Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (784 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01M8JE845 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 499 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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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.. In Vanishing New York, he reports on the city’s development in the twenty
“I haven’t read a more impassioned book in over a decade. Future generations, assuming there are any, will read it in wonder and disbelief.” (Luc Sante)“Meticulously researched, thoroughly reported, at once a call to arms and a soul cry, Vanishing New York is a love letter to originality and the human spirit. Grab a knish and settle in.” ( Charles Bock, New York Times bestselling author of Alice and Oliver)“A vigorous, righteously indignant book that would do Jane Jacobs proud.” (Kirkus)“One of the most thorough and pugnacious chroniclers of New York’s blandification.” (The Atlantic)“For those of us who’ve watched hopelessly as our beautiful city has turned into an assortment of Dua
This Is A Very Important Book! L F Anderson This book is a mind opener. While those of us who have lived in New York for countless generations have been aware that the city changes over time, and seldom overall for the better, we disconnected the earlier patterns of urban destruction from the accelerated pace that we've seen in the past generation. But Moss has traced the current trend of massive destruction of so much of the physicality of the city to long term goals dating back at least a century. The only difference is that the pace in recent . Up there with Jane Jacobs' "The Death and Life of Great American Cities." Amazon Customer As seminal a book as Jane Jacobs' "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," only with a greater sense of urgency, about the deadening homogenization of New York and other great cities. Astonishingly well-rersearched but without pedantry and leavened with personal observations of an adopted New Yorker, this book is a not so much a love letter to vanishing New York as a cris de cœur.. "Great read! Long live the best city on Earth." according to J. Spence. Pre-ordered and received today. I live in Manhattan this has so far been an addicting read. I can feel and share the authors pain for the lost vibe of the city, especially Manhattan and Brooklyn. Highly recommend checking this book out if like he states you romanticize Woody Allen NY themed films and can appreciate why the gritty Travis Bickle NYC is worth missing, despite the positive changes the city has made since those periods.