Plus: Prominent building to be converted to offices; careless people find their stuff has been stolen; Gateway Plaza tenant spat; customizable landfill at Target; new museum on Liberty Island. / 5 comments
Plus: When an artist painted a Tribeca bridge pink; World Trade Center mall reviewed; Choza Taqueria has opened; more ice cream bandits; Kim Kardashian and Kanye West; long-vacant Wall Street landmark sold. / 4 comments
Plus: Tribeca's Kitchen opening soon; 1 World Trade Center's strobe light; juice bar and bubble tea; Debra Messing show; Kim Kardashian game. / 3 comments
On Park Place and West Street. Plus: Momofuku Milk Bar within walking distance; could New Amsterdam Market be revived?; club for Polaroid fans; Crumbs will likely reopen; Kim Kardashian game.
Coming to the 'hood. Plus: Is Bouley Studio turning into an event space?; BPC episode of "Project Runway" airing tonight; Laight House; police shut down warren on Warren; Tropicana 50; Eddie's Pizza; Polarn O. Pyret; Uncle Mike's; 471 Washington. / 1 comment
Plus: Sex-and-drugs phone booth; Kardashians; that architecture firm on Chambers.
Plus: Katrina Vonnegut at RH Gallery; Tribeca Townhomes penthouse; huge new Asian restaurant planned for Canal Street; Millennium High School; No. 22 Renwick; Adeline Adeline; BPCer doing good in India; RBC's coffee maven; hating on fireplaces; affordable housing; James McCune Smith; Kardashians. / 2 comments
Plus: What is Kim Kardashian?; "Ed Hardy Building" rejected; salt shed approved; West Thames Park lawn; the James's restaurant; New York City Dads Group. / 9 comments
Plus: Train set returning to BPC; Tamarind Tribeca recipe; Window 24; New Amsterdam Pavilion update; Downtown Alliance's Elizabeth Berger; Leonardo DiCaprio checks out Theater Bar a.k.a. Teatro. / 4 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?
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?