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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, June 4, 2012

*Everyday Chatter

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Tourists officially to blame for turning Manhattan into a suburban shopping mall : "as the [ WSJ ] article reminds, the existence of sh...
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Prime Burger

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VANISHED By now you all know that the great Prime Burger closed last week after 47 years in business (74 if you count its days as Hamburg He...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Chelsea Gallery Diner

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VANISHED The Chelsea Gallery Diner has closed after 30 years in business on 7th Avenue near 14th Street. photo: Visual Raconteur's flick...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Atlas Barber School

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VANISHED I am sad to report, the Atlas Barber School and shop closed forever this past Saturday after the landlord raised the rent to an im...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

A Zillion Tourists

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The mainstream media got itself into quite a lather over those High Line flyers from Anonymous last week--and it tells us something interes...
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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Attention High Line Tourists

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We know that not everyone is happy with the High Line (thanks Mandy !) and the way it is putting old Chelsea out of business while attracti...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Prime Burger to Re-Open?

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As you may have heard, the great and wondrous Prime Burger is shuttering , heartbreakingly, ass-kickingly, on Saturday after 47 years in Mid...
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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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