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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

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Cornelia Street Cafe

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After more than a year of speculation , Cornelia Street Cafe has announced they will be closing. PRLog reports the cafe "will close ...
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Monday, December 10, 2018

Moishe's Bake Shop

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Earlier this year, I shared a real estate listing on Moishe's Kosher Bake Shop in the East Village. At the time, a call to Moishe Perl ...
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Monday, December 3, 2018

Uncle Sam's Army/Navy

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VANISHING (for now) Richard Geist has run Uncle Sam's Army/Navy store on West 8th Street since 1998 . The shop feels even older, a pl...
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Friday, November 30, 2018

A Plea to Protect the Strand

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The Strand Bookstore has just issued a plea against the landmarking of its building . I spoke to Leigh Altshuler, Communications Director fo...
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Thursday, November 29, 2018

Bleecker Bob

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Robert "Bleecker Bob" Plotnik has died. 99snapshots_berman posted the news on Instagram yesterday. Academy Records wrote thi...
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Integral Yoga

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VANISHING People keep telling me that Integral Yoga Natural Foods on 13th Street is closing after 45 years in the Village. @MarkMelnic...
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Monday, November 26, 2018

New Yorkers Say No to Amazon

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Since Amazon announced its controversial plan to move into Long Island City, Queens, New Yorkers have organized in force against the corpora...
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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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