Plus: Century 21's garish digital signage; activity at a Chambers Street storefront; sidewalk shed covering a crosswalk sign; Issey Miyake's new sign. / 5 comments
Plus: History of a Duane Street building; two new ferry routes debut this month; Oaxacan menu at Añejo; commercial storefront available in Taylor Swift's building; another Issey Miyake store. / 1 comment
Plus: Who's moving into the big storefront at Franklin and Varick; La Colombe and Dos Toros opening in FiDi; New Amsterdam Market's new location; the Flea to play a zombie game on the street; more bad reviews for 1WTC food.
Plus: Renovation of a local Starbucks; final days at Art et Maison (and who's taking the space); more on the Battery Park City dune photo; Best Made Co. catalog; music-making opportunity; special CB1 meeting. / 7 comments
Plus: More participants in Fashion's Night Out; St. Paul's Chapel schedule for Sept. 11; discount on tickets to "Rapunzel."
Annika K. Martin—a lawyer and a recruiting captain for the 2010 NY Locavore Challenge—shows us around her Tribeca, including the fancy restaurant she's curious to try and the food truck she wishes would come back at night.
Plus: The Innocence Project takes 20K square feet in Tribeca; Vice co-founder Shane Smith; mezcal tasting; "Mad Men" visits Washington Market; 40 Gold.
Writer and occasional peony vendor Wickham Boyle shows us around her Tribeca—including where she buys tutus for her goddaughter, the mini Bilbao Guggenheim, her run-in with John Kennedy, and what the neighborhood was like 30 years ago. / 1 comment
Plus: the buyers of 2 N. Moore unmasked; Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper; Issey Miyake sale; Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel, school overcrowding, and a trio of parks for the Seaport.
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?