Plus: Rosie Assoulin sample sale; peeking into the Maharishi store; satirical novel set in Lower Manhattan; Broadway address clarification. / 1 comment
Plus: The new sculpture at Tribeca Park is up; Casey Neistat's confusing signage; "Hotel Nouvet" sign for a shoot; "Jessica Jones" is back; Soho restaurant Mamo is closed due to a fire.
Popular vlogger Casey Neistat has opened a three-level "factory" (as in Andy Warhol's): "Maybe the reason why creator community in NYC sucks so bad is because it's not centralized. What if this can become the space for all creators?" / 19 comments
"The last few weeks I've noticed increasingly larger groups of people—mostly teenagers and a few parents—waiting for something or someone in front of K&M Camera. Any idea what's going on?" —S. / 7 comments
Plus: Casey Neistat's social app takes Broadway storefront; something is happening at 74 Leonard; Pumpkin Patch party; food drive to benefit the New York City Rescue Mission. / 1 comment
Mmuseumm, the precious collection of semi-precious artifacts in an old freight elevator shaft on Cortlandt Alley, is opening an annex. / 3 comments
The owner of several Broadway buildings that still rent to creative types invited me over to look around—I got new views of Franklin Place, the 84 White penthouse, and Cortlandt Alley, and I learned how those great old Tribeca fire doors worked. / 1 comment
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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?
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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?