I had to google sturgeons. Ha. Play encouraging science is always welcome. — j. on Fundraiser launched for Pier 26 science playground

the governor needs to stop using BPC as a dumping ground for all his memorials, put on his big boy pants and do the proper due diligence of fitting the right location to right memorial. BPC had some of the lowest numbers during the pandemic so why not bring a good design and new space to a neighborhood (hello queens) who suffered or near one of the hospitals that was overburdened. by not thinking through this thoughtfully the governor is making this about himself rather than sincerely recognizing our essential worker heroes. — urban cowgirl on Monument plans will be sent back to drawing board

Hi, I represent Friends of the Ruin, an organization that is advocating for an adaptive reuse of the Smallpox Hospital to be a memorial to the incredible efforts around public health in New York City, especially in regards to COVID-19. Please see www.TheRuin.org. Perhaps we can connect, info@TheRuin.org -Stephen — Stephen Martin on Monument plans will be sent back to drawing board

https://www.citylandnyc.org/crane-operator-involved-in-2016-tribeca-collapse-has-license-permanently-revoked/ — james on The return of construction to the neighborhood?

Glad to hear there is more time for thoughtful process to decision making. I too like the idea offered by J. — j. on Monument plans will be sent back to drawing board

Those are construction sheds for the Police Memorial reconstruction. — Jon on In the News: The monument gets attention across the pond

I have intentions to get an update, but it is so disheartening that I can never make myself do it... — Tribeca Citizen on The return of construction to the neighborhood?

There are residents on that list, though some are also business owners. Lappin, Meyers, Olsen, Dorf, Blank, Ganiaris, Steingard all live in Tribeca -- and maybe others that I am not aware of. — Tribeca Citizen on Seen & Heard: Bluestone Lane is open

The best location for this ill conceived excuse for a monument is NO PLACE. Who designed this travesty and how was this “artist” selected? Why not a competition for an entirely new design that does not incorporate dangerous features and does work well with the environment both holistically and safely? — JK on Two sites in BPC now being considered for the monument

"The Shamrock of Heroes"? "The Celtic Knot of Heroes"? — James on In the News: Getting their Irish up

"Getting their Irish up" Really? — Jezz on In the News: Getting their Irish up

If the Governor's choice of the grassy knoll for this memorial was reckless this is now verging on unhinged. This park is already a Memorial soup. Its an absurdity to look at the plan that puts this adjacent to the Irish hunger museum. If this is to be a monument honoring our essential workers of Covid, then why are we still talking about this location, which has the least context of perhaps anywhere in the city? Governor Cuomo, please roll up your sleeves, swallow your pride and work through this with our mayor instead of the easy sidestep this park provides you. Do the right thing and honor the workers where the workers and families most deeply affected by this horrible virus actually worked, and suffered. The only person you are honoring in this location is yourself. — Tricia Joyce on Two sites in BPC now being considered for the monument

I didn't know Di Ana as my daughter is grown but how utterly tragic. The poor woman was clearly suffering deeply. RIP. — TG on Local child and family expert Di Ana Pisarri dies at 47

Most definitely an infusion of hedge fund capital. — TG on Seen & Heard: Bluestone Lane is open

I don't live in Battery Park City, but I walk down there often. It seems to me that one area that seems to need some extra foliage is Kowsky Plaza, that area just south of Pumphouse Park, right next to where that piece of the Berlin Wall stands. Not sure what those ugly trailers are doing there. Has that site been considered? — KP on In the News: The monument gets attention across the pond

She was a kind and beautiful person. May she Rest In Peace. — N on Local child and family expert Di Ana Pisarri dies at 47

Great comments and agree with all of them. Glad the professional associations are speaking out. I have one small yet not insignificant addition. Our state and city are trying to do their part to combat global warming. Doesn’t an eternal flame go against those actions? It’s small but we must all do our part and an eternal flame does not help. — Mark on In the News: The monument gets attention across the pond

The Tribeca Recovery Task Force is a great idea. Looks like members are all business owners. What about a few residents as members to bring a diverse and different perspective? — Jill on Seen & Heard: Bluestone Lane is open

Cuomo's doing everything he can to distract from the allegations he faces. The book, the memorial - he's clinging to the goodwill he created during the height of the pandemic and trying to paper over his administration's coverup of nursing home deaths and allegations of sexual harassment. Well it ain't gonna work. Can't use our neighborhood for that. — Susan Duffy on Two sites in BPC now being considered for the monument

So well said. — SR on In the News: The monument gets attention across the pond

Whats the story with Worth st. It has been under construction since the crane fell......many years ago!??? — sharon haskell on The return of construction to the neighborhood?

So depressing. I used to live there. — Elizabeth on Cornices being removed at 131 Duane – the Hope Building

So very sorry for the loss of your friend. Thank you for this tribute to Di Ana. — Lisamarie Caby on Local child and family expert Di Ana Pisarri dies at 47

This is so utterly half-assed, and destructive of existing parkland. What an embarrassment. If Cuomo could slow down and stop trying to buy cheap votes for five minutes, he'd realize how misconceived this whole project was from the start. There's a lovely and moving monument in Hong Kong to the doctors who fought SARS...why not take a look at that, and see how it might be done in a sensitive and dignified fashion. The plans so far all look like they might be old WWI memorials. Hideous and inappropriate - and destructive to our existing and treasured open public space. An "eternal flame"?! Really?! God awful, trite, idiotic. — Will Meyerhofer on Two sites in BPC now being considered for the monument

I am ok with Bluestone. Its a bright design and better than dead space. And we have some of that in tribeca and of course throughout the city — Patrick on Seen & Heard: Bluestone Lane is open