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'The Power Broker' at 50: A new NYC exhibit looks at Robert Caro's iconic book
Caro took seven years to write what for many has become the ultimate book about power and influence in New York City.
By
Alison Stewart
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Kate Hinds
News
NYC has a new plan to fix an ailing BQE section. Construction won’t begin until 2029.
The Department of Transportation’s latest vision for the highway’s triple-cantilever structure in Brooklyn Heights stacks traffic lanes directly atop one another.
By
Stephen Nessen
News
NYC hosts tours along the Cross-Bronx Expressway, part of 'reimagining' effort
The weekend ‘walkshops’ are part of a $2 million federally funded study to plot a better future for the highway, which has long been criticized as a scar of environmental racism.
By
Arya Sundaram
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NYC launches $2 million study to ‘reimagine’ the Cross-Bronx Expressway
The study seeks to identify remedies for the unequal health outcomes in the largely Black and Latino neighborhoods surrounding the highway.
By
Arya Sundaram
Arts & Entertainment
Lincoln Center Is Reckoning With Its Racist History
The cultural landmark stands on the ruins of what was a once thriving, culturally-rich Black and Latino community.
By
Jennifer Vanasco
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Capping The Cross-Bronx: Infrastructure Bill To Be Used To Undo Robert Moses-Era Environmental Racism
“The sins of past development can and must be undone," Senator Chuck Schumer said.
By
Stephen Nessen
News
Buttigieg Observed Some Highways Have A Racist Past. Here's What That Meant In NYC
A quick history lesson.
By
Sydney Pereira
News
Protesters Want Robert Moses Statue On Long Island To Be Torn Down
"We want people to know the true history of Robert Moses, which cannot be done justly by commemorating him and his actions."
By
Sydney Pereira
Arts & Entertainment
Did Someone Say, ‘Jane Jacobs State Park’? NY Assemblyman Wants To Delete ‘Robert Moses’ From Park Name
Robert Moses State Park? 'Maybe there’s a better name for this park.'
By
Jim O'Grady
Arts & Entertainment
When Shakespeare In The Park Fought Robert Moses, And Won
Before Trump-as-Caesar, another right-wing assault on Shakespeare in the Park almost killed the festival before it could become the institution that it is today.
By
David Colon
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