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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, August 27, 2018

Silver Spurs to Morgenstern's

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The Silver Spurs coffee shop had been around since 1979. The last survivor shuttered on LaGuardia this past March. At the time, Kiki the ma...
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Den Re-Done

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The Village Den was a comfortable, accessible diner in Greenwich Village for 36 years. It shuttered this past May . A sign went up in the ...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Star Struck Vintage

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VANISHING Whenever I walk past it on Greenwich Avenue, I remember buying my first suit there in 1994, and I wonder how it can possibly sti...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Appropriating the Neighborhood

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Today I published over at the Village Voice , writing about Target, neighborhood appropriation, and hyper-gentrification . Excerpt: Wh...
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Monday, July 23, 2018

Paperbacks

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The paperback edition of Vanishing New York is in bookshops this week--starting tomorrow. Get 'em while they're hot! There will...
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Saturday, July 21, 2018

Targeting the East Village

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Jane Jacobs is rolling in her grave today. The Target chain has opened a store on 14th Street and Avenue A, and for their grand celebration ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2018

Coffee Shop

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VANISHING After 28 years on Union Square, Coffee Shop is closing. From The Post : Co-owner and President Charles Milite says: ...
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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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