tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post1523632651048442999..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: NewsstandsJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-34316147509598305932007-09-14T08:12:00.000-04:002007-09-14T08:12:00.000-04:00i believe it's due to our culture of narcissism. p...i believe it's due to our culture of narcissism. people want to live in uniform boxes today. the trouble with narcissists is they don't believe they have a problem, so they don't seek help. and, sadly, psychoanalysis, the solution for their problem, is also vanishing from our city.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-26132716574482663692007-09-13T13:11:00.000-04:002007-09-13T13:11:00.000-04:00I am delighted that you published Mrs. O's quote--...I am delighted that you published Mrs. O's quote---it is very strong and meaningful. The question is,what do we do (or what can we do) about making it work? This city government totally has no feeling for her vision--aside from making sure that someone like Bloomberg, who has never in his adult life felt responsable to the public, is never elected again---how do we get the message accross and get people involved. The average person I talk to, feels the money pinch (caused by greater rents on commercial property) but can't connect the dots. What is to be done?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415543378194107418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-779389486567377212007-09-12T23:00:00.000-04:002007-09-12T23:00:00.000-04:00This is absolutely disgusting. Another example of ...This is absolutely disgusting. Another example of government taking over private property in the name of "improvement" - it's basically eminent domain in another form, right? Further disempowering the lowest on the totem pole. Personally, I love the ragtag booth at Astor Place - just the fact that it's a mess makes the area human. This is a spot where riots took place! Is it even still there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-90075196897239097382007-09-12T22:50:00.000-04:002007-09-12T22:50:00.000-04:00I can't believe the company hired to replace these...I can't believe the company hired to replace these boxes is called "Grimshaw Architects" - it sounds positively Dickensian. That Jackie O quote should be plastered on every high rise scaffold in the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com