gone from Manhattan

pursuant to a conversation I had at my favorite pub today with Philomena (aka Phil)

fish markets

butchers

tailors

cobblers

dry cleaners (mostly)

newsstands (mostly)

magazine, comic book stores

bookstores (mostly)

record stores (music)

tobacco stores

toy stores

typewriter stores, printers and typesetters

neighborhood bars (a vanishing species)

shrinks (only online appointments now)

What would Jane Jacobs say?

 

— posted by Roger W. Smith

   September 21, 2026