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Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American urban planner and public official who worked in the New York metropolitan area during the early to mid-20th century. Moses is regarded as one of the most powerful and influential people in the history of New York City and New York State.
Robert Caro’s book, ‘The power broker’, which is a biography of Robert Moses, is the biggest blow on Moses’s legacy. Robert Caro has given a detailed account of Moses and his life both as a public works official and as an individual.
Jul 12, 1975 · One of the Modern Library’s hundred greatest books of the twentieth century, Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that Robert Moses was the single most powerful man of his time in the City and in the State of New York.
Jul 9, 2017 · The story: Robert Moses ordered engineers to build the Southern State Parkway’s bridges extra-low, to prevent poor people in buses from using the highway. The truth? It’s a little...
May 25, 2024 · Robert Moses (born Dec. 18, 1888, New Haven, Conn., U.S.—died July 29, 1981, West Islip, N.Y.) was a U.S. state and municipal official whose career in public works planning resulted in a virtual transformation of the New York landscape.
Apr 22, 2020 · Rip it up and start again! A hit for 80s new-wave band Orange Juice, and the mantra for imperious master-builder Robert Moses, who molded modern New York to fit with his heroic vision for the city. Culture Trip investigates Moses’ indelible and controversial legacy.
The Legacy of Bob Moses.
Dec 23, 2014 · From the subway to the skyscraper, from Manhattan’s financial district to the Long Island suburbs, every inch of New York tells the story of one man’s mind: Robert Moses, the architect who designed it all. Now, in Pierre Christin and Olivier Balez's new graphic biography, the rest of Robert’s story will be told.
News about Robert Moses, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Sep 27, 2021 · Bob Moses was an immense leader of the Black Freedom Movement in America, who inspired countless people to take action for racial justice, and encouraged our nation to live up to its highest ideals of democracy, equality and inclusion.
