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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

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

*Everyday Chatter

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A first sign of demolition-- the rat bait has been placed inside 7 1/2 , a.k.a. 9 Second Avenue, a.k.a. the Mars Bar buildings: The develo...
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Mars Is Gone

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Mars Bar has been shuttered for good. As Grieve first reported , a candlelight vigil was held last night in its honor. Runnin' Scared h...
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Monday, July 18, 2011

*Everyday Chatter

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Poor Rockaway. First we hear that the " boardwalk is the new Bedford Avenue ," now condo sellers are putting out the call directly...
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Firestone Bear Auto

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Recently I asked , "How long will the tourist machine tolerate this industrial view from the High Line's new 'viewing spur'...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

JVNY Bday

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So I forgot my own blogoversary. That's what happens, the older you get. This blog was born on July 15, 2007 . I really didn't think...
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Thursday, July 14, 2011

*Everyday Chatter

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Trash & Vaudeville's Jimmy Webb on the East Village, Mars Bar, and everything : "I wish there were more stores on the block tha...
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Pizza, Ice Cream, Maria

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Lenny's Pizza in south Park Slope has taken an advertisement memorial on a nearby bus stop and it's so much better than any other a...
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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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