnel traffic feeding from N Moore is already a nightmare. This construction is going to make it exponentially worse. — Susan on Construction starting on the former garage on N. Moore?

I’m one of the people that moved away (like so many other New Yorkers who left during the pandemic). I lived in Tribeca for almost 20 years — who are the trolls here? I still occasionally read TriBeCa Citizen because I still have connections to the area and still work in Manhattan periodically. I have no issues if you want to live in your own echo chamber, but quite honestly that’s part of the problem. — WhyAreYouSurprised on Seen & Heard: Not the fun stuff

Il Mattone on Beach — AaronK on Cafe Amore pizza has closed

The PS150 Gingerbread Jamboree is a 2-day event: Saturday Dec 3rd 10am to 1pm and Sunday Dec 4th 1pm to 4pm — Wendy Kong on Seen & Heard: It’s almost gingerbread season

The New York Times published a story about these 5G poles November 5. Some poles are right outside people’s windows! The comments there are interesting. What Are Those Mysterious New Towers Looming Over New York’s Sidewalks? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/05/nyregion/nyc-5g-towers.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare — Tracy on Nosy Neighbor: WTH is that in Tribeca?

Agreed! Hope the Lispenard lot at Broadway finally becomes something else, just about anything else. — Marcus on Construction starting on the former garage on N. Moore?

Amen! Here's to the remaining surface parking lots in TriBeCa becoming residential/retail developments. Hard to believe that any surface parking lots still exist in a place as dense/expensive as Manhattan. — Reader on Reade on Construction starting on the former garage on N. Moore?

Well stated, Rohin. And, thank you for your service, G. — Bobbie on Seen & Heard: Healthy Joe’s has closed

Btw their website is live @ www.56nmoore.com — person on Construction starting on the former garage on N. Moore?

Been waiting for this one to start. Great design & project. — person on Construction starting on the former garage on N. Moore?

The unfortunate issue is that a lot of these posts are not genuine; they are written by trolls to incite reaction and anger. And they do. But, to me the bigger issue is that I don't want to read political perspectives in my neighborhood blog. I love reading Tribeca Citizen - the restaurant openings, nosy neighbors, coverage of Halloween, etc. But I for one would love Pam to filter out political perspectives of any ilk, from people near or far. I can get it somewhere else. — Elizabeth on Seen & Heard: Not the fun stuff

I like the addition and hope this turns out well. I’m not sure the neighborhood really needs more commercial space, I would have preferred a residential conversion. But this city should be for people, not cars, and any conversion from parking is a win in my book. — FiDiGuy on Construction starting on the former garage on N. Moore?

This urge to silence those from outside of the neighborhood, or at least outside of NYC, even suggesting measures requiring the use of "verification tools," is backward and bizarre. While they hasten to add that they don't seek to limit participation by "red" contributors, only participation by those whom they view as outsiders, it should not escape notice that this parochialism is one characteristic of those identifying as "red." And haven't you read the letters to the New York Times, from readers froms Buffalo, Los Angeles and even Peoria? I appreciate those letters -- regardless of their political bent -- because I'm interested to know about their take on what's going on here. Also, it's a tribute to the Tribeca Citizen that it attracts the attention of geographically diverse readers. — Jane on Seen & Heard: Not the fun stuff

It has to be above ground (cannot be buried) and generally speaking, requires reasonable line of sight. 5G ultra wideband technology (mmWave) and the spectrum it operates on is very high frequency. The good is it operates in a spectrum that is broad and uncongested, allowing for extremely fast speeds (up to 10x the speed of FIOS theoretically). The weakness of this technology is while most cellular signals can travel through walls and into buildings, the nature of the radio frequency 5G UWB operates will reflect off of buildings rather than penetrate, and the signal doesn't travel very far so true 5G access has been very limited so far. Up until recently, if your phone said 5G, it hasn't really been 5G, so seeing a 5G signal in your house is a bit of a marketing trick. If your phone shows a tiny 5G UW or 5G+ next to the signal in the status bar, that's the beginnings of real 5G. 5G deployment has been slow because it requires more sites - for all the places AT&T, Verizon, etc. have towers, they were able to upgrade. However, new sites require data runs, permits, right-of-way, building agreements, etc. It appears that LinkNYC is partnering with the city, using white space to put these towers up, and then (I'm guessing) leasing space in the poletop to carriers to allow them to leverage the site to provide broader coverage. City would collect the revenue from the tower tenants, and the proliferation of Links around the city would continue, for better or worse. More stuff here: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/10-18-2021-pres-DoITT-p-Link-5G.pdf — alee on Nosy Neighbor: WTH is that in Tribeca?

Totally agree with Loren that the forum has become unfriendly, and unpleasant, for actual Tribeca citizens lately. The anonymous, aggressive and inflammatory posts really ticked up around the election, and many posts bear the hallmarks of trolls, not neighbors with more conservative views, who usually provide more NYC/Tribeca specific details in their posts. Is there a reCAPTCHA or verification tool that could use trivia or photographs of Tribeca or NYC? I.e., if you actually live here, you could recognize the photo(s) or answer the questions, but not if you don't live here, or never have? — E. on Reade on Seen & Heard: Not the fun stuff

Was something added to a pole that already existed or did they add the entire pole? If the former, what exactly was added? The new Link NYCs with the big 5G towers look awful (the old ones do too). They're just magnets for homeless people. It's frustrating how the city abuses sidewalk space with blights like this. If these are truly needed, then they should put them underground or work with landlords to put the equipment on/in buildings and out of sight. Does anyone know where else they're planned? — person on Nosy Neighbor: WTH is that in Tribeca?

Would love to see a nice Cuban restaurant there. — Manuel Cabrero on The Palm Tribeca has closed

Speaking of the looting, what happened to the looters? Were any of them arrested? Was there any penalty, recovery of stolen items, etc.? — Marcus on Seen & Heard: Not the fun stuff

I guess I don't really have a problem if people are reading or commenting from outside the neighborhood. I read all the comments and can delete if they are inappropriate. I certainly do not assume that all Tribecans share the same views either. A "red" comment could absolutely be from a neighbor... — Tribeca Citizen on Seen & Heard: Not the fun stuff

You might want to consult with Gothamist who recently cleaned up their comment section. It was pretty atrocious before. — R. on Seen & Heard: Not the fun stuff

Perhaps the trademark holders and their IP attorneys should surveil, investigate, and put Manhattan Mini Storage on notice and remind them of their exposure. Under New York Real Property Law § 231 ("NYRPL"), a landlord who knowingly permits a tenant to engage in an unlawful trade, manufacture or business on the premises is jointly and severally liable with the tenant for any resulting damages. New York courts have sustained claims for landlord liability for trademark counterfeiting and infringement under NYRPL § 231(2). Additionally, under federal law, courts have held that landlords may be liable for trademark violations of their tenants if they knew or had reason to know that the trafficking of counterfeit goods was taking place. Courts are clear that willful blindness is sufficient to establish a landlord's knowledge for counterfeiting liability. — james on Canal Street counterfeit operation just goes on and on

I think the problem is it's impossible to prove that the consumer knew it was counterfeit, that's why the sellers are arrested. But I agree, it's confusing. I found those same two sources and read them 50 times to figure it out... — Tribeca Citizen on Canal Street counterfeit operation just goes on and on

Not possible. For instance, how do I know where you live? — Tribeca Citizen on Seen & Heard: Not the fun stuff