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The Power Broker #8: Shiloh Frederick

99% Invisible

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O'Dwyer's Legacy and Urban Infrastructure

This chapter delves into the editorial process behind a podcast narrative, centering on Irish immigrant O'Dwyer and his controversial rise to New York mayor. It also critiques the funding mechanisms for urban development, revealing the socioeconomic disparities that arise from prioritizing highway expansion over public transit improvements.

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