Plus: Governors Island opens tomorrow; rendering of the revamped Verizon Building; schools are passing on the 9/11 Museum; new tower by the Manhattan Bridge; ex-Tribecans now in Harlem.
Plus: Man takes upskirt photo in subway station; Maman owners live here; school adopts parrot; 9/11 Memorial sues over poor construction; pedestrian bridge closed; Trinity Church sells Soho pad; Sunshine Cinema being shopped as development site.
Plus: Church Street demolition starting soon; confirmation of American Flatbread plan; finished planting at last 9/11 Memorial corner; Leonard repaving; Downtown Alliance holiday stars; Downtown Little School auction; karaoke bar revealed. / 9 comments
Check out models of the two unbuilt towers and views of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub and the 9/11 Memorial (where an unopened corner looks ready for its debut). / 7 comments
Plus: Visiting David Gage String Instrument Repair; two new fashion boutiques in the South Street Seaport; Woolworth Building lobby tours.
Plus: Good, cheap Chinatown massages; reimagining Christmas decor at Shinola; affordable housing in Lower Manhattan; Katie Holmes, extravagant cupcake tipper.
Plus: North Cove Marina remains in limbo; the crappy state of N. Moore Street; Collister Street rooftop addition-to-an-addition; Northern Tiger forecast; royals arriving tomorrow; Seaport tower unlikely to move south. / 5 comments
Plus: Senate aide David Krone; FDNY test tomorrow morning at the 9/11 Museum; Seaport development survey; artisanal chocolate studio at the new ICE facility. / 2 comments
Plus: Royals William and Kate to visit; Peck Slip School disappointment; "backward" Worth Street loft; Seaport VBar update. / 7 comments
Plus: Celebrating Thelonius Monk in the Winter Garden; free admission night at the 9/11 Museum; Lilac Preservation Project fundraiser. / 1 comment
Plus: An intersection before it was half-ruined; more buses reported at 9/11 Memorial; walking tour of Nassau Street; Taylor Swift walked her cat. / 1 comment
Plus: Half of New Amsterdam Market's board resigned; affordable housing initiatives; 9/11 spreadsheet rediscovered; Seaport ship update; R train tunnel may reopen early; cyclist hit-and-run; Jane Pratt. / 2 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?