He could have reported it for me! — Pam Frederick on Seen & Heard: 100 Franklin sheds its skin

Ok but are the security guards so conspicuous, almost seems like they want to be noticed?? And they’re relatively new right — T on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

Or you could buy the Balenciaga version for $2,100... :-) https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/04/19/style/balenciaga-ikea-bag-trnd/index.html — James on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

IKEA bags, like https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/17228340. They're not made quite as well as they were when they cost 79 cents, but I have a bunch I have been using nonstop for maybe 15 years. They work for other loads as well, and when they get dirty, a quick wash in the tub cleans them right up. Did I mention they hold a lot.... — Robert Ripps on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

It was really nice and generous that Thalassa hosted the kids from Spruce. The 1st grade class is doing a unit on restaurant this semester. My son's class visited last week and he's actually in the picture you posted. :) — TribecaMom on Seen & Heard: 100 Franklin sheds its skin

OK, so cotton bags are environmentally evil. But all non-cotton bags scored well in the Danish analysis: one has to use them just 40-80 times to keep impacts below single-use plastic bags. That's pretty easy. I've been taking the same two non-cotton bags to the Saturday farmers' market on Greenwich Street for over a decade, or around 500 uses. — Komanoff on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

Thank you, Yvonne, for all you've contributed to our neighborhood! I suspect our dogs will still be dragging us to Dudley's Paws' door for a long while to come. So glad to hear that you, however, are staying in the neighborhood -- I look forward to continuing our shop chats on the sidewalk! — Karen B on Saying goodbye to Dudley’s Paw, one dog at a time

You are right that, Yvonne will be sorely missed and she and folks like her made a wonderful neighborhood. Why not stop there? Why start complaining and bashing everyone. — G on Saying goodbye to Dudley’s Paw, one dog at a time

Chinese GO! Super cool. And thanks for the update about the bike lane. — John Willinger on Seen & Heard: 100 Franklin sheds its skin

Let's assume Rikers needs to close and let's assume borough jails are better and ought to be located close to the courts. The question still remains as to why to locate such an enormous facility in this area of the neighborhood. Surely there are other options. Why not between Police Plaza and the Municipal Building, an area that is effective shut to the public. Tear down Tweed. This is possibly one of the worst locations to place this proposed facility. It is probably one of areas with the highest population density in the city. Construction congestion during development and increased traffic after opening will make an already strained area even worse. Try driving up Centre with double parked police cars and buses, to Canal and down Baxter to Bayard Street (narrow streets, jammed with cars, including police cars). Try that now, and while sitting in traffic, think about how much worse it will be. Try crossing around Canal, Baxter and Walker without being rushed, honked at or nearly hit. Layer that on top of the fact that this proposed facility is next senior housing and a park used by children and seniors. Then, add to it all of the street closures -- Park Row, Mulberry Street during parts of the summer and during other festivals, Chinatown during the New Year. This will be a mess. To round this off, to note that the eastern portion of White Street will be de-mapped is absurd... it is already closed to vehicular traffic so the higher ups can have their precious parking spots. — Kacee on Hearing for jail devolves into accusations of racism and fairness

"It’s my feeling that the neighborhood does not oppose a jail – after all, the Tombs are there now." Some of us in the neighborhood definitely oppose expanding the jail. For all the reasons mentioned and more. The scale of the building compared to the neighborhood; concern about safety; yes, the construction nightmare; traffic; noise pollution (imagine how many more sirens and car horns will fill the air?); the ugliness of such a structure; the extreme cost to taxpayers, billions of dollars; doubt that this will solve an of the problems (violence, corruption, etc.) of Rikers, and will instead just relocate those same problems without improvements; etc. — Marcus on Hearing for jail devolves into accusations of racism and fairness

This is not a NIMBY issue as we aldready have The Tombs. This issue is that they want to build a monstrosity that will dwarf both Chinatown and Tribeca. This development will be terrible for both neighborhoods as it will add no value, depress property values and increase the already terrible traffic. As for Riker’s, it’s consensus that it is a terrible place, but to spend $11 billion and destroy other nighrhoods instead of fixing the problem makes no sense. Even Judge Lippman, whose report the project proponents use as a foundation to their arguments disagrees with the monolith they want to build In our neighborhood. We need to make our voices heard to Margaret Chin and let our politicians know that we don’t want our neighborhoods ruined so some real estate developers get to make Riker’s into their next major multi billion dollar development in NYC. Margaret Chin District Office 101 Lafayette St, 9th Floor New York, NY 10013 212-587-3159 phone Legislative Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1762 New York, NY 10007 212-788-7259 phone — Adam on Hearing for jail devolves into accusations of racism and fairness

Yvonne Fox a true native who created "Tribeca"! we will miss your kindness Yvonne. Tribeca is not Tribeca without you!! a true Icon in our area. it was filled with working class, artist multicultural people who were driven to start Tribeca. They are gone now. Neighborhood is a big disappointment with greed and wealthy entitled. — Native on Saying goodbye to Dudley’s Paw, one dog at a time

Mine's nylon! — Pam Frederick on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

Definitely security detail for the kid(s); I've seen them twice in Washington Market Playground when the school was there with the kids. — FidiMom on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

A 2018 study by Denmark’s Ministry of Environment and Food found that, considering a large set of environmental impacts, e.g., "Climate change, Ozone depletion, Human toxicity, Resource depletion", when compared to an LDPE plastic bag, an organic cotton bags would need to be reused "for grocery shopping at least 149 times for climate change, at least 20000 times considering all indicators." A conventional cotton bag would need to be reused "for grocery shopping at least 52 times for climate change, at least 7100 times considering all indicators." — James on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

From Atlantic Monthly, 2016: "In 2008, the UK Environment Agency (UKEA) published a study of resource expenditures for various bags: paper, plastic, canvas, and recycled-polypropylene tote bags. [...] "The UKEA study calculated an expenditure of a little less than two kilograms of carbon per HDPE bag. For paper bags, seven uses would be needed to achieve the same per-use ratio. Tote bags made from recycled polypropylene plastic require 26, and cotton tote bags require 327 uses." — James on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

I recently worked at a fundraiser at the coat check area. We put bags and shirts in plastic bags for the participants. The bags tore almost immediately. I recycle bmy plastic bags as I am sure most people do. City Hall can screw themselves with their politically correct crapola. — Sara Ross on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

I have seen those guys around. I suspect they are security details for some politician's grandkids that live in the hood... — TribecaMom on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

As the original founder and first president of the Downtown Little League I have watched our dirt lot transform into the best run parent sport in the country. I am honored to have served the community and over joyed with the success of the DLL. This is our 26th year. PLAY BALL! Dr Lewis Gross — Dr Lewis Gross on Little league opening day: by the numbers and smiles

Well, I have had the same Patagonia shopping bag in my purse for about eight years. I wash it once in a while. I think it's definitely better than a plastic bag. It holds way more. Plus it has shoulder straps. And I am the last thing from a germaphobe. So, that works for me. — Pam Frederick on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

Really? Hunh. Ok, mystery solved! — Pam Frederick on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

@James: How many years does one have to use them for them to compensate for the resources they use in manufacturing? — KP on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren

The cobblestones have deteriorated dramatically since they were reinstalled in 2009 (I think) My belief is that the extremely heavy truck traffic from the Citibank remodel is a prime contributor. I've called the Citibank number on the construction sign and asked for the number of the Citi employee responsible for the project. I think they should fix it or Pay for fixing it. The problem is acute on Greenwich from Canal to Hubert. The historic and charming appearance is really compromised by the asphalt patches at Laight between Vestry and Hubert and the Greenwich /Hubert intersection. This street acted as a filming location in the past but that has dried up. — Bill Paulsen on Eyesore of the Week: Greenwich Street cobbles

James is correct about reusable bags. Alas. — A. on Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren