Plus Blackstone acquires 8 Spruce; Silverstein acquires 116 John; Hotel Indigo is nearing completion; Yuh-Line Niou will challenge Kavanagh.
Plus: Update on 10 flooded buildings; damage at FiDi gym and South Street Seaport Museum; Matt Abramcyk branches out of Tribeca.
Plus: Developing Pier 40; new playground; chef Paul Liebrandt; lawyer's loft; school outrage; seahorses; CB1 election; school fundraising; Obama to visit again; fires; subway station leaking; a teacher reminisces; Mickey Drexler; lawn status.
Plus: Occupy Wall Street round-up; Alexander Wang lawsuit; North End Grill; Atera; local to join Battery Park City Authority board; 116 John rentals.
Pictures! Plus: Franklin Station Café founders go north; garbage garage update; Chinatown blog; and all sorts of FiDi news, including two possible rebrandings; another John Street condo conversion, another cheap-ish hotel, and Pita Press.
Plus: Kiosk possibilities; downtown population explosion; Seaport drama; Fulton Stall Market hours; FiDi office conversion; Art in General review; Vesey crosswalks;
What's next at the restaurant's ever-changing upstairs. Plus: Marc Forgione; Terroir; real-estate uptick; Dance New Amsterdam fights on; Michael Kinsley on Park51; local company on big Inc. list; Tribeca pioneer passes away; another FiDi condo conversion?
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?