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a.k.a. The Book of Lamentations:
a bitterly nostalgic look at a city in the process of going extinct
- 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
Out of desperation, I spent a night in the Carter back in the day. That goes down in history as one of my first "New York moments". I can still feel the jack-hammers...
ReplyDeleteSadly, that story in the times is very real.
ReplyDeletewhat a bunch of self loathing sycophantic yenta's.
No Way! I drive by that diner everyday, for years. Just part of the overall facelift of the city. When they can't build it they choose to destroy it, and with it go all the history of the good times that were spent in that building. What remain are the memories.
ReplyDeleteF- the memories! I want the real thing back. The Old Clubs, the Divey bars, the Sex Shows, Bring it all back. Pre-Guilliani hooray! Dinkins wasn't perfect, but atleast he loved his city.