Plus: New design for the Hubert Street mansion; North Cove Marina tenants unhappy with new management; Park Place tower funding, details; illegal ticket vendors arrested; FiDi sidewalk shed relief; Broad Street tower to be second tallest building in Lower Manhattan. / 2 comments
Also on Community Board 1’s March agendas: "Seasonal pop-up bar" at Brookfield Place; possible party boat docking at Pier 25; 18 event requests; "daredevil" trespassers; Finn Square's next sculpture; Lower Manhattan bike lane proposal; Hubert Street mansion.
Also on Community Board 1’s February agendas: An alteration to M1-5's liquor license; so very many street-activity permits; Hubert Street mansion; construction updates; Pier 26 restaurant; much more. / 3 comments
Plus: The Lower Manhattan hotel boom by the numbers; Tribeca makes the cover of Hausfrau magazine; the new head of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. / 2 comments
Also on Community Board 1’s January agendas: Changes to the former Ivy's Bistro and Valley National Bank spaces; Flinders Lane Australian restaurant opening on W. Broadway; façade restoration on Reade; enlargement on Hubert; more. / 4 comments
Plus: P.S. 150 parents protest; Uniqlo dreaming of FiDi; architect's apartment for sale; Dave's Hoagies review; charitable schoolkids.
Two big-ticket homes cut their prices. Plus: Why Pier 17 workers didn't pull the fire alarm; "The 15 Central Park West of Tribeca"; NBA player sells; a new Greek fast-food restaurant in FiDi.
Plus: Waitlisted kindergarteners; alleged groper denies accusations; architect wants to sell; Megu award. / 1 comment
Plus: World Trade Center's new art expert; no news on the crane accident; commemorating the first WTC attack; 150 Nassau. / 1 comment
Plus: The Blue School; architect in hot water; more details on Goldman Sachs's plans; filmmaker Richard Kaplan.
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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?