Jeremiah's
Vanishing New York

VANISHING UPDATE: False alarm! Now they say they're just renovating . Back in 2013, the old Odessa closed . This Odessa was also kno...

The dismantling of our dearly departed Gem Spa continues today. After yesterday's removal of the lighted signs and yellow awnings , work...

It's happening. Right now. The Gem Spa sign has been removed from the building. The yellow awning is going with it. Thanks to Michael ...

If you miss going to the movies and enjoying a big bucket of popcorn, well, you can still enjoy one of those things. The wonderful Village E...

VANISHED Another nail has been hammered into the coffin of St. Mark's Place, and the East Village, as Gem Spa has shuttered for good. ...

Sunday is National Egg Cream Day. Up for venturing out? Visit Gem Spa--get an egg cream and (while supplies last) an egg cream mask, which w...

VANISHED Guest post by Larry Baumhor The owner of the first punk rock boutique in New York, Mariann Marlowe is packing her bags and endi...

Saturday's cash mob for Gem Spa was a great success. I can't tell you how many gallons of U-Bet were used, but the egg cream soda fo...

Last night at midnight, all ready for Saturday's cash mob , Gem Spa was transformed -- into a vivid dystopian vision of the new St. Mark...

This Saturday, September 14, at 12:00 noon, come spend some money at Gem Spa--and Instagram the shit out of it. At #SaveNYC , we are hos...

Support the great Gem Spa by buying a t-shirt! From Gem's Instagram : "T-shirts can be purchased at paypal.me/gemspa on Pay...

VANISHED When DeRobertis Pasticceria closed in 2014 , I was bereft. So much had gone with it. At least we had the old neon sign to remind ...

NOT VANISHING YET You may have heard that the great and beloved Gem Spa on St. Mark's Place and Second Avenue is closing. Concerned a...

VANISHED This one hurts. In December I reported that Moishe's Bake Shop in the East Village was possibly closing. I went in and a...

In the East Village. This is depressing. Before: After: What else is there to say? Here's the story -- and the history -- of t...

VANISHING It's yet another nail in the coffin for the very dead St. Mark's Place. After 36 years, St. Mark's Comics will be cl...

Earlier this year, I shared a real estate listing on Moishe's Kosher Bake Shop in the East Village. At the time, a call to Moishe Perl ...

The Strand Bookstore has just issued a plea against the landmarking of its building . I spoke to Leigh Altshuler, Communications Director fo...