Lawsuit got it blocked till mid-January, but the opponents need your help. Plus: Shinola introduces Makers Monday on Dec. 2; John Willenbecher's couch potato blanket; PATH and Chambers Street closures. / 1 comment
Plus: Vesey pedestrian bridge coming down; City Hall construction will never end; human remains lead to a new plaque; 142 Duane analysis; Battery Park City Authority budget; ball field lights. / 4 comments
The surest way to get this halted is to show politicians that a lot of voters do not want this to happen. / 17 comments
A political break-in. Plus: Cheating at Stuyvesant; Julie Menin looks back; 4WTC worker impaled; Pier 40 dinner cruises; new recycling bin.
You know that huge space at the southeast corner of W. Broadway and Worth, where the city used to have social-services offices? It's been rented.... / 4 comments
A big chunk of storefront at 40 Worth—a.k.a. 220 Church—has been freed up (at the expense of that strange mock supermarket). Now what? / 1 comment
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?