tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post743856435596187107..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Old NewsstandsJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-45835938920692315752008-09-11T00:46:00.000-04:002008-09-11T00:46:00.000-04:00All I see in those new Cemusa stands is Mayor Mich...All I see in those new Cemusa stands is Mayor Michael Bloomberg's new airbrushed New York City. Not anyone elses'. The first anonymous should move to the suburbs, because apparently he/she doesn't really like New York City too much if he/she wants and it and it's people to vanish. Why would you even be here, if that's the case? I'm 18, I came to the city because I love it, it's individuality, it's diversity, and it's acceptance of the lady walking down the street talking to her parrot, to the man who plays his heart out on the guitar every single day outside of the subway station. I mean it's cool if NYC isn't for you. Why not just go move to some gated community in NJ or something, and hang out at the mall? You sound more suited to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-782362992938700192008-09-10T15:15:00.000-04:002008-09-10T15:15:00.000-04:00Does that Regis and Skeletor show end at 11AM?Beca...Does that Regis and Skeletor show end at 11AM?<BR/><BR/>Because that first comment came in at 11:01AM, and it sure sounds like some bitter, recently-unemployed Carrie-bot who was catching up with Curbed after turning off the morning talk shows.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure when their lease runs out, Wyoming will welcome them home with open arms. Alas, ain't been much new there since the 1960s.L'Emmerdeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03004040303058104490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-48779473473693148262008-09-09T14:29:00.000-04:002008-09-09T14:29:00.000-04:00I really have to confess, I think that the critici...I really have to confess, I think that the criticism of the old newsstands versus the new is a debate that most people won't understand and I can't side with. Yes, the old newsstands have "character", but most of the folks running the stands don't really care or understand.<BR/><BR/>From a functional standpoint, the new newsstands are better. And the old newsstands developed "character" from marginal owners running a marginal business trying to create a makeshift setup to sell their wares. Very few--if any--truly reflected the aesthetics of the owner. Petrella's Point is the rare example.<BR/><BR/>At some point you have to realize: These are old shacks that need upgrading and this is not a bad compromise.<BR/><BR/>I will say that the only "evil"-ish aspect I see is the city doing this to have uniform ad spaces to sell ads on the side of these things.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't be surprised if a decade or so from now you'll see some of these stands closed down but still having bright/active ad screens on the side.JakeGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133101465071716345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-45748834521078759942008-09-08T19:53:00.000-04:002008-09-08T19:53:00.000-04:00"Can't wait until this blog vanishes, along with a..."Can't wait until this blog vanishes, along with all the "old" newsstands, anything "old" NY, and "old" people."<BR/><BR/>Someday, you're gonna be old. Which to you is apparently 30.<BR/><BR/>www.forgotten-ny.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-74213016748929354712008-09-08T11:01:00.000-04:002008-09-08T11:01:00.000-04:00Can't wait until this blog vanishes, along with al...Can't wait until this blog vanishes, along with all the "old" newsstands, anything "old" NY, and "old" people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com