The indie bookshop revolution in NYC--they're "curated." [NYM]
As thrift shops disappear. [Racked]
A long-time resident remembers life before "MePa": "It was really gritty and dirty... Most of my friends didn’t even want to come down this way. It was really dark back then." [Villager]
Girls Gone Wild, East Village edition. [EVG]
Wall St. Station's wooden token booth. [ENY]
Hoping the Manhattan Triple Decker doesn't change its sign during the renovations. [NYS]
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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
tip: J&S imports on broadway just above union square has completed their move upstairs, to the 4th floor. they hopefully won't vanish soon, as they own the building (according to a Times article), but the wonderful sign is gone. imports from "africa, haiti and spain" ... I always loved how broad "africa" and oddly specific "spain" were joined in this sign.
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