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Jeremiah's
Vanishing New York

a.k.a. The Book of Lamentations:
a bitterly nostalgic look at a city in the process of going extinct

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Appropriating the Neighborhood

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Today I published over at the Village Voice , writing about Target, neighborhood appropriation, and hyper-gentrification . Excerpt: Wh...
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Monday, July 23, 2018

Paperbacks

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The paperback edition of Vanishing New York is in bookshops this week--starting tomorrow. Get 'em while they're hot! There will...
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Saturday, July 21, 2018

Targeting the East Village

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Jane Jacobs is rolling in her grave today. The Target chain has opened a store on 14th Street and Avenue A, and for their grand celebration ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2018

Coffee Shop

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VANISHING After 28 years on Union Square, Coffee Shop is closing. From The Post : Co-owner and President Charles Milite says: &quo...
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Monday, July 9, 2018

One Manhattan Expands

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Your own private driveway. Your own private bowling alley. Your own private movie theater. Your own private spa. Your own private lookout. ...
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Monday, June 25, 2018

Bring Back Mom and Pop

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In my latest op-ed for the Daily News , I debate the myths that the real estate industry is putting forth about the Small Business Jobs Surv...
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Friday, June 22, 2018

High-Rent Blight Monopoly

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You may have seen them popping up on high-rent blight around town. Monopoly cards pasted to the windows and walls of shuttered shops. They ...
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Jeremiah Moss
THE BOOK:
“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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