Including the $40 million penthouse. Plus: Is 11 N. Moore a bad neighbor?; Fika looks close to opening; work at 502 Canal; De Niro in Tribeca; Aamanns bread; Tribeca Trust talk; Terra Wine Bar; roti contest. / 3 comments
Plus: More on Anthony Narh's death; De Niro vs. Jay-Z; helping the Seaport; Zone A update; vegetarian Italian.
"There is a building on the northeast corner of Hudson and Franklin that has had scaffolding up for at least four or maybe five years. Is it ever coming down or is it permanent?" —C. / 2 comments
Plus: Temple Court hotel update; a "freedom trail" for the abolition movement; the new building at 137 Franklin; more on the Butterfly; 1WTC tenant drops out; inside Atera.
Plus: Alexander Wang denies sweatshop; Michelle Obama coming to Tribeca fundraiser; Ewan McGregor looking around here; Atera; North End Grill's wine list; school meals; historic wine vault.
[Reposting this tweet-by-tweet recap of last year's Hurricane Irene in light of current events] I'll update this as long as they keep coming (and I don't lose power). Update: Currently at 44 tweets.
Plus: New York Academy of Art vs. Facebook; bad advice for De Niro; NYC Nomad drops by; an Egg room. / 1 comment
Pros: Sexy French men, DILFs, eight-foot Christmas trees. Cons: stuck-up soccer moms, Billy Joel, Tribeca wind. Welcome back to Tweebeca! / 1 comment
Plus: World Trade Center security nightmare; Grandaisy pumpkin pie; city takeover of Battery Park City?; real-estate sales; Setai sues FiDi location.
If Tribeca ever secedes from the Union, we'll already have designs for our new currency, thanks to Chia-Wei Liu, a grad student at the School of Visual Arts. / 3 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?