How about a conditional permit based on one months noise outside the business. if business fails to maintain it quiet and clean they are done. Guess that is too hopeful. — Patrick C Valentino on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

Let's not remove any blame and culpability from the owner of Blood Manor. Blood Manor has already shown a heavy track record of openly disregarding the law and the well-being of its residential neighbors (many families with young children). The recent club parties they hosted without a permit is just icing on the top. During the haunted house events, Blood Manor’s staff blared music through loudspeakers outside every night, harassed children and other pedestrians who walked through the block, and encouraged long lines of loud & drunk customers to form outside neighboring buildings. On a daily basis, the glass storefront (featuring always-on spooky lights, disfigured clowns, and other creepy figurines) scares kids walking past the street. — Neighbor on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

Jim. Really. — Tribeca Citizen on UPDATEx2: Manhattan Sentinels leave their posts; will return; artist dies at 97

Posting tomorrow. Latest is it opens this summer, but it has been delayed several times. — Tribeca Citizen on Community Board 1 February agendas

Does anyone know the status of Alamo? Need a good theater. I like ipic, and Alamo will be a complement — Patrick C Valentino on Community Board 1 February agendas

from tmagazine 02/05/2020 #BeverlyPepper, the American sculptor and environmental artist and whose work was suffused with a quicksilver lightness that belied its gargantuan scale, died on Wednesday at her home in #Todi, Italy. She was 97. — tt on UPDATEx2: Manhattan Sentinels leave their posts; will return; artist dies at 97

Whaaaaat?! Sonia Stock died?! Nooooo! — Jim Smithers on UPDATEx2: Manhattan Sentinels leave their posts; will return; artist dies at 97

Don’t be so pissed off about public urination. It’s been okay since our fabulous mayor De Blasio signed a law in 2016 that was championed by former city council speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. The law went into effect in 2017 and, hey, if you feel the urge, go right ahead. You can also carry open containers of alcohol. Stressed? Smoke a joint while standing on line for Blood Manor. Let’s decriminalize all such behavior, because its all one big slippery slope. It’s the same mentality at work that created our current “bail reform.” Stop whining gang. These are the people you most likely voted into office. Let's stroll down memory lane: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/nyregion/criminal-summons-civil-public-urination.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/nyregion/new-york-city-police-officers-told-to-relax-stance-on-petty-offenses.html — PeterD on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

Oh my goodness. Thanks for the comment. — Tribeca Citizen on UPDATEx2: Manhattan Sentinels leave their posts; will return; artist dies at 97

She died today. Almost a premonition. — Emanuele on UPDATEx2: Manhattan Sentinels leave their posts; will return; artist dies at 97

Here's a thought.. if you don't live in TriBeCa, then stop commenting on this. Yes, it's bway, but the apts here are multimillion dollars in cost. Blood Manor should not be in the neighborhood and should absolutely not get a liquor license. And yes, you get to decide if a this sort of crap is in the neighborhood. This is a glorified haunted house that attracts garbage, not a dignified business that should be allowed in this neighborhood. — You're an idiot on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

I agree that there needs to be a balance. You don't get to decide who is in your neighborhood but you can decide how they are allowed to behave on the streets and address noise complaints. — Matt on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

Wow, such anger. Just to be clear, I am a born and bread New Yorker. I mourn the loss of the original Times Square and my old neighborhood on avenue B. I love the sounds of NYC. But that’s NOT what I hear and witness at Blood Manor. I don’t care what goes on inside - as long as they have protected their walls so that residential neighbors are not disturbed. But I do have an issue with what goes on outside - and nobody, I don’t care where you live deserves to have their home peed upon. Blood Manor (unlike the clubs I grew up in during the 80s) does NOTHING to keep their crowds respectful and orderly - in fact, they encourage the rowdy behavior, ask for screaming, blast music through speakers on the street etc. You can respect your neighbors in NYC - Bedford should not be the only place that understands the importance of living copacetically together. And just to be clear, many of lived here long enough (on Broadway) to remember the beautiful building that Blood Manor coopted. It was never a club and many of us would not have moved her years ago if a tenant like Blood Manor had been there. This is not about having a club across the street - it is about a completely disrespectful neighbor and business. There is a difference. And on that note, NOBODY has the right to tell any commenter here to “shut up.” Share your angry, short-sighted comments all you want. But you don’t have to be disrespectful. It just makes you appear petty and hateful. — BlackSquirrel on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

New York Real Estate Tax "Reform" Not exactly a Community Board issue, although it may greatly affect this (and every community) in NYC, so I am very concerned about the topic. Any thoughts on this? This might be worth a post in its own right. It's all still in process and debate, and not at all clear where this well end up, but it could portend massive tax increases for a lot of NY homeowners, and even for renters...Could this lead to a lot of people, in various income classes, losing their homes and being forced out of NYC? If the taxes go high enough, would that even make their homes unsellable, or force people to default on mortgages, etc? The challenge with any such "radical" reforms is that the system is so complex with so many proverbial "moving parts", that attempting to fix one problem can easily lead to a cascade of other problems. Hence this reform is described as a brutal zero-sum game of "winners and losers" in some of the articles. Not a happy scenario, since that frames this as residents against each other, in the already hyper-competitive NY. Battle Lines Quickly Form Over Radical Property Tax Proposal https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/nyregion/property-tax-reform-nyc.html New York City Property Tax Overhaul Will Be A Blow To Real Estate Market, Industry Experts Say https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisachamoff/2020/02/03/nyc-property-taxe-overhaul-will-be-a-blow-to-real-estate-market-those-in-the-industry-say/ — Marcus on Community Board 1 February agendas

Clubs and nightlife have their place in a city, of course; I do love good live music venues (like the Roxy and the Django in our neighborhood, Rockwood Music Hall, etc.). Yet such venues have a responsibility to be good neighbors as well. That means controlling noise leakage to the street and to neighboring residential buildings (via appropriate soundproofing etc. - which can of course be expensive, but has to be factored in as part of the business plan), and managing their crowds. Of course, crowds are hard to manage once they step away from the doors, as venue owners can (and often do) argue that this is beyond their jurisdiction, or argue that "How do you even know those people came from our club?" The smoking ban, which successfully cleared the air inside clubs and bars, has probably done much to make the sidewalk chaos outside of bars and clubs far worse, as those have become the de facto smoking lounges. Since those "lounges" lack restrooms, the rest "flows" naturally. Then there's lack of enforcement: Fewer Criminal Tickets for Petty Crimes, Like Public Urination https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/nyregion/criminal-summons-civil-public-urination.html There are plenty of raucous nightlife areas in NYC, as nearby as the L.E.S. or East Village. We moved away from those areas for that reason. It's a surprise to find that "quiet" TriBeCa suffers from some of the same. Our street and building front is frequently trashed by screaming revelers on weekends. Bottles, food trash, drink cups with alcohol, liquor bottles ("pre-gaming" before entering the bars, so I am told by local police), urine, vomit, vandalism. Plenty of fights and outright brawls as well. All the ingredients of a good time, apparently. Surely there is a way to find a balance. — Marcus on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

Hey TriBeCa Mom, you know I meant below Houston in/around TriBeCa which Hell Square and LES are nowhere near, since we're commenting on a blog about TriBeCa, so spare me your snark, and yes, I am a joy at parties. Unlike you I like having fun and people getting together to have fun, and when did I say puking on the street/buildings is cool? All I'm saying is don't throw the baby out with the bathwater i.e. just because a club's patrons can't behave doesn't mean it should close down. I said the club should regulate their patrons. I'll be the first to say if there are enough viable complaints with documentation such as those photos the club should lose its liquor license thus close for all intents and purposes. You and all the other NIMBYs ought to be thankful we don't have anything like Hell Square down here. HS isn't true nightlife it's just one big drink and get drunk emporium. When I think of nightlife I think of live music, dance clubs, comedy clubs etc. i.e. events which showcase art and engage people. This place you're all complaining about has the right idea but needs to regulate their people. Pick up the phone and call First Precinct if you don't like it. If they show up as is their job to, they care. If they don't show up they don't care and are the real problem. — here's an idea on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

here's an idea said "Lower Manhattan (to me below Houston Street) is dead for nightlife" Have you been to Hell Square in LES? Plenty of nightlife there. You must be a joy at parties. Apply to become a community board member. Application are due 2/14. https://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/cbapplication/ — TribecaMom on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

Now that this area has become more residential, it needs a Block Association. I will look into putting one together. If anyone has experience or would like to work together, please reach out. — Broadway Resident on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

How 'bout lazy a ss First Precinct crack down on these people pissing in the street? Crime is so low in their sectors there is no excuse for them not to ticket these idiots and the club. As for the club, shut up. First off it's on Broadway which is a major thoroughfare. It is not a truly residential area. Ohhhh those poor people who decided to live on Broadway or just off it, well what did you expect? Where are people supposed to go to have a good time out, the outerboroughs? Lower Manhattan (to me below Houston Street) is dead for nightlife and it's nice to see a club open for a change. Yes, the club could and should regulate their crowd but they should not have to be put out of business by a bunch of NIMBYs like you. You drove out a perfectly solid live music/performance space in Knitting Factory which yes had incidents but not so many it had to close. You want quiet, solitude, etc? Move to Bedford, NY. You can drive or take Metro North to and from work like Edward and Connie Sumner in Unfaithful. — here's an idea on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

You give DeBlasio way too much credit. This guy has no class. We do not want him or his corrupt whole wheat hands touching any of our good food, including Zucker's. I hear that he eats bagels with a fork. — Wendy on In the News: Pick-A-Bagel politics

Forget about the useless 311 process. We need to get people in this neighborhood out to protest at the CB1 meeting. Also, we will be out in full force the next time they throw an event. If we see punks pissing on people's property or causing problems, we will take matters into our own hands. And, yes, there are 5 of us men that are really big and not afraid to rough up a bunch of punk kids that cause problems for ur neighbors. — Sandy on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

As of yesterday afternoon around 3pm (2/3), it seems that Holy Ground is doing a nightly pop-up here. I think it’s also an apres ski themed situation to it. Wonder how long it will hold and what their arrangements are with Summer Day. — Gigi on A Summer Day Cafe closed?

Very excited for this opening! I absolutely love Tamarind but feel its gone downhill slightly. Maybe this will be the new go-to Indian restaurant in tribeca. — M on UPDATEx2: Paisley will open this Thursday with Tamarind’s executive chef

311 complaints to DoB are pretty effective if DoB issues notices of violations — James on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor

311 complains are only effective if you forward your SRN # to CB1 Staff2@cb.nyc.gov and lureynolds@cb.nyc.gov CB1 will then bring that up at the licensing committee, and share them with SLA to prove dissent of the immediate community. Already, the visuals collected by the neighbors are powerful statements. Important for your immediate community to attend 2/12 meeting. — neighbor on Neighbors gearing up to fight booze at Blood Manor