Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. During the lean years of the Great Depression, New York City Parks Commissioner Robert Moses set out an ambitious goal to build swimming pools to relieve the ...
“A Man in Full,” the title of one of Tom Wolfe’s classic novels, could well be the subtitle of Robert Caro’s “The Power Broker,” his monumental biography of Robert Moses, the man whose vision and ...
The Power Broker, Robert Caro’s book about New York City’s master builder, Robert Moses, turned 50 in 2024. Caro’s compelling tale of untrammeled, corrupted power wielded by one man over decades seems ...
Robert Moses’ monkey statues in Ten Mile River Playground removed following viral social media posts
Months after a Riverside Park Conservancy staff member called for the removal of a set of monkey statues from the park’s Ten Mile River Playground, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation ...
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