"'The city looks great at this moment of history because of the tsunami of money that washed over it for a couple of decades. But this is the turning point. From here forward fewer things will get fixed every month. After a while it will show. We'll get back to conditions like the 1970s rather quickly..." --Kunstler
Are annoyed neighbors throwing Shamwows at noisy Bar 81 loudmouths? [EVG]
Evicted by Thor, a Coney ride finds a new home in Honduras. [ATZ]
The misleading and vanity addresses of Manhattan. [IL]
As artists and hot dogs are kicked out of public parks and off public sidewalks, the dreaded cupcake is welcomed with open arms. [GG]
Getting ready for demolition in Chinatown... [BB] and the damage done. [TLD]
"When did libraries become a cacophonous combination of cafe, video store, music store, computer lab and playground?" [NYT]
As the Internet "grows up," is it the death of anonymous commenting? [NYT]
An interview with Banksy in TONY. He makes a good point: "There’s obviously nothing wrong with selling your art—only an idiot with a trust fund would tell you otherwise. But it’s confusing to know how far you should take it."
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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
Someday they will all realize that everything people loved in NYC, everything they moved there to be around is gone, long gone - with little or no chance of return. Now they want to limit how many art vendors are allowed in the parks...
ReplyDeleteI love that Bansky quote. Right on target. - BN
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