Plus: The quirky loft of R & Company's owner; off-leash area for dogs at the Battery; Greenwich Street tower moves forward; the bar at the iPic cinema. / 5 comments
Plus: Gary Graham's star-studded film for fall; 1WTC spire lit in the colors of the Italian flag; LinkNYC transmitter; pick-up basketball tournament; "Sunday" at Taymour Grahne Gallery. / 6 comments
Plus: A profile of Two Hands; how the World Trade Center was built at the expense of Little Syria; letting people control the lights of 1 World Trade Center. / 1 comment
This is a departure from most of the previous Instagram Tribeca roundups in that these are all taken by yours truly. / 4 comments
Plus: Progress at 56 Leonard; the situation at Pakistan Tea House; Psycho Bunny sample sale; Baja East pop-up; 1 World Trade Center light show; iHeartRadio concert. / 4 comments
Plus: Atop 1 World Trade Center at night; parents want to sacrifice pre-K for a gym; phone thefts get more violent; the owners of a Tribeca pied-à-terre; Polynesian canoe visiting here. / 3 comments
Plus: Kid gets head stuck in fence; possible home for the "Sphere"; visitors to World Trade Center observatory far below forecast; FiDi arcade proponents deny posing as councilmember; Wavertree returning early; subsidizing artists.
Plus: Harrison Street building may be used for fashion; get ready for digital signage in the World Trade Center mall; St. Joseph's Chapel in Battery Park City is at risk of losing its home; 1 World Trade Center is now 67% leased.
Plus: "Model Woman" shoot, about the modeling industry in the 1970s; midcentury Brazilian mirrors; street-level rendering for the Beekman Hotel's condo tower; 1 World Trade Center light show.
Plus: The interest in Alexander Hamilton's grave; when Cortlandt Street was Radio Row; the Battery Park City Authority gives itself failing grades; a look back at the Pogues. / 1 comment
Plus: What the Franklin Place condo's Broadway storefront will look like; Stephen Petronio dance performance at the Winter Garden; a tribute to Benny Goodman.
"The lights on most of the middle floors of 1 World Trade Center look like dangling construction lights as opposed to proper office lighting. Only at the very top and below the observation deck does it look finished. Is that how it'll look when it's fully occupied?" —J. / 9 comments
Found the article with that quote. https://www.amny.com/news/fashions-private-eye-targets-canal-st-s-counterfeit-bags/ The article dates back to 2008, and yet no progress has been made... — Marcus / What can be done about counterfeit vendors?
Good point. I remember there was an old interview when the interviewer asked one of the junk buyers, "Did you... — Marcus / What can be done about counterfeit vendors?
It's pretty easy to prove theses are illegal goods, when was the last time you saw a Louis Vuitton or... — S / What can be done about counterfeit vendors?
The headline says "few" but I haven't seen any others. Are there? — mulciber / What’s to do about the few remaining illegal smoke shops?
Maybe it should be illegal to buy the goods. Of course, it's difficult to prove that a buyer knew they... — Marcus / What can be done about counterfeit vendors?
Would love to help. Honest question. What can we do? — Randy / What can be done about counterfeit vendors?
"Zero tolerance" is right. That requires consistent enforcement: Every time police see this happening, seize the goods, fine the vendor.... — Marcus / What can be done about counterfeit vendors?