Plus: Local resident serving in the U.S. Army; the problems at Calypso St. Barth; when Pearl Paint was small; Canal Street Market vendor shuts down.
Plus: Condo plans for the former Pearl Paint buildings; Combina restaurant closed; who was behind the arcade plan push-polling; Cadillac café to be run by Joe Coffee; anti-Semitic graffiti.
Plus: Signage for a new fitness studio and children's boutique; chickens on Leonard; remembering Pearl Paint; Court Street Grocers in the Village; the Lilac's whereabouts. / 1 comment
Also on Community Board 1’s November agendas: Mariachi's has found a new home; temporary art installations at Finn Square and Capsouto Park; women's shelter opening in FiDi; changes to the Pearl Paint building; more. / 4 comments
Plus: Demolition on West Street; new stop sign in FiDi; Gustafer Yellowgold concert; funky vegetalia; free yoga at Bogardus Plaza; bright yellow Marriott.
Plus: Big new Broadway development; Tweed Courthouse's history; local contender for "Hottest Trainer"; condo building to go up next to the Holland Tunnel's mouth; El Vez review. / 1 comment
Plus: Video of the projection on the AT&T Long Lines Building; guerrilla art at Pearl Paint; the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's open studios. / 1 comment
First J&R, now this.... Each week seems to mark the end of an era around here. / 12 comments
"Bitch, I know where I’m going!” Plus: 22 River Terrace housecleaning; J&R allegedly stiffing vendors; more World Trade Center security breaches; Brushstroke offers à la carte; 11 Beach pricing; Pearl Paint layoffs. / 3 comments
Plus: Signs pointing toward the end of Pearl Paint; disturbing photos of Chinatown; cheap cosmetics store opens in FiDi. / 2 comments
The property is on the market as "a great opportunity for a developer, investor and/or user." / 9 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?