Plus happy hour on a rooftop bar in the Seaport; local kids speak up at a meeting for Pier 40; a new store for the space at Jay and Staple; a peek inside a loft in 165 Duane, the former coconut factory. / 9 comments
Plus: Tribeca family with 18-karat gold bathroom tiles; proposed changes to the Landmarks Preservation Commission's process; the former Bush Terminal Building in FiDi. / 1 comment
Founded by two downtown residents, ONDA Beauty will be a non-toxic, all-natural beauty product shop with a treatment room for facials and massages.
Neo Persona debuted during the time when artists and businesspeople overlapped in the neighborhood—to their mutual benefit.
Who’s buying where, from whom—and for how much. There's a question about a $6 million studio for you real-estate experts.
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were recorded by the city in the past seven days (ending 4/27/13)—the sales may have taken place earlier.
Get used to it. Plus: Wooly party; Sandy town hall and workshops for non-profits; new business on Jay; Preservation Hall Jazz Band; record and CD sale; dance. / 2 comments
Plus: A nice, long look inside the Woolworth Building; about that sale at 165 Duane; a rendering of the 93 Worth topper; Jane Pratt declines. / 1 comment
Plus: Post office leaving Peck Slip on June 4; SamSara reboot; art furniture; New Amsterdam Market. / 4 comments
Seven sales were reported in the past week, all under $2.5 million.
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?
What should be done is that the laws on vendors should be enforced. Do the vendors have a permit? Are... — Marcus / What can be done about counterfeit vendors?
Stinks all the time there, not just in mornings. It's vile. Is it from the vendors? Also that area around... — Marcus / What can be done about counterfeit vendors?