{"product_id":"vanishing-new-york-how-a-great-city-lost-its-soul-isbn-9780062439697","title":"Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs, Joseph Mitchell, Patti Smith, Luc Sante, and Cheap Pierogi\" —\u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn 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 \u003cem\u003eVanishing New York.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 \u003cem\u003eVanishing New York\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 \u003cem\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePropelled by Moss’ hard-hitting, cantankerous style, \u003cem\u003eVanishing New York\u003c\/em\u003e is a staggering examination of contemporary \"urban renewal\" and its repercussions—not only for New Yorkers, but for all of America and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unflinching portrait of gentrification in the twenty-first century, and a love letter to lost New York, by the creator of the popular and incendiary blog \u003cem\u003eVanishing New York\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York City has long been a destination for rebels and rule breakers, 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 top 1 percent can afford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlogger and cultural commentator Jeremiah Moss has emerged as one of the most outspoken and celebrated critics of this dramatic shift. He has spent the past decade observing and painstakingly documenting this sea change, and in \u003cem\u003eVanishing New York,\u003c\/em\u003e 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePropelled by Moss’s hard-hitting, cantankerous style, \u003cem\u003eVanishing New York \u003c\/em\u003eis a staggering examination of contemporary “urban renewal,” its roots and its repercussions—not only for New Yorkers, but for all of America and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"We should all buy Jeremiah Moss’s book, Vanishing New York.\" --Sarah Jessica Parker \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“One of the most thorough and pugnacious chroniclers of New York’s blandification.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A wrenching, exhaustive chronicle of the ‘hypergentrification of New York’ [. . .] Every page is charged with Moss’s deep love of New York. It is both a vital and unequivocally depressing read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wrathful howl.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We should all buy Jeremiah Moss’s book, Vanishing New York.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Jessica Parker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A vigorous, righteously indignant book that would do Jane Jacobs proud.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For those of us who’ve watched hopelessly as our beautiful city has turned into an assortment of Duane Reades and Starbucks, this book is a must-read. Jeremiah Moss bears witness on our behalf, and puts it all into brilliant perspective.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndy Cohen, host and executive producer, “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A full-throated lament for the city’s bygone charms.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A vigorous, righteously indignant book that would do Jane Jacobs proud.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs, Joseph Mitchell, Patti Smith, Luc Sante, and cheap pierogi.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Kamp, Vanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A very good, angrily passionate, and ultimately saddening book [. . . ] brilliantly written and well-informed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I haven’t read a more impassioned book in over a decade. 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