After reading today's New York Post article on permit abuse, I returned to this site after several months. I watched two ladies of a certain age (one in a nice fur coat) get out of a Subaru on Vestry Street, and walk in around the corner to the 92Y Tribeca. I did a little detective work of my own: they checked in for a 1 pm literature class, and got comfy in the cafe with cups of tea while waiting. This sort of abuse is mind-numbing and Governor Paterson ought to crack down on his Judicial Branch permits the same way that Mayor Bloomberg has on the NYPD. Going to a literature class with a NYS Judicial Branch permit just isn't kosher in 2009—especially if you are a judge and your job is to uphold the law!