Any intel on wine bar going into old Max space? — E on The Old Kids on a New Block: Max

James: if only the NIMBYs do not complain to the SLA again, which is what killed the last bar in there. — James on Seen & Heard: A goodbye and two hellos

Sing of spring: Blue Moon Fish will be back at the Tribeca Green Market on Sat., March 30. It will be their 31st year! — JSM on Signs of spring in Tribeca

Spring is certainly here! I will try not to be cranky about the Laughing Man outdoor post. A change of attitude! But I do not want them to get any larger... — TG on Signs of spring in Tribeca

Thank you for the warning not to watch the assault video. The two photos were enough. How cruel for the other passenger to keep filming and not see if the woman was ok. Clearly the assailant needs a lot of help and needs to not be walking around. What is it with people and their phone taping situations and not helping? Last year a couple filmed a toddler standing over her passed out mother in a Walmart for about 5 MINUTES! Very sad. — TG on In the News: Fining the floating billboard

How about a simple, cozy, unpretentious bar that feels like a respectful throwback to 1980s TrBeCa named “Liquor Store.” Hey it worked the first time for over a decade! Dare to dream... — James on Seen & Heard: A goodbye and two hellos

Mark maybe give them a chance to get settled. By the sounds of things they have had to deal with a lot. — TG on The Old Kids on a New Block: Max

I am a regular there and stopped by the first day they had their liquor license. The space is nice and everything else was the same. I love this place and hope the new space is much better for them! — Kristin on The Old Kids on a New Block: Max

Tried it last night — was okay, not as good as Max used to be years ago. Better options in the hood but the space is nice and casual — Mark on The Old Kids on a New Block: Max

I'm wondering whether their amazing soups will be back once they've settled into the new space. It's been a sad few weeks in our house without those delicious cups of warmth! — Leah on The Old Kids on a New Block: Max

Hopefully it's not another retail store. They all seemed doomed at this point. — jess on Seen & Heard: A goodbye and two hellos

I think it's (unofficially) referred to as Goldman Alley. — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) on Seen & Heard: A goodbye and two hellos

You are surprised Trinity isn't acting Christ-like?!!! — Justin on City Winery secures new home as deadline looms

That said, certain areas of NYC do have height limits on buildings in terms of number of linear feet tall. — James on In the News: Fining the floating billboard

Good article from the NYT on voids: "Although current city regulations cap the number of stories a building can have, depending on where it is located and more specifically the size of its lot, it sets no limit on the height of any particular floor. In essence, this is like telling a child that she must respect bedtime while giving her no indication that at 7:45 she has to go into her room. "Developers have taken advantage of this loophole to maximize profits, claiming that certain floors need to be as high as 40 or 50 or 100 feet, or more, to contain building mechanicals. In truth, what developers are doing is adding volume — the void is just empty space — to raise the height of a building and create more apartments on higher floors, with cinematic views [...] "The West 66th Street project, whose developer, Extell, brought us One57 and the advent of Billionaire’s Row on 57th Street, was set to have a void, previously approved by the city’s buildings department, of 161 feet. As Chuck Weinstock, a lawyer for the Landmark West group, put it: 'You could slide the Unisphere into a void that height and still have 20 feet left for mechanical equipment. Grand Central would leave you 30 feet. The Guggenheim would also work — and you could stack the Frick on top of it.'" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/nyregion/luxury-developers-extell-void.html — James on In the News: Fining the floating billboard

Sorry, guess I go back too far, from my Chelsea days. Says Wikipedia: Meyer sold the restaurant in 2011 to Chef Daniel Humm and Will Guidara, who began working at Eleven Madison Park in 2006. — Pam Frederick on Seen & Heard: Crown Shy opens in Fidi

"Danny Meyer’s Eleven Madison Park" - are you serious? name is daniel humm — Joy on Seen & Heard: Crown Shy opens in Fidi

People are bound and determined to take away everything that provides the city with the $$ and the reason for being the top city for business in the world. First you tell Amazon to take a hike, now just perfect get rid of the heliport, that's a sound plan. The one complaining of the sinus issues, well, you live in a congested city, what you breathe in every day is worse than smoking a pack a day. Seriously, you should go live in the country where no one can bother you, you live in a metropolis deal with it or move to the country. — Eric on The Helicopter Problem

J. Crew is closed and the windows are papered over, with movers emptying the ground floor. — James on Seen & Heard: Menswear landmark edition

I always said this neighborhood was missing an ice cream shop. McDonald’s was my go to but their machine was ALWAYS down. My son loves their ice cream. I’m a customer. Will support so the shop stays open!!! — Sandra on New Kids on the Block: Downtown Yogurt and Ice Cream

I kind of agree with the fact we don't see a lot of police unless there is an issue, but I will defend them on two accounts. First, even though it feels like the 1st precinct is right here, they actually cover a huge area from Houston street down to bowling green. Second, the stats are pretty good https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-001pct.pdf. Just don't get me started on the parking of personal vehicles around the 1st precinct...different story. — resident on In the News: Thieves break into three local businesses

As a small business storefront in Tribeca I couldn’t agree more. Unless the city starts giving tax breaks to small business owners we will continue to lose the very character that made us a melting pot city and a walking city. As small business moves away, neighborhoods lose their cachet. I think the movement for subsidized small business would be could be should be realized by the very real estate companies hoping to keep their residential properties at Tip top value. — Elizabeth on Former Saks at Brookfield will become a massive events space

Welcome to the neighborhood, Mark/Debi! Looking forward to your ice cream this summer! Nutella Crunch sounds irrestible! — SW on New Kids on the Block: Downtown Yogurt and Ice Cream

My understanding is a bit different. When City Winery was contemplating the build-out of the upstairs space for a second music venue on the site, it was City Winery who approached Trinity for assurance that their lease was not in jeapordy for the foreseeable future. They say that they received these assurances and in reliance, they built out what’s now called the Loft at City Winery at a cost of over $2 million. So they feel like the rug was pulled out from under their feet. Together with all the other fans of both CW and the Loft, I mourn the upcoming closure and uncertain re-opening date. It would be awesome if they can pull it off by January 2020 but I’m sure that will be challenging. — SW on City Winery secures new home as deadline looms

So very proud of our girl! Michael and I will for sure be stopping by to see her..xoxo — Susan Toffler on A native Tribecan comes home to roost