Just finished shopping at the WF at Union Square. The same empty shelves and rude service. Perhaps it is just after the holidays and stock needs to be replenished, but I'm not hopeful. — Lola Lang on Seen & Heard: Disarray at Whole Foods

Except, it's not $1. If Morgan's has 11 or more employees in total (my guess) then it's $2/hour (otherwise $1.50/hour). So for the 5 hour shift, it's $10 x # of employees, let's say 4, or $40 extra in labor costs. If their business in the wee hours is anything like it was 20+ years ago when I'd stand at the window twice a night while waiting for my child's bottle to warm up, $40 is a lot more than the total profit they could possibly earn overnight except for perhaps Friday and Saturday nights. I'd much rather they close overnight than permanently. — N on Morgan’s Market Will No Longer Be Open 24 Hours

OK, am I the only one who thinks "old school pimp" when I see the brightly colored suits and hats guy? Hubby and I have built a whole narrative around him, assuming that he lives around here and paid cash years ago for his apartment. — Lynda Lippin on Seen & Heard: Any Sign of These Three Eccentrics?

The Dylan’s Candy Bar at WF is just not sitting right. More like two billionaires joining forces. Boycott brave people of TriBeCa. Just say no! This is a grand Jeff idea? Pathetic. — TG on Seen & Heard: Any Sign of These Three Eccentrics?

Saw brightly colored man dressed all in faux fur pink last month on Broadway and Barclays deep in conversation — TG on Seen & Heard: Any Sign of These Three Eccentrics?

Happy New Year Erik! Thanks for another year of great, comprehensive reporting. — N on What Tribecans Cared About in 2017

no, it's weird, and probably illegal — Will Meyerhofer on Seen & Heard: Bar Cyrk Remains in Limbo

In addition to the two #1 entrances inside the WTC, there are outdoor entrances along Greenwich Street, on the memorial side across from Oculus. You can see the stairs—I’ve asked guards about them and they said they’re for the #1 train. The whole Cortland Street station fiasco is an outrage—there is so rarely anyone “working” (mostly one or two guys just standing there) when you go through on the train that it’s hard to believe any predictions. Also, the Duane Reade across from the new E train entrance at Starbucks looks ready to open—merchandise on the shelves. — Hudson River on Getting to the Oculus Just Got Much Easier

That is really "pinching pennies"! And I was told the owner of Morgan's owns the building and other stores too. They're going to have to pull in - then put back- all those flowers (that's a LOT) and all the fireplace wood. The owner will save paying people for 5 hours? This is just depressing! — Bruce on Morgan’s Market Will No Longer Be Open 24 Hours

According to the latest MTA documents, Cortlandt Street on the (1) will open for revenue service in October 2018. With substantial completion happening in December 2018 and final completion happening in April 2019. — Brian C. on Getting to the Oculus Just Got Much Easier

It's only been what, 16 years since 9/11? The 1 train line reopened in September 2002, with trains bypassing Cortlandt Street. Station reconstruction work was not even agreed to between PATH and MTA until 2008. The completion date was originally 2011, and then pushed back to 2014, then August 2018 and now possibly December 2018. Maybe the MTA will restore 1 train service at Cortlandt Street sometime this decade. — James on Getting to the Oculus Just Got Much Easier

Love these, thanks! Reminds me of how great our neighborhood is, to live in and to look at. — SW on Instagram Tribeca (Vol. 26)

Indeed it has, and it looks gorgeous! Some have been waiting for this for many decades. — Andrew Parke on Update on the Cortlandt Street Subway Station

You guys really don't have anything on them. Tribeca's Most Wanted was a group of 8 kids. A friend group. They split up and stopped calling themselves that. Anyone else you see was just other kids who know them, since everyone in the city knows each other anyways. These kids had the plugs to every corner you can think of. A lot of the time there is no affiliation with TMW. Most of the time it's kids who live in Tribeca who hang out in that area, but the Tribeca kids have friends from all over the city who come to hang out. Yes, they are mostly rich white kids with absent parents. They're always decked out in the freshest clothes, and yes they do sell weed to the less cool white kids because they need money to buy their own weed that cannot be traceable with their debit cards! But with the white kids who go to private school, there are also certain kids of color from humble backgrounds that earned their way to the top. If there is one day where there are not kids around, it's because they're all cramped up drinking and partying their heart away at a nice apartment of parents who were out of the town. It's the lifestyle and there are hundreds of kids involved. Can't shut it down man (even though all the parties do get shut down in a matter of two hours) - we city kids are a different breed. — NycTeen on What Cops Have to Say About the Teen Hooligans

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51twi1l3YZL.jpg Cover art from Laurie Anderson - Big Science c. early 1980s — James on In the News: The Next Chapter for a Controversial Conversion

At the link is a c. 1900 Wurts Bros. photograph showing 67 Vestry Street prior to the two story addition. http://collections.mcny.org/Collection/[Industrial%20building,%20West%20Street%20and%20Vestry%20Street.]-2F3XC5B_D.html — James on In the News: The Next Chapter for a Controversial Conversion

Anyone know what the top of 67 Vestry looked like, back in the day? Must have been nicer than what's up there now. And I wonder if Landmarks is okay with that billboard on the roof? — Will Meyerhofer on In the News: The Next Chapter for a Controversial Conversion

Looks like the E R/W within the fare zone just opened up today. — Ben Jen on Update on the Cortlandt Street Subway Station

So bummed about Bar Cyrk. It was a hidden little unique gem. I always felt I had left Tribeca and entered somewhere else (not sure where) when I stepped foot in there. It's a little escape that I will miss (along with the truffle oil popcorn). — valentina on Best of New Tribeca 2017: The Winners!

The tenant may have a lot of work ahead of them to make this space ready and open for legal use. 2018 seems like a "stretch" for this gym user. Per Certificate of Occupancy 87668, the cellar and sub-cellar currently have legal use as storage only, with no persons allowed. In cases like this, a tenant's needed items often include: adding physical culture use (zoning use group 9) on the CO for the cellar and sub-cellar levels; obtaining a physical culture permit; and, constructing a second, remotely located egress to use the cellar--and also for the sub-cellar--for use of a particular floor as anything other than storage. (Depending on how the building was originally converted to residential use, one could possibly use the building stair in the northeast corner as the second cellar egress. A new additional egress stair would seem to be needed for the sub-cellar since that stair appears to be the existing egress for the sub-cellar to the cellar). A not insubstantial portion of the rented cellar and sub-cellar levels shown is apparently located in the city-owned sidewalk vaults, i.e., those underground spaces west and south of the columns at the building facades. Nothing can be legally built or used for non-storage purposes in city-owned sidewalk vaults without first obtaining permission, i.e., a "revocable consent," from NYC Department of Transportation. — James on Another Fitness Studio Is Opening Here

Actually my mistake it is outside 112 Franklin Street not 111 Franklin, regards, Sonia F. Stock — Sonia F. Stock on Where in Tribeca…?

Hi Erik, this beautiful display of plants is outside 111 Franklin Street? Happy New Year to all! regards, Sonia F. Stock — Sonia F. Stock on Where in Tribeca…?

New York Vintners was a huge fail as a retail outlet. Most of the times I attempted to venture in, they were closed for an event, and the 3 times I actually got someone to open the door their cash register didn't work so purchasing a bottle of wine was impossible. How they have stayed in business this long I have no idea. Good luck to them with the new business model. They will need it. — Nancy on Best of New Tribeca 2017: The Winners!

I've been seeing the guy in brightly colored suits and hats somewhat recently, around the southern blocks of Church. — J Parnell on Seen & Heard: Any Sign of These Three Eccentrics?

Diane, your bad experience was not unique. We had a very unfortunate and disappointing experience with the food and service, too. — Dain on Best of New Tribeca 2017: The Winners!