Save St. Mark's Books: Let Cooper Union know they can't take away another vital piece of the EV. So far, Cooper has not been "particularly sympathetic." [RS]
What do shuttered bookstores become in NYC? Genital waxing salons and real estate offices. Atlantic Books' memory befouled. [BSr]
After 30 years, Life Cafe has closed. Indefinitely. [EVG]
Good to know 21's classic and kinky murals are A-OK. [LC]
Target has created a giant blogger doll. And it's very creepy. And it lives in the Meatpacking District. [Racked]
Check out this collection of here-today, gone-tomorrow storefronts of the LES. [GC]
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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
As another comment somewhere noted, if all 12,000 people who signed the petition to save St. Marks Bookshop actually went there once a month, every month, and bought a book, the store wouldn't have to close.
ReplyDeletePeople... GO BUY SOME BOOKS.
We can actually save this place, unlike so many others.
The closure is not inevitable.
Unless, of course, all anyone does is sign an online petition.
the closure is inevitable if greedy landlords keep being greedy
ReplyDeleteAnd my book "100 Whores" is still on the shelf at the St Marks Bookshop just waiting for a reader/buyer.
ReplyDeleteSome interesting background on Cooper:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.wernercohn.com/Chrysler.html
congrats on your mention at this end of this NYTimes article:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/realestate/a-vanished-row-of-unusual-grace.html?_r=2&emc=eta1
thanks bowery boy, i was glad to get the acknowledging link.
ReplyDeleteAnon, thanks for the Cooper info. if anyone finds any other articles about their involvement in real estate, especially in the East Village, please pass them on.
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