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Part Two: The Man Who Ruined New York

Behind the Bastards

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The New York City Bridges That Are Built Without Mass Transit

He's in charge of the parks, but that also means he gets to be in charge as they're building these roads. Moses repeatedly shut down proposals to add this capacity whenever it came up. On two occasions, the city attempted to build a second avenue subway line. Both times, moses stopped them from using funds which he controlled,. He instead diverted the money to bridges and highways.

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