Plus: Remembering Liz Berger with a plaza; rapper Lupe Fiasco's art show; Bavaria Bierhaus in FiDi; holiday train show; PR person's loft; 363 Greenwich analysis; Walmart's Occupy Wall Street posters; "Nutcracker" review; Fulton Center "Sky Reflector Net."
Plus: How to complain about Academy buses; Pier 17 holdout; Occupy Wall Street march; Oktoberfest; 56 Warren deep dive.
Some of my favorite Instagram photos of greater Tribeca. The neighborhood never looked so good! / 4 comments
Plus: Chambers Street hotel (or condo) sold and back on track; Trinity Church cancels its Halloween festivities; bakery closed; another 7-Eleven; cheesesteaks in FiDi. / 11 comments
Plus: American Stock Exchange building sold at huge profit; Stuyvesant cheating scandal in depth; fish market buildings; Chinatown hideosity. / 1 comment
Plus: Downtown Connection bus bursts into flame; Tribeca home design; 395 Broadway; the restaurant replacing the Libertine; Chase's now-private plaza; rape suspect arrested; "Tribute in Light."
Plus: Guggenheim's Krens sells; doorman naturalizes; 357 Canal; Occupy Wall Street plans anniversary protest; New York Rescue Mission; art. / 2 comments
Plus: Merchant's Hospitality's plans for Pier 15 (and a bit of a rant); principal speaks out; art exhibit; Trinity Church and Occupy Wall Street.
Plus: Occupy Wall Street overreaction; FiDi non-chain resto; BPC kindergarteners might be headed to Chinatown; jogger in the drink; Collect Pond House puzzle; Gateway Place confab.
Marching again and again and again. Plus: Where a "supermodel" shops in Tribeca; Washington Market Park lawn (or lack thereof); DSK house; Seaport shopping struggle; columnist miffed. / 1 comment
Plus: UPS worker killed; "Dream House" art installation; Tribeca Film Festival protest; Maserati boat; 56 Warren. / 2 comments
It's a new Italian restaurant. Plus: Bubby's new cow; Poem in Your Pocket Day; Act Up march. / 1 comment
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?