Plus: Big pop-up shop in Hudson Square; Blossom Gelernter, P.S. 234's first principal, has passed away; Floyd Cardoz on North End Grill; the World Trade Center submarket; Fatty Snack kiosks.
New Amsterdam Market, Patrick Swayze, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, and Reese Witherspoon lost in a psychosexual wilderness are just a few of the highlights on this week’s agenda. (Or make that "next week's agenda"—I'm running this early for the holiday weekend.) / 1 comment
On weekdays, anyway. Plus: P.S. 234 overflow headed to Chinatown; Shake Shack BPC; new head for Hudson River Park Trust; smoking still OK in BPC?; real-estate optimism; River Lofts; Rector Square. / 4 comments
Plus: Tragedy at 101 Warren; lions for BPC library?; Death & Co. spinoff details; Citigroup; Independence Plaza senior center at risk; gym and theater on Warren?; 471 Washington; Pace dorm drama.
Plus: Soursop tea; LMDC phase-out; an "almost perfect" loft; Compose runs a special; kindergarten waitlist.
Plus: Cercle Rouge deal; P.S. 234 auction; Clocktower Gallery event; a Tribeca filmmaker's new short documentary; Bob Townley brunch. / 1 comment
Plus: World Financial Center redo; smoking ban in city parks; blind attraction; P.S. 234 kindergarten lottery; Carmine's not happening; new buildings going on sale; City Winery owner's loft; half-marathon gets dissed; Pussycat Lounge.
It's time to get geared up for Taste of Tribeca! Plus: A high-profile holdout has already signed on. / 7 comments
Plus: Canal Street reconstruction; review of "Pants on Fire's Metamorphoses" at the Flea; a mini-memoir of working at Yaffa.
Plus: Schools, schools, and schools; Bethenny Frankel; artist Alexis Rockman; Let There Be Neon; the WTC and its third-quarter construction goals.
Plus: Are the Olsen twins looking to move here? And: P.S. 234's walkway, a rich widow on a real-estate spree, Fraunces Tavern update, and a visit with the Battery Conservancy.
Loretta Thomas of Moving Visions dance studio shows us around her Tribeca: where she goes for Japanese food, which street has too many bars, and where she celebrates after her school's annual recital. / 3 comments
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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?
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It seems like a really biased response. Chris Marte was at the Tribeca town hall last week, advocating for our... — Jackson / Candidates are lining up for City Council elections
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