BaHa hits the heights. Jackson Heights, that is. [SE]
While you're enjoying your real estate schadenfreude, here's some more. [RS]
And more: Frankie & Johnnie's has been saved--what does this mean for the massive Zuckerman tower plans? [Eater]
And Coney Island continues to succumb--here's another sad look at the remains of life along that boardwalk. [FNY]
Then get up close with the fallen Astroland rocket. [Flickr]
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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
Thank god that disgusting Alaska food market finally closed; all the bodegas in a two-block radius of here are smelly, nasty and gross. Good riddance!
ReplyDeleteBodegas are fantastic and can save your life...as long as they aren't filthy and gross like some of these were. I'm all for keeping it real but safety (and cleanliness) first, folks.
ReplyDeletei've eaten many a sandwich from this place and i'm still alive. their prices were cheap and they were also friendly.
ReplyDeletei like to be clean and safe, too, but it's not the most important thing in life. dirt is not the enemy.
*sigh*
ReplyDeleteit's inevitable...
i live in upstate new york. it is also "vanishing" the motto seems to be out with old people old places old things. it's sad.
ReplyDeleteclean doesn't always mean safe... how many large super market chains have had problems with the vegatables meat etc. lately?
peace
dogsrbest
Depressing. I practice bboying accross the street in the commuity center and usually pick up red bulls gatorades and snacks here before and after... I refuse to buy these types of items from duane reade.
ReplyDeletethey better not touch Stella's next door - best cheese slice in that neighborhood.
-AD
I really need to visit New York!
ReplyDeleteAnon 1:28, why the vitriol? If you find a place unpleasant, don't go there. Those of us that like the unexpected, the genuine, and, yes, sometimes the sloppy, will continue to patronize such places.
ReplyDeleteYou should vanish from New York you pin head.
ReplyDeleteI live in this bldg. & was shocked to discover the bodega gone upon my return from vacation. Well, maybe not "shocked." The owners of the building are the Yatrakis/Economakis clan of 47 E. 3rd St. shame. Since they bought the bldg., they have been on a rampage to purge current residents...by any, and all, underhanded means they deem necessary. I guess when they saw that the Moinian group was ousting all the neighboring businesses, they couldn't resist getting in on the action. That store wasn't the greatest. But, it was nice to have a 24hr presence here.
ReplyDeleteI live in FL. I dream of moving to NY...hope all this will make more sense then
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