Take another look at the men behind Bono Sawdust, one of the many multi-generation businesses being pushed out of Willets Point. [JPCA]
On the chaining of Montague Street. [BHB]
"They're killing every part of New York," says one South Ferry buff at the new opening. [NYT]
A look at some endangered NYC storefronts. [NYM]
Plywood comes off what used to be Cedar Tavern--now merely "yawnsome." [FP]
Yet another bar for the Bowery? [BBoogie]
Appreciating the graffiti of Mars Bar. [EVG]
Go behind the scenes at the ever-lovely Prime Burger. [NYT]
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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
Since the most anger towards AIG is taking place in both of my parent's respective hometowns.
ReplyDeleteI would happily volunteer my services to extend a friendly push or shove to any AIG exec who wants to jump in front of a moving MTA or WMATA subway train in New York City or Washington DC.
Please let me know at least 24 hours in advance so I can make the proper arrangements.
I've just stumbled onto this site while trawling around in search of news about my beloved Ratner's. I'd featred the worst, of course, and so I was prepared.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great site. Keep up the good work, and give 'em hell.
Tom, a NYC expat
Let's just call wal-mart what it is, china-mart, the home of lowcost plastic crap that breaks, rips or falls apart in less than a month. The land of low prices made so on the backs of under paid, under insured slave work force selling wares that were made by under paid, no insurance, slave production force in china.
ReplyDeleteahhhh so good to buy American, huh?
Another good source on the impact of Wal-Mart is the book "The Wal-Mart Effect" by Charles Fishman (which is available in the NYC public library). It's an easy read and really shows how Wal-Mart affects manufacturing and pricing, not only in its own stores but also in others. I urge anyone who still shops at Wal-Mart to read this book and then decide if you still want to spend your money there.
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