tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post8540981587116482445..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Kim's to SicilyJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-11806860287922605602010-12-25T13:59:15.082-05:002010-12-25T13:59:15.082-05:00I was in Salemi, Sicily this spring of 2010 and no...I was in Salemi, Sicily this spring of 2010 and noticed that yes, they do advertise public projection of these films. I knew nothing about Kim's. I WONDERED why they had so many American pop films. None were being projected while I was there, alas. I had gone for the Mafia museum. They wouldn't let me into that either. Interesting to find out about this project from the U.S. side of things.Revehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10262440940362319555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-70008530992152168412009-02-16T22:10:00.000-05:002009-02-16T22:10:00.000-05:00As sorry as I am to see the way Manhattan has chan...As sorry as I am to see the way Manhattan has changed, I can't say I'm sorry to see Kim's video go. Nusraty's Imports having to close was like saying goodbye to a piece of my teen years. How many pairs of earrings did I buy in there, and how often did I admire the plump cats? Kim's--no, a thousand times no. There are few places were the sales staffs' attitude made me leave and never come back. Kim's was one of those places. Not sorry to see it go, but I'm sure I will be sorry to see whatever dreck they put in its' place.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373412168767558967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-15096570323139889572009-01-03T20:37:00.000-05:002009-01-03T20:37:00.000-05:00i just found your blog and like it! as far as NYC...i just found your blog and like it! as far as NYC goes, it is TRAGIC what the old neighborhoods are becoming. It's the homoginization of the world and it stinks.<BR/><BR/>My 92 year old grandmother, who still lives on the Lower East Side where she grew up, has been complaining for years of the sanitization of the city. Of all the old stores gone, of the high priced garbage that fools purchase. She talks about the ugly new buildings, the lack of 'neighborhood' and how foolish the young are to pay the prices that are asked for apartments. When will it all end? <BR/><BR/>When Robert Moses was permitted to cleave the Bronx in twain, when "they" were again permitted to demolish the lower west side, the result was fractured neighborhoods, fractured families and fractured economic support for neighborhood stores owned by neighbors. <BR/><BR/>I tell you, it's a crying shame.Queenie Franciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334212526129311377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-91255921016579127392009-01-02T22:01:00.000-05:002009-01-02T22:01:00.000-05:00nice reviewnice reviewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-50670706230045716352009-01-02T16:10:00.000-05:002009-01-02T16:10:00.000-05:00There are times that I am so overwhelmed, saddened...There are times that I am so overwhelmed, saddened, and frankly terrified (of eviction, unaffordable housing, having to move to the outskirts of Bensonhurst or Staten Island) by what the city has become I want to just burst onto tears (or burn things). Thanks for this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-18780383449965518242009-01-01T16:34:00.000-05:002009-01-01T16:34:00.000-05:00cant beat the ole nostalgiacant beat the ole nostalgiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-82256354435427004002008-12-31T12:31:00.000-05:002008-12-31T12:31:00.000-05:00Stumbled across your blog through Daily News story...Stumbled across your blog through Daily News story...We are an underground blog of our own "www.HOWLSCOWL.com", with similar sounding sentiments...The "Urban Blade" page of Howlscowl relates to these topics...Good to see others see what we see....keep the "beats" alive..........d22howlscowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141846690554120493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-23550961361464556032008-12-31T01:56:00.000-05:002008-12-31T01:56:00.000-05:00I've lived in NY for over 30 years. I've recently...I've lived in NY for over 30 years. I've recently spent 7 months out of the city. Just got back and am looking at the city with fresh eyes. The suburbanzation of Manhattan is just shocking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-35981364549117211132008-12-31T00:08:00.000-05:002008-12-31T00:08:00.000-05:00thanks ray and anon. the saddest, most perplexing ...thanks ray and anon. the saddest, most perplexing and enraging part is that many residents of this city believe this mass erasure is a glorious thing.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-23281538759886769372008-12-30T19:23:00.000-05:002008-12-30T19:23:00.000-05:00Several friends spent the holidays in NYC. Like me...Several friends spent the holidays in NYC. Like me, they lived there for a long time; then came the Didionesque moment when they said: Goodbye to all that. I asked for their impressions. I detected a uniform sadness as they spoke of neighborhood stores now gone, of favorite restaurants now closed and replaced by chains, of glass boxes littering the cityscape. They were stunned by a city erasing its history, its vitality. Since mainstream media avoid reality and truth, they were overwhelmed by this. I've suggested they read your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-89832490258005144822008-12-30T16:35:00.000-05:002008-12-30T16:35:00.000-05:00Great coverage!Great coverage!Ray Pridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533284713609879919noreply@blogger.com