Foreclosures at places like StuyTown could mean "renters come out ahead." [CR]
The Donnell Library was gutted, shredded, and all around decimated (click pics)...for nothing. [Curbed]
"not only is big spending unusual these days, it’s a little out of fashion, maybe even a little tasteless." [NYT]
Read an interview with an elevator man as his ups and downs come to an end. [NYT]
In the land of many banks, the Bowery loses a branch. [EVG]
Ode to Coney's Major Markets, home of the murder burger. [FNY]
Gearing up for the release of Brooklynite Jim Knipfel's new novel. [WWIB]
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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
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