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ESSENTIAL READING FOR FANS OF JANE JACOBS, JOSEPH MITCHELL, PATTI SMITH, LUC SANTE AND CHEAP PIEROGI VANITY FAIRAn unflinching chronicle of gentrification in the twenty first century and a love letter to lost New York by the creator of the popular and incendiary blog Vanishing New York.For generations, New York City has been a mecca for artists, writers, and other hopefuls longing to be part of its rich cultural exchange and unique social fabric But today, modern gentrification is transforming the city from an exceptional, iconoclastic metropolis into a suburbanized luxury zone with a price tag only the one percent can afford.A Jane Jacobs for the digital age, blogger and cultural commentator Jeremiah Moss has emerged as one of the most outspoken and celebrated critics of this dramatic shift In Vanishing New York, he reports on the city s development in the twenty first century, a period of hyper gentrification that has resulted in the shocking transformation of beloved neighborhoods and the loss of treasured unofficial landmarks In prose that the Village Voice has called a mixture of snark, sorrow, poeticism, and lyric wit, Moss leads us on a colorful guided tour of the most changed parts of town from the Lower East Side and Chelsea to Harlem and Williamsburg lovingly eulogizing iconic institutions as they re replaced with soulless upscale boutiques, luxury condo towers, and suburban chains.Propelled by Moss hard hitting, cantankerous style, Vanishing New York is a staggering examination of contemporary urban renewal and its repercussions not only for New Yorkers, but for all of America and the world. Best Download eBook Vanishing New York by Jeremiah Moss – kino-fada.fr The ten most popular kids from every high school in the world are now living in New York City Those are the people who most of us who came to New York came here to get away from Such a good read.Although there are almost always two sides to the story, Moss makes a convincing case for gentrification in New York as having erased an awful lot of the city s history As has been noted, he s strongest when presenting specific examples, rather than expounding theory Definitely recommended.Very detailed and compelling case made that New York which was dominated by a working class, ethnic, and bohemian culture has been hollowed out, gentrified, colonized by the super rich, homogenized by chains uprooting small shops, and suburbanized by the grandchildren of white flight come home to roost This has left New York once a gritty place of oddballs and outcasts to home for David Brooks bobos and bankers It is not the city I remember from the 80s which is why I rarely visit it any Very detailed and compelling case made that New York which was dominated by a working class, ethnic, and bohemian culture has been hollowed out, gentrified, colonized by the super rich, homogenized by ...I argued with the author on almost every page He was opinionated, dismissive of much of the outer boroughs where I would argue that much of the soul he laments we lost remains, and yes, I have lived in Brooklyn, Queens, and, currently, the Bronx , contradictory, and a teller of incomplete stories to make his argument better That said I m glad I read it and I recommend it It is the story of our collective lost NYC, the way things change in such a way that we, long term NYers, are in consta I argued with the author on almost every page He was opinionated, dismissive of much of the outer boroughs where I would argue that much of the soul he laments we lost remains, and yes, I have lived in Brooklyn, Queens, and, ...Received through FirstReadsI loved this, it really struck a nerve If it makes you happy to see old buildings torn down and replaced with generic glass and metal structures, this is not for you This made me so angry, as it brought to mind several places that used to exist in the town I grew up in, which were torn down and either replaced completely, or improved , which is my personal favorite They tore down an old, half timbered pub, replaced it with something that looks like Chipotle with Received through FirstReadsI loved this, it really struck a nerve If it makes you happy to see old buildings torn down and replaced with generic glass and metal structures, this is not for you This made me so angry, as it brought to mind several places that used to exist in the town I grew up in, which were torn down and e...Vanishing New York is an insightful book about a complex topic by a frustrating author My review is too long, but so is the book So if you proceed to either one, you ve been warned.Essentially a 420 page rant against the gentrification of Manhattan, VNY reminisces about the past, complains of the present, and shudders at the future Moss has written a diatribe fueled by the collective pain of communities and the deeply personal pain of watching something you love change before your eyes He wa Vanishing New York is an insightful book about a complex t...Okay Let s push all the mourning for a lost New York aside We ve lost a lot When I moved to Greenpoint there was a real five and dime, replaced now by a Sleepy s My wife and I, after seeing our apartment to be, ate pierogies and borscht at a now shuttered Polish restaurant When we moved onto Franklin Street, there was one barONE bar on Franklin Street There are now at least 10 There was a little diner on the corner called Rudy s When my wife and I went, the proprietor Rudy insisted Okay Let s push all the mourning for a lost New York aside We ve lost a lot When I moved to Greenpoint there was a real five and dime, replaced now by a Sleepy s My wife and I, after seeing our apartment to be, ate pierogies and borscht at a now shuttered Polish restaurant When we moved onto Franklin Street, there was one barONE bar on Franklin Street There are now at least 10 There was a little diner on the corner called Rudy s When my wife and I went, the proprietor Rudy insisted that we get the egg sandwich on the new rolls His place was sacrificed for a hipster restaurant that charged an arm and a leg for yogurt It s since been shuttered and now stands empty Yes, we ve lost a lot.Capitalists will tell you that this change is just free markets doing their work In V...Vanishing New York is a fascinating examination of the hyper gentrification of New York City well,focused on Manhattan and Brooklyn The conventional wisdom holds that Rudy Giuliani s broken windows approach to policing spurred gentrification, making lower Manhattanattractive to professionals, which lead to a virtuous cycle of urban pioneers attracting investment and redevelopment of decaying squalor Devoting chapters to the recent transformation of bellwether neighborhood Vanishing New York is a fascinating examination of the hyper gentrification of New York City well,focused on Manhattan and Brooklyn The conventional wisdom holds that Rudy Giuliani s broken windows approach to policing spurred gentrification, making lower Manhattanattractive to professionals, which lead to a virtuous cycle of urban pioneers attracting investment and redevelopme...It s these two seemingly opposite states alone and connected that hold me Even in the howling crowds, as the city crumbles and dies all around us, now and then, here and there, if we re paying close attention, we can still find pleasure in the gifts of New York I have complicated views on this book The history and author s viewpoint and obvious love of New York are compelling, and his point that Manhattan is turning into a luxury generic suburb and losing what makes it distinct isn t false It s these two seemingly opposite states alone and connected that hold me Even in the howling crowds, as the city crumbles and dies all around us, now and then, here and there, if we re paying close attention, we can still find pleasure in the gifts of New York I have complicated views on this book The history an...I enjoyed this book as much as I could, given the subject matter, which is, to put it plainly, the destruction of New York City by neoliberal policy fueled hyper gentrification Jeremiah Moss is a year younger than I am, and moved to the city in the year I first began to realize I would not be able to afford to return to it as a resident Every New Yorker who leaves feels sadness on returning to find it changed It does go on without you, and to some extent you accept that But what I ve noticed I enjoyed this book as much as I could, given the subject matter, which is, to put it plainly, the destruction of New York City by neoliberal po...

Vanishing New York
  • 16 October 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 480 pages
  • 0062439693
  • Jeremiah Moss
  • Vanishing New York