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West Village Residents Heated Over Y-3 Store
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Jen Carlson
Published Feb 26, 2008
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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Yohji Yamamoto's recently opened Y-3 store at 317 West 13th Street in the West Village is upsetting some locals. One tipster writes in:
The idiots at the new Y-3 store on 13th street leave the front door (a garage door) open all day long. It is 30 degrees outside, yet that strip of the sidewalk is toasty warm.
While a toasty warm sidewalk may sound cozy, it shows the wasteful energy practices of the store. Council member Gale Brewer introduced a bill last year that would forbid commercial buildings to keep their doors or windows open while running air-conditioners. If caught doing so, the establishment would be fined $200 per window and door left opened. This would also pertain to those stores luring cold customers in with their heat.
We've left a message for Brewer and contacted Adidas (the store is in their jurisdiction) regarding this, and will update when we hear back. The tipster called the shop to complain, but was told "it was by corporate mandate that they have decided to leave the door wide open."
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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