tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post705735824366721616..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Wholesale DistrictJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-70512852310510591122019-05-25T16:12:37.314-04:002019-05-25T16:12:37.314-04:00looking at your photos I'm reminded of the loo...looking at your photos I'm reminded of the look of Sixth Avenue's 4 and 5 story buildings along what is now Tombstone Alley. At that time the only glass tower was the Time and Life building across from Radio City. Time and Life actually had a free science and math exhibit on the ground floor that was fun for kids. My mother would take me either to the Automat or Maisel's for a burger. there were no McDonald's or Burger Kings. Rodinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557909244564177795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-65234869690201659772019-05-21T18:33:15.971-04:002019-05-21T18:33:15.971-04:00I’m so confused. Who are all the imaginary luxury ...I’m so confused. Who are all the imaginary luxury people who’re supposed to be living in the glass houses? I mean the capacity’s enormous now. You could tip all of the fancy parts of the tri-state area in and not find enough renters for all those units. Is it all just for money laundering? A matter of “if we build it, they’ll be spawned and grow up with CB2 furniture and make their way zombielike to the aquaria in the drowning city”?<br /><br />Maybe it’s just a way of getting the interesting people to move on before the whole place floods and becomes uninhabitable. I’m just very confused about the strategy here. Amy Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001791173242631714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-89821579444819001722019-05-20T07:43:07.030-04:002019-05-20T07:43:07.030-04:00It really is so sad that the soul of New York is d...It really is so sad that the soul of New York is disappearing. I just went by and noticed that the entire southeast corner of 3rd and 34th is gone. Rubble waiting for another hideous glass structure to be erected as I fondly remember the soup sipped at the Cinema diner.<br /><br />Looks like the northeast corner of 3rd and 34th will soon be rubble too.Mesillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14297806424070957497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-68630761419150673172019-05-18T09:51:54.150-04:002019-05-18T09:51:54.150-04:00A couple of weeks ago I did something I'd drea...A couple of weeks ago I did something I'd dreamed of for years and rode in the forty mile 5 BOROS Bike Tour. I have been visiting NYC since the 1970s and exploring the city on foot, bicycle, MTA, tour buses, and the good ol' Circle Line, but that ride was something else. I'd just read "The Power Broker" over the winter, and it made the ride even more interesting. It was an extremely well run event, with all kinds of people, and even though it rained all day there was nothing but smiles on the ferry back to Manhattan at its conclusion.<br />Manhattan is definitely being taken over by the large chain stores, which are more efficient for a large dense population than Bodegas. I was staying by the Target on 14th St. near the LES, and I'll be doggoned if half the people walking on Ave. A didn't have a red and white Target bag in their hand. There are a lot of fancy new eateries and drinkeries on the LES, and they were jammed on Saturday night. While riding through the the outer boroughs one can see that there are many, many small mom & pop business concerns of all kinds, and old timey New York neighborhoods. Local residents were out in the rain cheering on the riders, and that was very sweet. Maybe it was just because it was early spring with flowering trees, but I don't think that I have ever seen the Big Apple look so beautiful. You have a fine city up there, with a lot of nice people. Charleston Tellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859181410044561620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-72280783404386190522019-05-15T22:54:46.286-04:002019-05-15T22:54:46.286-04:00I mean, I can't say I'm pleased with this ...I mean, I can't say I'm pleased with this (I lived on 27th between 6th and Broadway about 10 years ago), but I've always been shocked that Broadway between Madison Square and Herald Square -- one of the most prime stretches of road in the city -- was able to hold onto this character for so long, especially considering you needed a special license just to be allowed to set foot in those shops. It's disheartening that it's becoming just another strip for the rich, but in a way its returning to how it was 100 or so years ago, when it was upscale. Here's Park Slopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999615615167008018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-16579006652567209332019-05-14T05:44:59.855-04:002019-05-14T05:44:59.855-04:00You know Speaker Corey Johnson had his bacchanalia...You know Speaker Corey Johnson had his bacchanalia birthday party at the opening of the "Breslin". So the plague killing those small businesses is not a shock. <br /><br />He is owned by the hospitality industry. Other lux hotels have opened there too in the past few years.<br /><br />http://citycouncilwatch.net/blog/2013/6/13/f2pefgnla3n2aqwql9rqxcvsrhpcm1JQ LLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203861642095498340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-49790981939690738732019-05-14T00:30:51.488-04:002019-05-14T00:30:51.488-04:00New York City is being murdered by Michael Bloombe...New York City is being murdered by Michael Bloomberg rezoning scam.Joe Mammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799916851461060952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-12582281569306298372019-05-13T14:01:55.840-04:002019-05-13T14:01:55.840-04:00Great article about the demise of the city many of...Great article about the demise of the city many of us know and love. NY used to be made up of so many lively,but different, bustling "districts" and thats what made NY the great city it was. The flower district, the wholesale district,the shoe district (8th st), the theatre district etc. So sad to see this very vibrant part of the city slowly being killed. I lived around the corner for years in the 80's and built my business with the help and offerings of many of those shops. Why does it seem like you (and a few of us REAL New Yorkers)are the only ones that care? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186451307571542952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-3857625055725284932019-05-13T11:42:59.726-04:002019-05-13T11:42:59.726-04:00"It was a lively, colorful block that always ..."It was a lively, colorful block that always felt like the real New York, unruly, surprising, and rough around the edges."<br /><br />In less than a decade blocks like this across all major cities will be gone. Gone will be the diversity as we now live in an age where everything and everyone needs to be branded and meant to impress. Michael Penn Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568106620762926386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-61029524375971077402019-05-13T09:24:35.206-04:002019-05-13T09:24:35.206-04:00So sorry for the loss. My guess is that much of t...So sorry for the loss. My guess is that much of the product is now available via internet sales, and the need for the middleman has lessened. I used to love window shopping there, wondering what I could do with dozens and dozens of sunglasses etc. My family shopped at a wholesale leather store near 27th that sold bags and briefcases of good quality, mostly imported from South America. When I got married 25 years ago, I shopped for wedding favors along the side streets. In fact, I shopped in almost every one of NYC's districts during my life, and their loss has been the most profound disappointment in how much the city has changed.archibaldjleachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894510084719509932noreply@blogger.com