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
Plus: Franklin Place to be closed; new building at 84 White; Subway moving.
Plus: 22 Desbrosses; Industria Argentina closed for renovation; Battery Park carousel update; Five Franklin Place. / 3 comments
Plus: The blah new design for Five Franklin Place; lowest-price Tribeca loft sale since late 2008; negotiations between Occupy Wall Street and residents not going well at all; Jill Abramson. / 1 comment
Plus: Beyoncé and Jay-Z; "mysterious" sale at 14 Jay; 5 Franklin Place; first responders' ticker-tape parade?
Plus: Stuyvesant alumni vigil still unapproved; the back story on 5 Franklin Place; new restaurant "between Soho and Tribeca"?; Twin Towers montage; rooftop party; Tribeca Green.
Plus: Religious leaders irked at being left out of 9/11 ceremony; Five Franklin Place up for foreclosure auction; WTC construction time lapse; UBS staying put; FiDi food truck crackdown; one trashy sandwich.
Plus: A proposal to move Park51 move (by someone who can afford to build it); Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes; inside a four-year-old Tribecan's room; models.
Plus: Tenoverten nail salon; 70s hotspot Teddy's; Five Franklin Place; P.S. 276 donation; bus connection improved; "The Wife" reviewed; SoulCycle expands outside NYC.
Plus: Weather Up Tribeca; World Trade Center retail; new pizzeria; New York Harbor Lighted Boat Parade; Willy Wonka Townhouse; Marc Forgione; Five Franklin Place.
It's going on the block. Plus: Weather Up delay explanation; Hudson Square streetscape revamp; that Gehry building; WTC responder settlement; "Edgewise" reviewed; Tiny's.
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?