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City Cracks Down on Chinatown Fakes While Putting a Squeeze on Legit Merchantsnew
Very soon, locals say, Canal Street will join Times Square, Astor Place, the Lower East Side, the Garment District and all the other former centers of down-and-dirty capitalist grit that have been safely gentrified. As watch peddler Greg “Heavy” Duval explains, “They want to make this a franchise block.”
New York Press |
Matt Harvey |
01-21-2010 |
Shopping
Smack Time: Is There Really a New Heroin Epidemic?new
A spate of recent media reports have claimed that America -- and especially the New York metro area -- is suffering from a terrifying new heroin epidemic. Curious, I decided to revisit a world that had once held me in its clutches for so long. This time around, I brought along a notebook and a clear head.
New York Press |
Matt Harvey |
10-22-2009 |
Drugs
In a Time of Growing Need, NYC's Homeless Are Running Out of Optionsnew
This winter, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration quietly declared a two-front campaign against the shelter system that was developed to assist with the persistent homelessness problem.
New York Press |
Matt Harvey |
03-05-2009 |
Economy
Tags: homelessness, New York City
Doll Parts: The Making of Lissy Trullienew
Plenty of models have tried their hands at music; the architects behind Lissy Trullie have done a smooth retro take on hookladen pop. A bisexual teenybopper fantasy is being built, but there are no buyers yet.
New York Press |
Matt Harvey |
01-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hanging with Trust-Fund Satanists After the Stock Market Crashnew
It may seem strange to worry about unemployed weirdos who have a safety net. But the reality is they are responsible for untold artistic extravagances. Who will produce the cult films, pay for vinyl pressings, or publish slick artsy zines?
New York Press |
Matt Harvey |
11-06-2008 |
Economy
