{"id":6031,"date":"2016-12-07T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/?p=6031"},"modified":"2016-12-06T10:41:45","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T15:41:45","slug":"the-diner-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/2016\/12\/07\/the-diner-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"The Diner Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6033\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dsifry\/432098928\/in\/photolist-EbBXw-7nusG7-cUJuVG-2cMuWk-5rFbLy-aFiFFo-fqFxQS-2asxV-7dCUYS-px8ZdR-oHfd9V-6RnWbJ-pfpCg-8kpSSj-qh2n63-hJoPK-8nEhGS-pfq7x-eFaY7y-94oXyC-9abWdr-brEvme-dfRQAc-9af7Rq-oER69P-9abYca-9af8mQ-9af6ub-9af7Yo-PpMJa-9abYix-8qVetp-9af6f3-rY6s-jxLKmN-4cd8Jh-9af7Ao-7JoNML-9af7KW-7CdahU-9abXvk-9af6B7-g1L49m-e7jov-9abWNK-9af7fE-8SEAkx-9af6kA-5eBJpk-e5a4vJ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6033\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2016\/12\/432098928_62beacaccb_z.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by David Sifry, Flickr CC\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2016\/12\/432098928_62beacaccb_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2016\/12\/432098928_62beacaccb_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by David Sifry, Flickr CC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York City is known for its diners and coffee shops. One might assume that this is because the population shares a caffeine addiction, but <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/11\/23\/nyregion\/diners-new-york-city.html?_r=0\">a recent <em>New York Times<\/em><\/a> article on the changes in New York\u2019s diner scene<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> presents a more nuanced perspective with the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Great Good Place <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by sociologist <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pps.org\/reference\/roldenburg\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ray Oldenburg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work and home are central to our lives, but so is everybody\u2019s special \u201cthird place,\u201d the spot for relaxing and hanging out with friends and strangers alike. Oldenburg describes how this includes coffee shops, diners, pubs, taverns, and even post offices. These sites are important within the context of individual lives, but they can also build <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">communities<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Not all diner regulars becomes friends with one another, but they do become \u201caffiliated,\u201d picking up conversations and forming a social environment specific to these public homes away from home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, these &#8220;third places&#8221; are symbolic of a city\u2019s past, considering that they\u2019re usually in older areas, reflecting a bygone era of the city. Consider that today in New York, decades-old diners are rapidly folding under increasing rent and the pressure to sell. What was once a classic third place like a small diner can quickly become a new high-rise, and this phenomenon occurs outside the Big Apple as well. So, swing by that midnight diner for a bite and get it while it\u2019s hot &#8212; while you can.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City is known for its diners and coffee shops. One might assume that this is because the population shares a caffeine addiction, but a recent New York Times article on the changes in New York\u2019s diner scene presents a more nuanced perspective with the The Great Good Place by sociologist Ray Oldenburg. 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