{"product_id":"vanishing-new-york-how-a-great-city-lost-its-soul-9780062439680","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoss, Jeremiah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeremiah Moss, \u003c\/strong\u003e creator of the award-winning blog \u003cem\u003eVanishing New York, \u003c\/em\u003e is the pen name of Griffin Hansbury. His writing on the city has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eNew York Daily News, \u003c\/em\u003e and online for \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review.\u003c\/em\u003e As Hansbury, he is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Nostalgist, \u003c\/em\u003e a novel, and works as a psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647419814162,"sku":"9780062439680","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_adcba47f-6af5-4b8b-9104-9a2d9fd1adf0.jpg?v=1734799566","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vanishing-new-york-how-a-great-city-lost-its-soul-9780062439680","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}