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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

Monday, March 18, 2019

Visiting Hudson Yards

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For its opening weekend, Hudson Yards, aka Dubai on the Hudson, is crammed with people. They walk the glistening floors of the luxury shoppi...
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Moishe's

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VANISHED This one hurts. In December I reported that Moishe's Bake Shop in the East Village was possibly closing. I went in and a...
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White Horse Tavern Sold

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The White Horse Tavern is one of the oldest, most storied and beloved drinking spots left in New York City. It opened in 1880, hosted the l...
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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Dive Bar to Bubble Tea

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In the East Village. This is depressing. Before: After: What else is there to say? Here's the story -- and the history -- of t...
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Friday, February 15, 2019

Amazon Folds

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Today I wrote an essay for The Atlantic on the folding of Amazon in New York City and the activists' celebration party last night in Qu...
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Friday, February 8, 2019

Left Bank Books

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UN-VANISHING Some good news for a change. Left Bank Books is returning to brick-and-mortar. On their website , they announce: "We’r...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

St. Mark's Comics

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VANISHING It's yet another nail in the coffin for the very dead St. Mark's Place. After 36 years, St. Mark's Comics will be cl...
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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
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