Plus: Short-term rental list; Halloween do-over today; Benares's menu; Matt Abramcyk's and Nadine Ferber's apartment; donating via Barry's Bootcamp; Mike & Son reno; SoPo T-shirts; 110 Hudson question. / 11 comments
Marisa McGrody's photos arrived as a shock: Taken the day after Sandy hit, they have an air of fresh violence about them. / 1 comment
Plus: Realizations brought about by Hurricane Sandy; new restaurant rumored for Conrad complex; Seaport clean-up; two sort of famous people who live in Tribeca.
Plus: More ways to help out the less fortunate; free temporary office space; emergency station at P.S. 234...?
Helping the Seaport; sponsoring a food truck; meeting with Community Board 1; a Comic Relief concert; chamber music. Plus: Trees down in Tribeca Park. Also: Halloween trick-or-treating this Monday.
There are some things we need to discuss—both to help our neighborhood get back on its feet and to protect ourselves in the future. / 13 comments
Not good. Plus: Wetlands founder Larry Bloch died; more ways to help out; Drew Nieporent's losses; uptown restaurants thriving; Chabad of Tribeca's volunteer efforts; 55 N. Moore. / 7 comments
Reasons to go out: 1) It's a good idea to be around other people. 2) It creates a sense of neighborhood—which helps with security. 3) Support local businesses! / 1 comment
POWER IS BACK IN TRIBECA! (But you might want to make sure your building has heat and/or hot water before you move back in....) / 65 comments
Plus: Baby born during the storm; Katie Holmes; Halloween parade; Seaport dining; Trinity Place department store; data-center central; Jason Binn; Battery turkey; FiDi nightclub, Ward III's Sandy cocktail; Tribeca walking tour report.
Here are a few updates that have come in, along with photos from during and after the storm. If you get power back, please comment on this post and include your address (or at least your block). / 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?