The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Wendy C. Ortiz, Mary South, Jeremiah Moss, Nora Caplan-Bricker, and Samanth Subramanian.
Please Don’t You Be My Neighbor By Krista Stevens Highlight “To watch those people vanish and be replaced by people who shine like glass, who cut through the sidewalks like knives but reflect nothing back, has been another scraping out. Am I still here? I don’t know anyone here anymore.”
What Is New York City Without Its Historic Buildings? By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight A city loses its life-force when it loses its historic buildings.
‘Trump Wouldn’t Be President Without the Neoliberalization of New York City’ By Sari Botton Feature A conversation about hyper-gentrification with Vanishing New York author Jeremiah Moss.
Mourning the Low-Rent, Weirdo-Filled East Village of Old By Jeremiah Moss Feature An excerpt of Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost its Soul, by Jeremiah Moss.
