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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 2, 2013

Blue-Collar High Line

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The Highline Effect keeps knocking down Chelsea, and blue-collar businesses along the park have taken a few more hits, adding to the lightni...
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Monday, July 1, 2013

Manatus

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While chatting with a shopkeeper on Bleecker Street, I heard that the great Manatus diner is being pushed out. Said the shopkeeper, "Ma...
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Friday, June 28, 2013

*Everyday Chatter

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From blogger Cathryn Swan, check out Tales of Washington Square Park , "your official guide to that historic park by the editor of the...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Death of a Block 4

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That little block of mom and pops, on 9th Avenue between 17th and 18th Streets, is being gutted. Reader Brad sends in a couple of photo...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Whitestone Multiplex

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VANISHED The Whitestone multiplex cinema has shuttered after 30 years in business. It was purchased for $30 million last year by real est...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

10th and 4th

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After years in flux, the southeast corner of East 10th Street and 4th Avenue has returned to the market. Massey Knakal just put up a pair of...
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Monday, June 24, 2013

Last Call at Blarney Cove

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On East 14th, the Blarney Cove is closing this week . On their Facebook page they write, "Final count down has begun. Last day of the b...
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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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