Plus: Bottega Falai closed; a glimpse of the single-family home under construction on Greenwich; reader seeks managing agent recommendations; historical rent data; manhole advertising. / 3 comments
Plus: Incessant beeping from City Hall; AT&T's refusal to regularly open the Thomas Street plaza; UPS truck behaving badly; northwest Tribeca demolition; China Blue loading dock; three landmarks looking good. / 2 comments
Plus: Video of the projection on the AT&T Long Lines Building; guerrilla art at Pearl Paint; the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's open studios. / 1 comment
It's a marketing promotion. / 9 comments
Now more than ever, we could all use a visit to TweeBeCa, where Strap-On Rodney used to work.
This week: Photos taken on Church, Hudson, 29th Street (huh? what?), Staple, and Chambers
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?