On the 21st Anniversary of 9/11, America Remains as Deluded as Ever about Its Enemies
You know there’s a problem when a UN entity has a clearer view of the dangers than the White House.
September 12, 2022
The Changing Face of New York’s Lower East Side
AT&T replaced men’s furnishing and a vape shop resides where a kosher butcher once stood.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Lower East Side of Manhattan was home to one of the world’s densest Jewish populations, and a first stop for the waves of immigrants arriving from Eastern Europe. Although the Jewish presence—along with nearby Italian and Irish enclaves—began to dissipate rapidly after World War II, some of its shops, restaurants, and synagogues remained in place even as the millennium drew to a close. Now, barely any traces are left. A London-born Ḥasid used his pseudonymous Twitter account to post a series of side-by-side images of the neighborhood then and now. Herewith, two examples:
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The Changing Face of New York’s Lower East Side
AT&T replaced men’s furnishing and a vape shop resides where a kosher butcher once stood.