Citi Bike has been up and running for about a month and a half now. Are you using it? Are you liking it? How would you improve it? / 10 comments
The Citi Bike program is finally starting on Monday. For tips on how to make the most of it, let's turn to Julie Hirschfeld of your friendly neighborhood bike shop, Adeline Adeline. / Sponsored
Plus: Brookfield got one bike station removed; Seaport schooner sailing again; architect sells apartment; Tribeca Summit analysis.
The Department of Transportation has evidently—and unilaterally?—decided to close the block of Franklin that's directly in front of Pécan. Why? The answer has two wheels. / 18 comments
Plus: Breakfast at Mulberry & Vine; P.J. Clarke's closed till May 15; Citi Bikes for kids?; Downtown Dance Factory's star turn; street closures for bike tour. / 2 comments
Plus: A new gallery; Matt Bernson party; Gaslight Anthem playing Pier 26 (twice); Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann watch in effect; volunteering for Tribeca Trust; "Where in Tribeca...?" answer. / 7 comments
Plus: Rape suspect arrested; 11 N. Moore (and Franklin Place); will 92YTribeca have to return grant money?; Jacques Capsouto and Citi Bike. / 3 comments
Plus: Hudson parking lot question; bike-share station NIMBYism; investigating calorie counts; suing Trinity Church; WTC transportation hub delayed; model-turned-broker Trish Goff; the last Lohan mention, one hopes. / 2 comments
Plus: First Precinct officer died saving his family during Sandy; Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel is more open; Q&A with CB1 chair; 77 Hudson; bike-share equipment damaged in flooding. / 2 comments
Plus: Dining next to Bill Murray; bike station to get protective island; new principals at two schools; M9 bus service to be restored. / 5 comments
Rat Terriers? — Tim / Getting control of the rat situation in Washington Market Park
It’s $700 million, not $7 million. https://pix11.com/news/morning/fare-evasion-cost-mta-700-million-in-2023-watchdog-group/#:~:text=Fare%20evasion%20cost%20the%20MTA,least%20%24100%20million%20last%20year. — Reademan / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
If CP is supposed to be revenue for the MTA, then the MTA needs vehicles to come to the CP... — Jer / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
I say NO to congestion pricing. The working families can't afford NYC. They can't afford higher food prices. Adding congestion... — Elbee / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Time to look into ferrets? — Leslie / Getting control of the rat situation in Washington Market Park
The MTA is losing $7 million+ a year on fare evasion. "We have to think we are all playing by... — Tribeca Citizen / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Interesting analysis: "At $2.90, the NYC Subway is too cheap" https://fleker.medium.com/at-2-90-the-nyc-subway-is-too-cheap-4ea2178b903c — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”