A Photographic Ode to New York’s Vanishing Mom-and-Pop Shops In their latest book, photographers James and Karla Murray document the independent storefronts that give the city’s neighborhoods their unforgettable flair—and sound a clarion call to keep them afloat. BY RYAN WADDOUPS for SURFACE

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"When these boutiques, butchers, and bakeries are replaced by bland chain stores with uniform branding, the Murrays write in the introduction, “the entire neighborhood is affected” and we all lose. “These shops are lifelines for their communities, vital to the residents who depend on them for a multitude of needs."