Will There Be Homes and a High Line-Style Park Over the Prospect Expressway?
Will there be a High Line-style park built above the Prospect Expressway? How about apartments or st...
Tag: Robert Moses
The Red Hook Houses: Housing Brooklynites During the Great Depression
By Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris) Housing projects were originally built as a great ex...
As the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Turns 53, See It Under Construction in Vintage Photos
While mention of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge today might stir up grumbles about tolls and traffic, ...
Kidding Around in the Prospect Park Playgrounds (Photos)
Relive the days when you swung with abandon and dug enthusiastically in sandboxes with a glance thro...
Hated, Beloved and Highly Used: The Past, Present and Future of the Brooklyn-Transforming BQE
One of the greatest achievements of New York City power broker and infrastructure builder Robert Mos...
How Master Builder Robert Moses Transformed Brooklyn as We Know It
More than anyone else in recent history, Robert Moses shaped the physical infrastructure of Brookly...
QueensNYC event highlight: Robert Moses Bike Tour of the Rockaways
Image source: Neotint on Flickr Take advantage of the last official days of summer with this bik...
Walkabout: Taking the Waters, Part 3
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. During the lean years of the Great Depression, New York C...
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