Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Corteiz x Nike Air Max 95 collab drop draws crowds, NYPD on 4th and C

Photos by Stacie Joy 

The collectible sneaker crowd turned out in droves this afternoon for an opportunity to pick up a pair of the Corteiz x Nike Air Max 95 collab (the pink iteration) on Fourth Street and Avenue C, where the corner deli was rebranded as the Corteiz Mart & Deli. 

Also turning out in droves: an assortment of law enforcement from various sectors of the NYPD...
See comments — this was always the location. We're told that the sale was initially set for 34th Street and Seventh Avenue, but the location was reportedly switched to the East Village at the last minute (or with enough time to get the signage up).
Shoppers need to pre-register for a wristband for the opportunity to buy a pair of the London-based streetwear brand Corteiz's collaboration with Nike. Sneakers are $399, but $200 in-store today.
There were reports of some pushing and shoving, which likely prompted the NYPD response. (The Citizen app initially labeled this as a "protest.") 

And an EVG reader shared an aerial view...
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6 comments:

  1. JoeMarch 21, 2023 at 6:55 PM

    The location was announced at Penn Station at a designated time, as planned. The location was 4th and Avenue C. Nothing changed.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 21, 2023 at 8:27 PM

    Was all paranoid to do my work down by the courthouse today... got back to the hood and saw the police were responding to a protest... was like no way Trump people on 4/C.
    Glad it all went down well

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  3. NeighborMarch 21, 2023 at 10:34 PM

    This is cool. Good to see it happening on D too.

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  4. DuchessofNYCMarch 22, 2023 at 10:47 AM

    But why are those shoes so dang ugly?

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  5. noble neolaniMarch 22, 2023 at 11:56 AM

    should sell my Cabbage Patch dolls and Beanie Babies and start collecting these sneakers?

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  6. AnonymousMarch 22, 2023 at 1:39 PM

    I used to wait on lines like that to see The Ramones.

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