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Many visitors to my website want information on New York City Canal Street. It's the fake purse and knock-off designer items, and shopping locations people are looking for. So, unfortunately, this is what this page is about.. I've highlighted vendor locations in orange on my maps, and included photos.
Note that some of these people are camera-shy because what they are doing, or involved in, may be illegal.
(click to enlarge) robert k. chin 02 Jan 2007 corner of baxter & canal
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(click to enlarge) robert k. chin 27 Feb 2008 shut down by the city.
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Photos of nearly every storefront along Canal St.
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For the everyday shopper, one will encounter three types of people offering handbags for sale.
The first type are those who sell t-shirts, souvenirs, generic handbags, and cheap perfume from a rented storefront. Merchandise can sometimes be knockoffs. If they are, they usually they don't want to advertise that fact because they can be raided by the city, and shut down.
The second type are the illegal street peddlers hawking knockoff sunglasses, handbags, and dvds out of shabby suitcases on the sidewalk. These guys always run away at the first sign of police as they are breaking several laws all at once (no vending license, blocking traffic on the sidewalk, and selling counterfeit merchandise.)
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26 July 2008 fake louis vuitton
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(click to enlarge) robert k. chin 31 Aug 2008 handbag tout
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(click to enlarge) robert k. chin 31 Aug 2008 handbag tout
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Then there are the touts who hang around street corners and subway entrances uttering 3-4 magic words to every passing woman, "Gucci, Prada, Chanel, Coach?" They show you pictures of the handbags they have, and if interested, you follow them to semi-secret locations to buy these so-called better quality fakes. Most of these people carry cellphones and are constantly looking back for police and private investigators.
I should also say that there are also many legitimate street vendors on the street (food vendors, general vendors, first amendment vendors, veterans). All these guys are regulated by the nyc department of consumer affairs, and possess a yellow vending license (blue-colored if they are disabled veterans). The rules for street vending are complicated, and sometimes fights break out between vendors; so here's a handy illustration that simplifies the rules, as well as advocate better ones.
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23 May 2009 crowded canal street. .
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27 Feb 08 police raid
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(click to enlarge) robert k. chin 08 June 2007 cortlandt alley & canal
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(click to enlarge) robert k. chin 17 Nov 2007 illegal street peddlers
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Most souvenir and purse vendors on canal street open their store around 10am (9am for the really early birds) and close ~6-7pm, 7 days a week, rain or shine.
See also:
· Manhattan street vendors new york times (includes map, and photos)
· Road map of Canal St. google/navteq
· List of low-cost buses and transportation options to NYC.
· New York City maps & books including free digital maps.
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by Anna Johnson, 2002.
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02 Mar 2008 beware of con games.
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26 July 2008 illegal street peddlers.
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13 May 2008 mountains of garbage.
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23 Mar 2009 glass bongs.
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Tribeca (Triangle Below Canal Street) is located south of Canal, and west of Broadway, with the best
restaurants—Nobu, Odeon, Chanterelle, Megu, Harrison, Bouley Bakery, etc.—centered around Franklin,
Hudson, and Greenwich Streets; and also south near Duane Street not shown on this map. Many high-end interior design, and accessory shops are also located in and around TriBeca.
SoHo (South of Houston Street) is located north of Canal Street, between Sixth Avenue, and Broadway.
Many art galleries, and high-end designer clothing stores are located in SoHo. One can also buy authentic Prada, Kate Spade, Coach, and Chanel at their boutiques.
Broadway is the main street for regular street clothing and fashion; everything from Old Navy to Bloomingdales.
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| FOOD & DRINKS, SHOPPING |
| 1 | Sullivan Street Bakery - artisanal bread |
| 2 | Blue Ribbon - american brasserie, oysters |
| 3 | Bubby's - casual, american comfort food |
| 4 | Nobu, Nobu Next Door - nouvelle japanese |
| 5 | Chanterelle - romantic french |
| 6 | Odeon - american brasserie, hip and fabulous |
| 7 | Bouley Bakery - french cafe, bakery, market |
| 8 | Capsouto Freres - old school french bistro |
| 9 | Megu - japanese, expense account |
| 10 | Harrison - old school elegant, comfort food |
| 11 | Blaue Gans - casual, austrian comfort food |
| 13 | Pearl Paint - art supplies |
| 14 | Babes in Toyland - adult sex toys |
| 15 | Pearl River Mart - chinese department store |
| 16 | Kee's Chocolates - fresh cream chocolates |
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| LANDMARKS, ETC. |
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| 21 | Deitch Projects - contemporary art gallery |
| 22 | Knitting Factory - new music venue |
| 23 | New York City Fire Museum |
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| 30 | SoHo Grand Hotel |
| 31 | Tribeca Grand Hotel |
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| ◆ | fire station |
| ★ | police station |
| ✉ | post office |
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30 Aug 2008 canal & mercer.
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01 Sept 2007 coconuts.
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16 Aug 2008 mangos.
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16 Aug 2008 incense and africana
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12 Aug 2007 perp walk
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10 Aug 2008 canal & broadway.
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12 July 2008 old new york newsstand
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Little Italy is north of Canal, with all the red sauce restaurants, and eateries centered on Mulberry, Hester, and Grand Streets. North of Little Italy--which many have coined "Nolita"--features many small label designer clothing stores and shops.
Chinatown is a true working class neighborhood bustling with activity. Historic Chinatown with its many restaurants and souvenir shops is centered around Mott, Bayard, and Pell Streets. The "newer" areas extend further north of Canal, and east past the Bowery.
The Lower East Side is a large neighborhood located east of the Bowery. The Bowery below Houston St is practically all lighting, and restaurant supply stores. Orchard Street is home to discount clothing, suits, and underwear, although in recent years many of those stores have closed down with Chinatown, and the new Lower East Side--bars, restaurants, condos, small label designer shops, and art galleries--closing in fast.
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| FOOD & DRINKS, SHOPPING |
| 1 | Jing Fong - dim sum & banquet hall |
| 2 | Ping's, Sweet 'n Tart, etc. - mott st restaurants |
| 3 | Chinatown Ice Cream Factory - ice cream |
| 4 | Big Wong, Mandarin Court - mott st restaurants |
| 5 | Joe's Ginger - shanghainese, soup dumplings |
| 6 | Golden Unicorn - dim sum & banquet hall |
| 7 | Dim Sum Go-Go - nouvelle dim sum |
| 8 | Saigon Banh Mi - vietnamese sandwiches |
| 9 | Ferrara Pasticceria - italian pastries |
| 10 | Di Palo - cheeses, italian gourmet |
| 11 | Italian Food Store - italian heros |
| 12 | Lombardi's - coal oven thin crust pizza |
| 13 | Balthazar - french brasserie, chic crowd |
| 14 | Ceci Cela - french pastries |
| 15 | L'Ecole - french, cooking school |
| 16 | Kossar's Bialys - bialys |
| 17 | Guss' Pickles - pickles |
| 18 | Il Laboratorio del Gelato - excellent gelato |
| 19 | Dumpling House - potstickers |
| 20 | Les Enfants Terribles - french/african cafe |
| 30 | Ten Ren - tea shop, bubble tea cafe |
| 32 | 32 Mott St - old store |
| 33 | Harry Zarin - carpet & fabric superstore |
| 34 | Unimax - tattoo supplies |
| 35 | Lighting by Gregory - lighting superstore |
| 36 | Bloomingdales - designer clothing |
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| LANDMARKS, ETC. |
| 7 | Chatham Square/Kimlau Square - Kim Lau Memorial Arch, and statue of Lin Ze Hu |
| 40 | Museum of Chinese in the Americas |
| 41 | Eastern States Buddhist Temple |
| 42 | Back entrance to Chinatown secret tunnel, now the Wing Fat shopping arcade |
| 43 | Confucius Plaza |
| 44 | Mariner's Temple |
| 45 | Tomb's Prison |
| 46 | Eldridge Synagogue |
| 47 | Lower East Side Tenement Museum |
| 48 | Bowery Ballroom - music venue |
| 49 | Storefront for Art and Architecture - art gallery |
| 50 | Art In General - contemporary art gallery |
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| 60 | Holiday Inn Downtown |
| 61 | Solita SoHo Hotel |
| 62 | Fung Wah Bus - next door to Mahayana Buddhist Temple |
| 63 | Lucky Star Bus |
| 64 | 88 East Broadway bus stop |
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| ◆ | fire station |
| ★ | police station |
| ✉ | post office |
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31 Aug 08 handing out fliers, or maybe modelling abercrombie & fitch.
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31 Aug 08 barrette vendor
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31 Aug 08 lucky bamboo
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31 Aug 08 bonsai guy
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31 Aug 08 silk flowers
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26 Dec 07 statuettes.
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16 Nov 08 phone cards.
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13 Sep 08 keeping Chinatown clean.
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07 Sep 08 "peeler guy" (RIP).
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