The new crowd at Fedora: "Plaid prints were de rigeur on these well-heeled hipsters, as were scarves (worn indoors), expensive but well-worn loafers, carefully coiffed bed head and glasses that we suspect were worn only for vanity’s sake. We also saw more than one mustache in the house." [Zagat]
Look inside the New Fedora here and here and here.
Next to crumble in Coney, the Henderson Building--once lovely, former home of the weird and wonderful World in Wax Musee. [ATZ]
Astor Place to become a massive, Midwesty-looking pedestrian mall. [Curbed]
Creepy things still happen sometimes in the East Village. [EVG]
Tonight: Don't miss Abel Ferrara in person at Anthology after the screenings of Mary and Go-Go Tales, which the Times just called "a touching and tender valentine to a lost New York, a city that now exists only as a hallucination." [AFA]
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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
Astor Place: Godzilla has arrived.
ReplyDeleteSo now we don't like trees?
ReplyDeleteNew Fedora-When will the velvet rope, the bouncer and the guest list clipboard arrive?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what's "midwesty" about the Astor Place proposal, but....pedestrian friendly is much more NYC than Midwest, where the automobile rules the day.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see another article about Sitt or Zamperla destroying another piece of Coney Island, I get this pang of rage and wish that someone would do something - ANYTHING. And then I realize that those of us who care about places and their history are powerless against these soulless bastards who, abetted by the city, are only interested in making money.
ReplyDeleteAmazing that all you saw were trees. I saw a design that looks like it was made for midtown Manhattan. And it's a nice design, for tourists and those who like spending time in midtown Manhattan.
ReplyDeletea cocktail imported all the way from Wisconsin?
ReplyDeleteThe chic of it!
speaking of films: documentry opening jan 12th. about bill cunningham the 80 yr old photographer. hes been a fixture on 57th/5th since the 60s. check it out. his slide shows for the new york times are amazing. we worked for the same paper in the 70s. hes so cool. oh yes he lived in the carnegie studios untill recently. worth a mention?? thanks J!
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