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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

Monday, January 11, 2010

Left Bank & Cherry

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Left Bank Books has set a date to leave quiet, little, Marc Jacobs-filled 4th Street for 8th Avenue between 12th and Jane. Left Bank Until...
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Friday, January 8, 2010

Metro 1997

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While cleaning out my bookshelves, I came upon a yellowed copy of the New York Times Metro Section from December 31, 1997. It provides a pe...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010

*Everyday Chatter

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The Blimpie rumored to come to 7th Ave and Perry St. is actually yet another Subway : The much beloved Ray's Candy is in imminent dang...
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Shiki Kitchen

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VANISHED About a week ago Shiki Kitchen, the sushi place on 1st Avenue between 8th and 9th, shuttered for good. The pizza guy next door conf...
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

*Everyday Chatter

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Remember when Equinox was once the Art Greenwich , dating back to the 1940s: Looking back at the long history of Veselka --"a canteen f...
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Birdbath Vesuvio

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Recently, after City Bakery's Birdbath moved into the former Vesuvio Bakery space, Eater posed the " Vesuvio Conundrum " in r...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

*Everyday Chatter

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As bowling goes luxury , an old player answers the question: Can bowling save the city? “Maybe that disco bowling can... But it’s not saving...
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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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