Plus: Bank of New York Mellon bought its building; decrease in rent-regulating apartments; push to expand Millennium High School; model lives here; big Hudson Square development parcel listed; Pastagram restaurant.
Plus: Another café chain opening on Canal; another Broadway store closing; Cortlandt Alley condo unveiled; "Salamander" TV shoot; still no activity at Greenwich Street hotel; Five Boro Bike Tour update. / 9 comments
Plus: Thom Browne store confirmed; Ronnybrook is taking a winter break from the Tribeca Greenmarket; pretty restoration on Broadway; Ziploc art. / 9 comments
Plus: A peek inside Augustine; Municipal Building cupola tour; checking in on Ward III's progress; learn to shuck from an expert; new Broadway storefront; new lighting store.
Plus: Cortlandt Alley condo conversion revealed; Il Lee retrospective; "Botany under Influence" at Apexart; Lacoste promotion; visiting a former Tribecan's restaurant in the country.
Plus: "Leadership rumble" inside Community Board 1; new Cortlandt Alley condo rendering; the Tribeca loft of artist Grimanesa Amorós; Gyllenhaal/Swinton film shoot.
Another new conversion in northeast Tribeca shows how the Cortlandt Alley area is on fire. Plus: A peek inside the big, fancy furniture gallery opening on Lafayette. / 20 comments
Plus: Egregious FedEx parking; Seamless delivery fee; "The Affair" shoot; Neil Sedaka and the Klezmatics concert; Lowdown Hudson Music Fest lineup; Parm opening; fireworks tonight. / 3 comments
Plus: Northern Tiger tests recipes; the Smith & Mills sidewalk shed; new renderings for tall, thin 125 Greenwich; Cortlandt Alley building starts construction.
Plus: W. Broadway renovation revealed; Beekman condos getting glassed; Cortlandt Alley condo progress; Hudson River Park event for kids; Sukkot block party; Grand Banks drawing.
Plus: Orlando Bloom might be moving; the downtown baby boom continues; Chanterelle chef to open Flatiron restaurant; big lofts east of Broadway; falling ice; Peck Slip addition OKed; Le Restaurant. / 2 comments
Plus: 9/11 Museum faces funding issues; Seaport town hall recap; Max opening in Williamsburg.
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?
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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?