Plus: Aesop's Tribeca store is open; two run-ins with mentally ill people; Worth Street reconstruction will be even worse than suspected; vague parade signage; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; two shoots. / 9 comments
Plus: The Worth Street reconstruction project has officially begun; dinner for two at tiny art gallery; Western Spirit moved across the street; concern about the W. Broadway jazz pop-up. / 2 comments
Plus: Gelato cart outside Whole Foods; statue of soldier on horseback moved to Liberty Park; peeking inside Hank's Juicy Beef and fancy mystery on Chambers; new Cosmopolitan Hotel bar to be for guests only; Worth Street reconstruction update; "Scenes from the Underground" shoot. / 5 comments
Also on Community Board 1's May agendas: Jake Gyllenhaal and Tilda Swinton filming here; Worth Street reconstruction update; Serafina liquor license; and much more.
Discussed at last night's meeting: Start date for the five-year Worth Street reconstruction; whether to give 70 Vestry 33 more private parking spaces; Two Hands sidewalk tables; Five Boro Bike Tour street closures; several event permits; Wichcraft and Chipotle liquor licenses; the Flea update. / 3 comments
The NYPD 1st and 5th precinct have scheduled community council meetings that the public can attend and ask questions. I... — Randy / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Yes they use the Manhattan Mini-Storage at 78 Walker also. That seems a natural target for enforcement then. — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
these criminals meet up at the Post office on Canal Street. This mayor is allowing much more to happen. Like... — Native / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Well said, Marcus - completely agree. Convoluting immigration with illegal street vending is a distraction from the real issue. Enforcing... — JT / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
We have now had several mayors in a row who clearly don't care about this problem, or even implicitly support... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Yes, they have been massively expanding both up and down Broadway from Canal, so it's also changing the character of... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
these criminals because that is exactly what they are are storing their counterfeit goods in storage places all over the... — Native / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street