The Flower District loves us, it loves us not. This fragrant and inviting part of town is abandoning pricey Manhattan, petal by petal. [AMNY]
Parts of the Domino Sugar plant have been landmarked. Sadly, the lovely yellow sign was not included. [Gothamist] HDC Voice puts in their two cents.
Tour Queens with an urban geographer. [NYT]
Williamsburg declared Condoburg by graffitists and satirists. [GL]
Out-of-control rents bring the grim reaper to the Upper West Side. [AMNY]
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a.k.a. The Book of Lamentations:
a bitterly nostalgic look at a city in the process of going extinct
- Jeremiah Moss
- THE BOOK:
"We should all buy Jeremiah Moss’s book, Vanishing New York." --Sarah Jessica Parker
“Essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs, Joseph Mitchell, Patti Smith, Luc Sante, and cheap pierogi.” --Vanity Fair
"a vigorous, righteously indignant book that would do Jane Jacobs proud." --Kirkus Reviews
THE BLOG:
"the go-to hub for those who lament New York's loss of character." --Crain's
"No one takes stock of New York's changes with the same mixture of snark, sorrow, poeticism, and lyric wit as Jeremiah Moss." --Village Voice, Best of NY
“Jeremiah Moss…is the defender of all the undistinguished hunks of masonry that lend the streets their rhythm.” --Justin Davidson, New York Magazine
"One of the most thorough and pugnacious chroniclers of New York’s blandification." --The Atlantic, Citylab
"Hyperbolic and combative, tireless and passionate." --Salon
What were you doing in a Dunkin Donuts? It's a corporate chain that furthers gentrification. Are you two-faced? Live what you preach.
ReplyDelete-RAC
i took this picture of the pink-shirt guy from the street, through the glass doors.
ReplyDeletethat said, i do occasionally get coffee at Dunkin Donuts. sometimes, i've even been forced into a starbucks. the problem with the chains is they eliminate choice. it's impossible to be a purist in this world and i don't aim to be one.
i have no problem with a couple chains here and there. it's the mass proliferation that's problematic.