The real lesson here is that theoretically opening this lobby to the public in exchange for constructing an awful building in the neighborhood in the first place was a stupid idea and it's never going to work. That said, I support any and all efforts to punish BNY Mellon for being such dicks about it. — Will Meyerhofer on BNY Mellon’s Lobby Is Finally Open to the Public

I’m really excited about this! I own a boutique right down the street from the jersey city location and the yogurt is so delicious...(my guilty pleasure) but I live in NY and often work on films out of the Tribeca area. Mark and Deb are the best!! Congratulations to the both of you and I’m looking forward to tasting my strawberry/original froyogurt in TriBeCa!!! — Keely Bembry on An Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt Shop Is Opening on Greenwich

There are many reasons against the jail project. The neighborhood has already absorbed enough of this "responsibility", and does not want more. - insanely expensive ($19 billion estimate, which will surely be far more) - no evidence it will solve the problems of Rikers, including the violence; the violence will just be moved right inside the city - Assessment required: is this a safety risk? - moving Rikers' "culture of violence" into the neighborhoods - vandalizing an existing building with a high-rise monstrosity - congestion/traffic - various arguments here and elsewhere: https://www.boweryboogie.com/2018/08/why-the-chinatown-jail-proposal-is-a-terrible-idea-op-ed/ http://thechiefleader.com/news/news_of_the_week/doi-to-council-closing-rikers-won-t-fix-systemic-woes/article_727b3764-3368-11e8-9009-f7091176de26.html https://nypost.com/2018/03/26/investigation-chief-moving-rikers-inmates-wont-stop-jail-violence/ etc. — Marcus on In the News: Teenager Fell to Her Death from Fire Escape

Thanks, but I never really saw myself at a custodian bank. — Erik Torkells on BNY Mellon’s Lobby Is Finally Open to the Public

While you're there, drop off an application, we can always use the help. — Christina on BNY Mellon’s Lobby Is Finally Open to the Public

I talked to a worker today and he also said Saturday is the day. I know that the MTA wanted it to open by 9/11. — Stuart Greenberg on World Trade Center Subway Station Opens This Saturday

Yeah, thanks for nothing. Those of us in Brooklyn have been completely forgotten about. What a joke. — Jenny on BNY Mellon’s Lobby Is Finally Open to the Public

This is something I find terribly frustrating about the railing against this planned facility. Please correct me if I am wrong, but I was here in 1982. The facility on the block bordered by Centre, Baxter, Walker and White WAS ultimately built. It is the Manhattan Detention Center (formerly called the Bernard Kerik Detention Center). It is an active and safe facility that has never been an imposition on the community to the best of my knowledge. That stretch of real estate is ALL detention facilities. Though I can't comment on the details of this particular construction plan, with which I'm not familiar, it does not strike me as a completely outrageous or untoward proposal to expand and improve the existing building use scheme of that locale. — David G Imber on In the News: Teenager Fell to Her Death from Fire Escape

The biggest crime is the renovation approval - part of the process should be dotting i’s and crossing t’s to ensure proper use. If these concessions are being made in zoning it is the governments responsibility to regulate and enforce. It’s one thing to go under the radar post 9/11. Neighborhood use and access of buildings, parking lots and vacant lots changed here overnight, but another thing not to confirm use of this monstrosity during a major lobby renovation that would require permits. I am in for the boycott. They should have to renovate back to full access. — JD on BNY Mellon’s Lobby Is Finally Open to the Public

It would be a good idea to ask the owners to create a free public meeting space - maybe with moveable, folding-type chairs and a projector to seat 50 or so people - so we can have a semi-public place to hold workshops, book readings, panel discussions, debates among candidates, and maybe even a smaller meeting space for 10-15 people where civic groups and non-profits can hold meetings. Right now in Tribeca no such space exists. There are interior POPS in lower manhattan that are much more open and accessible and USEFUL to the public than this one. — Lynn Ellsworth on BNY Mellon’s Lobby Is Finally Open to the Public

This is a free COMMUNITY BLOG not a national or even local newspaper. It’s largely, if not entirely(?) written and managed by one person who the downtown community owes a debt of gratitude for creating such an invaluable source of local updates. Those of us who actually understand what it is and how it hugely benefits all of us by keeping us informed about our community to whatever degree of accuracy is possible at all times, like it just fine AS IT IS. If you don’t, move along with your “I studied journalism” expertise and scour the neighborhood yourself for updates that you can then “report” via your Facebook and Instagram, which you undoubtedly also consider news sources. — Bea Nicer on World Trade Center Subway Station Opens This Saturday

I don't know much about architecture and construction but found it interesting to see that 30 warren had the interior? walls up before the exterior. Every other building I've seen would always have a frame, and then the exterior facade and windows up before any actual walls were put up. — lowphat on Seen & Heard: Inside the New World Trade Center Subway Station

The public and tribeca residents should start visiting this building regularly so that they realize they have to accommodate us and live up to their agreement with the city. Maybe then they will start being more friendly to the neighborhood. I love the DOB idea of audits to ensue compliance. That should have started years ago especially of this building which people have complained about so many times. — LGoldman on BNY Mellon’s Lobby Is Finally Open to the Public

They aren’t going to kick the seniors out, Brookdale sold the real estate but will likely still be operating the property. The buyer, Ventas, is one of the largest owners of senior living properties in the country and owns a lot of the real estate that Brookdale operates around the country. As The Broadsheet article noted the BPCA mandates that the property “shall be operated as a senior housing facility and for no other use or purpose.” In fact they just applied for a liquor license so dinnertime (and breakfast?) should be more jolly than ever... — BPCResident on In the News: Praise for Holy Ground

sounds like they could still use a flash mob or to at 101 barclay. count me in! — safe as milk on BNY Mellon’s Lobby Is Finally Open to the Public

But wait are they going to kick all the sweet seniors out? This is terrible. — Celeste Lee on In the News: Praise for Holy Ground

Will miss seeing the seniors eating at their little restaurant on the way to Rockefeller. My kids would always wave and smile :) — Nichole Whiting on In the News: Praise for Holy Ground

fred is still around, i frequently have met him in a bar in the hague. good stories and political discussions.and a nice and amicable guy. — steve on Seen & Heard: Work Has Started at Gitano

This is horrible journalism! If you are not certain, it's just hear say till proven the contrary so you cannot write a headline saying that it will open on Saturday. Write "it may open on Saturday". We don't write about we're not sure! I studied journalism at college and that's not how it's done! — Diana on World Trade Center Subway Station Opens This Saturday

Just as Hudson River remembers, early 90s I worked at the Amex building and on bad weather days regularly walked through 101 Barclay as a dry/warm short cut without being harassed. — N on BNY Mellon’s Lobby Is Finally Open to the Public

I remember walking through a few times, late 80s-early 90s. There was a raised platform thingy in the middle (don't remember what was on it) and palm trees around the perimeter. I think you walked around the area where the platform was to get from north to south. — Hudson River on BNY Mellon’s Lobby Is Finally Open to the Public

Nimby at its best! — CD on In the News: Tribecan Accused of Starving His Dog

Can’t wait! — Denise on An Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt Shop Is Opening on Greenwich

The ugliness of this architecture is a crime against humanity. Whoever is responsible should be offered low-income residence in the new jail. — Marcus on BNY Mellon’s Lobby Is Finally Open to the Public

They do such a great job in Jersey City, I'm sure this will be a hit in NYC! — Arman Rousta on An Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt Shop Is Opening on Greenwich