Plus: Cuomo signs Battery Park City Authority bill; volleyball tournament starts today; the Resident Healer program at the Four Seasons hotel; history of a Walker Street building. / 2 comments
Plus: South End Avenue discussion; Verve Wine opening West Coast store; 3 World Trade Center is just over a third leased; local radio broadcast.
Plus: The history of 40 Hudson; dancing in unison; amendment to Battery Park City Authority board legislation now with Cuomo; the training vessel Sagres was in New York Harbor.
Plus: Operator of crane during fatal accident has his license revoked; bootleggers and other tenants at a Canal Street building over the years.
Also on Community Board 1's May agendas: A change to Buddha Bar's liquor-license application; another nightclub proposed for the Haus space; Peck Slip Park design; Greca's sidewalk café; more. / 1 comment
Plus: Sidewalk doohickey on Duane; "Faces Places," the wonderful documentary by Agnès Varda and JR; Peter Roehr show at Ortuzar Projects; Battery Park City's Golden Jubilee. / 2 comments
Plus: A visit to Langdon Florist's new shop; survey about wayfinding signage; Proper Food and mystery restaurant opening on Wall Street; the history of 1 Maiden Lane. / 4 comments
Plus: Another Starbucks; poems to magically appear on rainy days; the new building at Washington and Desbrosses (and musing about what comes next); "The Good Fight" shoot. / 1 comment
Plus: Driverless car kills pedestrian in Arizona; Garces Group statement about the closing of Amada; studying the visitors to Battery Park City's parks. / 2 comments
Plus: Restrictions attached to Battery Park City board representation; Frenchette's spicy chicken; Harry's Café and Steak renovation; more on Andrew Carmellini's Seaport restaurant; Sessanta to turn French; questions for the Battery Park City Authority. / 3 comments
Plus: How Amazon is changing Whole Foods; rent-regulated apartments in Lower Manhattan; facial massage; actor buys in Tribeca; how rich people feel about carpets; questions for the new BPCA president. / 7 comments
Plus: New sister restaurants for Dark Horse Tavern and Akimoto Sushi; Scott Stringer's proposal for Battery Park City income; when Tammany Hall was on Nassau Street. / 14 comments
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?
It seems like a really biased response. Chris Marte was at the Tribeca town hall last week, advocating for our... — Jackson / Candidates are lining up for City Council elections
So you want to arrest the folks who are now selling goods that benefit from sweat shop labor?!? If anything... — David green / What can be done about counterfeit vendors?
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?