History of the Bronx

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Chapters: Robert Moses, Anne Hutchinson, New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, Freedomland U.S.A., Amadou Diallo shooting, Air America ¿ Gloria Wise loan controversy, Morris Park Racecourse, Fort Slocum, Jonas Bronck, Hoe Avenue peace meeting, Starlight Park, Jerome Park Racetrack, The Ducky Boys gang, Williamsbridge Reservoir, Pelham Park and City Island Railway, Bronx gangs, Split Rock, 1967 N3381W Piper Cherokee crash, 48th Police Precinct Station, Robert Colgate House, 52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable, Park Plaza Apartments, William E. Dodge House, 2011 World Wide Tours bus crash, Henry F. Spaulding Coachman's House, Chief Wampage, Sunnyslope, House at 175 Belden Street, Treaty Oak, MacDougall Hospital, Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts and Industries, Glover's Rock. Excerpt: Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 ¿ July 29, 1981) was the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, Rockland County, and Westchester County, New York. As the shaper of a modern city, he is sometimes compared to Baron Haussmann of Second Empire Paris, and is one of the most polarizing figures in the history of urban planning in the United States. He changed shorelines, built bridges, tunnels and roadways, and transformed neighborhoods forever. His decisions favoring highways over public transit helped create the modern suburbs of Long Island and influenced a generation of engineers, architects, and urban planners who spread his philosophies across the nation. Never elected to public office, Moses was responsible for the creation and leadership of numerous public authorities which he could control without having to answer to the general public or to elected officials. It is due to Moses that there are a disproportionate number of public benefit corporations in New York state, which are the prime mode of infrastructure building and maintenance in New York, and are currently responsible for 90% of the state's debt. As head of various authorities, he controlled millions in income from his projects' revenue generation, such as tolls, and he had the power to issue bonds to borrow vast sums, allowing him to initiate new ventures with little or no approval from legislative bodies, bypassing the usual power of the purse as it normally functioned in the United States, and the cumbersome process of citizen comment on major public works. Moses's projects were considered by many to be necessary for the region's development after being hit hard by the Great Depression. During the height of his powers, New York City participated in the construction of two huge World's Fairs: one in 1939 and the other in 1964. Moses was also in large part responsible for the United Nations' decision to headquarter in Manhattan as opposed to Philadelphia. His supporters believe