Plus: Parm's menu; the Pope's visit will include the 9/11 Memorial; review of the One World Observatory restaurants; Battery Park City preschool lost a child. / 3 comments
There's a lot of bluestone—although not quite as much as in the inspirational take you see here. / 1 comment
Plus: Megu auction; checking in on 56 Leonard; any sign of progress at Tetsu?; shopping benefit.
DDG, the developer of controversial 100 Franklin, is proceeding with its attempt to refurbish the no-man's land between Sixth Avenue and Church (in front of the Tribeca Grand). Here are the renderings.... / 7 comments
...as the WTC performing arts center wants to be known. Plus: Remembering the Wetlands; 100 Franklin developer pushes back the closing; old map of Lowest Manhattan.
Plus: Herbazone recipe; 109 Reade analysis; the year in restaurants. / 3 comments
The Landmarks Preservation Commission would like to see changes to the design for the proposed building.
Plus: Lyons Den Power Yoga opening date; legislation to deal with counterfeit goods; fake Banksy? / 4 comments
Call it the Two Triangles Building—fascinating as much for the design as for what it says about how much real estate is worth around here that such a noted developer would bother with two leftover parking lots. / 29 comments
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.
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?