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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, December 9, 2011

*Everyday Chatter

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" Little Wisco cannot and will not be stopped." [ Eater ] The original Ray's of Little Italy is being turned into an upscale ...
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NYC ABCs

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Thanks to Bryan Waterman for calling our attention to this alphabet clip from an early 1970s Sesame Street . It used the streets of New Yo...
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Thursday, December 8, 2011

*Everyday Chatter

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Lucky Cheng's is being pushed out of the East Village--unless you want to buy and preserve it. [ Grub ] Timboo's classic dive bar ...
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Bleecker Luxe Update

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Checking in on western Bleecker Street's luxury rampage , aside from some French boutiques opened farther east, we have two newcomers to...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

*Everyday Chatter

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Loving the anti-Starbucks paste-ups in the EV. [ EVG ] " The affluent set invades the East Village." (In 1964) [ ENY ] Help fund...

Pieces Saved

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The 19-year-old gay bar Pieces has won the battle to stay put. The owner of the bar told Next Magazine , "We now have a multi-year lea...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Hookers & The Sahara

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A comment on this post reminded me of the prostitutes that used to roam the upper, western edge of the East Village. There's a reason T...
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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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