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Jeremiah's
Vanishing New York

a.k.a. The Book of Lamentations:
a bitterly nostalgic look at a city in the process of going extinct
2007 - 2021

Friday, January 4, 2008

*Everyday Chatter

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It's a sign of the times. Just as I was thinking, Jesus, there's an awful lot of Europeans around my neighborhood these days, I ste...
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Thursday, January 3, 2008

Streit's Matzo Factory

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VANISHING Recently, Curbed broke the news that Streit's matzo factory, after a century on the Lower East Side, is selling their proper...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Sophie's Bar

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When I heard the news that Sophie’s (and sister bar Mona’s) was going up for sale , I began revisiting the East Village bar where I used to ...
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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

2008: A Bleak Look Ahead

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I couldn't ring in the new year without a dark gaze toward the future. Here is a list of vanishings to come -- either rumored, substanti...
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Monday, December 31, 2007

2007 Vanishings

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From the very old to the very young, New York lost many good things this year. The leading cause of death was greed, though there were a few...
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Donuts Coffee Shop

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VANISHED: December 28, 2007 Unable to get to Park Slope on Friday, I sent one of my tipsters to the scene. She arrived in the afternoon and ...

Barnes & Noble Astor Place

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VANISHED: December 31, 2007 It is with great ambivalence that I report on the last day of the Astor Place Barnes & Noble. Tomorrow, the ...
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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
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