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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
I am saddened to hear this. I've been patronizing Pearl Market for years. They offered unique finds, especially when it came to speciality foods and candy. I even purchased bamboo blinds for my apartment there. This is a mere illustration of what is transpiring around and before us in Manhattan. I've lived in NYC since 2000 and fail to recognize what it has developed and evolved into. I also shutter to imagine what will now replace this destination. Capital One Bank? Citibank? H&M? Starbucks? Magnolia Bakery? Barf. This loss in SoHo is real and will be felt by everyone who shopped there. RIP Pearl River Market :(
ReplyDeleteFor me, Pearl River will always be the dingy second-floor treasure trove through the dirty plastic curtains on Canal Street.
ReplyDeleteHalf a million a month?! Holy cow! That's insane.
ReplyDeleteVery sad to hear this too, one of the greatest New York stores
ReplyDeletePure GREED
ReplyDeleteI work in SoHo and earlier this year I was invited to fill out a questionnaire from the local business improvement district folks. There was one question that just asked what I would like to see done to improve the area - I said "Stop the mall-ification. Save Pearl River."
ReplyDeleteI knew it wasn't going to work but I couldn't resist a little wishful answering.
Broken hearted when I learned my beloved Pearl River would no longer be the downtown icon it had always been. What's New York without the Empire State Building...without the Statue of Liberty? What's downtown without Pearl River Mart? Sad...
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