The next incarnation of Skyline Books comes to life! But will the famous Linda be there? [LC]
Extra Place--formerly an alley for CBGB and a speakeasy--takes the next step in going boutique. [EVG]
Irving Plaza gets its name back. [Stupefaction]
Abramovic's final performance ends in vomit and nudity. [Gawker]
15 ways to stop Magnolia Bakery's "Carrie Cupcake." [Grub]
A peek inside a shuttered Greenpoint soda fountain. [GVDP]
A glimpse of St. Marks and 3rd in 1983. [FP]
"Years ago, the Paris Blues was a hotbed of antigentrification... Now, it may be the only watering hole in Harlem where Rudolph W. Giuliani is thought of as a hero." [CR]
Pics of punks in Tompkins Square Park. [SG]
Next weekend: Check out the Bushwick Open Studios.
June 6: Tour Woodside with Forgotten NY.
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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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