Plus a glam-up for Max; a GrowNYC event on sustainability for teens; Angle Tree starts again at 15 Broad.
Plus 15 Broad will once again help needy families with wish lists; an update on the workers union at 108 Leonard.
The ballfields viewing platform has reopened. Plus 15 Broad will fulfill holiday wishes; Chinatown will get $20 million for a street revamp; Seasonal Whispers is back open. / 3 comments
A local singer takes to the streets for a heart warming rendition of New York, New York; 15 Broad outdoes itself; a What in Tribeca question for Tom Miller. / 8 comments
Plus: New subway tunnel to Red Hook proposed; city to install 1,500 bollards over the next few years; phone snatched; residents oppose subway elevators on grounds of the terrorism threat; Caviarteria tries again; David Bouley selling his place on Duane. / 4 comments
Plus: How to write to Governor Cuomo about Battery Park City Authority board representation; FiDi developer forced to finish buildings; 125 Greenwich will have nearly 150 more apartments than thought; 50 West artist arrangement; Derek Zoolander's favorite country. / 7 comments
Plus: Biker thugs who attacked local dad avoid jail time; Barneys Soho closed; Greenwich Street boutique hotel; high driver runs into cop, says it was on purpose; Soho Rep review; 15 Broad analysis. / 1 comment
Made a rumored $72 million during lunch. Plus: Woman jumps to death in FiDi; Taylor Swift's celeb-heavy birthday party; Sanatcon seeps into Tribeca; Seaport Museum opens a little; lining up at the Department of Buildings.
Plus: The Harrison's Jimmy Bradley; 67 Vestry (and its developer Aby Rosen); 9/11 Museum curators; Stitched Tribeca carries on; "Night at the Museums"; new FiDi gym.
Plus: Bibi & Tuck entrepreneurs on their Tribeca; two thefts; real-estate analysis on Broad and Beaver; new ballet school; Pier A question. / 2 comments
Plus: Pier A progress; Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour; South Ferry station; Euphoria Spa; Hotel Particulier; FiDi Fika open again; Community Board 1's new members; the daguerreotype era; cram schools; 50 Laight storefront; 15 Broad comps; Half Marathon.
Plus: Boat burglarized at Pier 25; the history of Park Theatre, once on Park Row; hammer-wielding FiDi resident; man buys fixer-upper on Walker; 56 Leonard sales bonanza; a little get-together to which you're invited.
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?