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Re: NY Daily News: Robert Moses’ Name Should Be Removed from Public Works |
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Posted by 3-9 on Fri Sep 20 16:53:04 2019, in response to Re: NY Daily News: Robert Moses’ Name Should Be Removed from Public Works, posted by Edwards! on Fri Sep 20 13:00:41 2019. LoMex would have sunken a huge trench within Delaney St...cut a swath across lower Manhattan, transitioning to a elevated roadThat trench, but especially the elevated portion, is what I meant about damaging the area. A highway is pretty bleak to be the most prominent feature in the neighborhood. Brooklyn Heights got away with it because the highway is way below the Heights, and the view of Lower Manhattan is much more prominent. I remember hearing that it was another area where Moses didn't quite get his way. Out of all the work done,the only visible portion is the vaccant lots on the south side of Delaney St...and the road extension on the Manhattan Bridge. Just an FYI - those lots ain't empty any more. Essex Crossing (or whatever they're calling it) filled or is filling every one of those empty lots. The entire section is pretty much unrecognizable now, including where Essex Market used to be, on the south side. I heard the buildings were demolished due to urban renewal. I didn't see any articles which attributed it to LoMex. Sheldon Silver and a Jewish lobby made sure those lots stayed empty until Silver was thrown in jail. |
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