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: 30 Park Place penthouse floor plan; Broadway clocktower building to have a restaurant; the mysterious White Street building; the Lululemon resale market is bananas; a Tribeca beauty executive's closet. / 1 comment
Plus: A peek inside Fulton Center; roundup of new construction projects; Cafeteria postponed from CB1 tonight; progress at Lilly O'Brien's new space; Capital Audio. / 1 comment
Plus: Peeking inside La Garçonne and Sweet Green; scoping out 48 Warren's new windows and 84 White's entrance; crab night; street-art carpets; new restaurant on Spring. / 2 comments
Plus: Another branch of TenOverTen; nail salon merger; Canal Room nightclub update; Asphalt Green classes; Broadway store closing.
Plus: Banksy at McDonald's; Matt Bernson sample sale; Tetsu's façade; New York City Fashion Designers Market; last call at the Loopy Doopy.
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
You know how you can't keep track of all the new buildings sprouting up? I walked and Citi Biked around the neighborhood so we'd have an up-to-date sense of what's happening where—shamelessly peeping through holes when necessary.
Everything will be in one building. Plus: 84 White revealed; P.S. 150 petition; Mimi's Café has closed; Duane Park/Bogardus Plaza kids' event; Edible Arrangements; art exhibit; Dylan Prime reclaimed; art sale in support of the Bridge Café. / 1 comment
Including a view of 84 White; progress at Franklin Place; TOAST gallery (with water tower show); bookstore moving; Organic Modernism; Collect Pond Park; Walker office moving?; Broadway and Duane. Plus: Moving sale; Gina La Fornarina; Brookfield food. / 4 comments
It's dark. Plus: The future of two historic Seaport buildings; real estate in "Eastern Tribeca"; Downtown Hospital CEO resigns; new design for W. Thames bridge.
Plus: 84 White's funky top; aquatic fitness facility; canned food drive at the World Financial Center; Theater Bar demo; Louis CK tickets.
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?