History of the Bronx - Robert Moses, Anne Hutchinson, New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, Freedomland U.S.A., Amadou Diallo Shooting (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Robert Moses, Anne Hutchinson, New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, Freedomland U.S.A., Amadou Diallo shooting, Air America - Gloria Wise loan controversy, Morris Park Racecourse, Fort Slocum, Jonas Bronck, Hoe Avenue peace meeting, Starlight Park, Jerome Park Racetrack, The Ducky Boys gang, Williamsbridge Reservoir, Pelham Park and City Island Railway, Bronx gangs, Split Rock, 1967 N3381W Piper Cherokee crash, 48th Police Precinct Station, Robert Colgate House, 52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable, Park Plaza Apartments, William E. Dodge House, 2011 World Wide Tours bus crash, Henry F. Spaulding Coachman's House, Chief Wampage, Sunnyslope, House at 175 Belden Street, Treaty Oak, MacDougall Hospital, Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts and Industries, Glover's Rock. Excerpt: Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 - July 29, 1981) was the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, Rockland County, and Westchester County, New York. As the shaper of a modern city, he is sometimes compared to Baron Haussmann of Second Empire Paris, and is one of the most polarizing figures in the history of urban planning in the United States. He changed shorelines, built bridges, tunnels and roadways, and transformed neighborhoods forever. His decisions favoring highways over public transit helped create the modern suburbs of Long Island and influenced a generation of engineers, architects, and urban planners who spread his philosophies across the nation. Never elected to public office, Moses was responsible for the creation and leadership of numerous public authorities which he could control without having to answer to the general public or to elected officials. It is due to Moses that there are a disproportionate number of public benefit corporations in New York state, which are the prime mode...