Today at noon: Greet the Cooper Union president with song and pleas to save St. Mark's Books so it's not "fed to the sharks." [EVG]
Chelsea Hotel tenants under attack: "Eviction notices have been sent to tenants in several of the 80 rental units. Other tenants say their last rent checks weren't cashed." [NYDN]
Elaine's finds a buyer--and will likely be demolished. [NYO]
A multimedia look back at New York in the 1970s when "It wasn’t all crime and misery." [COS]
Popeye's Chicken gets a new space in Coney Island's Popper Building--and that means the weird little ragtag flea market will vanish. [ATZ]
An interview with filmmaker Josef Astor who is currently raising funds for his important film Lost Bohemia about the evicted tenants of Carnegie Hall. [NOTR]
Get your heartbeat drawn by artist Sasaki at the Ivy Brown Gallery in the Triangle Building. [IBG]
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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
Be afraid, Chelsea Hotel residents,
ReplyDeletebe VERY afraid...that's how they roll, I've seen it happen to myself.
Capital One: They're heeeeere!
ReplyDeletere: bank, how many damn banks do we need? is this a tax write off? whats the deal? anyone know?
ReplyDeleteThat Capital One poster is so terrifying if I didn't know better I'd think it was a prank by a dedicated reader of this blog.
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