Robert Moses (Holland, Stuyvesant, Dayton: rental, college, design)

[catbys]

The following is taken from Wikipedia:

Death
Moses died of heart disease on July 29, 1981, at the age of 92 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, New York. The title of his New York Times obituary package is both a found poem and a thumbnail sketch of his life and influence: "Robert Moses, Master Builder, Is Dead at 92; Robert Moses, Builder of Road, Beach, Bridge and Housing Projects, Is Dead; Associate of High Officials; The Grand-Scale Approach; Not a Professional Planner; Part of 'Our Crowd'; Into the Orbit of Power; Fur Coat or Underwear?; An Overwhelming Success; Long Court Fights; Drafted Park Legislation; Moses' Tactics Were Both Extolled and Criticized; Badly Beaten in Election; Built to His Own Tastes; A Sampler of Quotations by Moses; The Face of a Region; and How One Man Changed It."
Moses, born Jewish but converted to Christianity[14], was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx following services at Saint Peter's Episcopal Church in Bay Shore, New York

[SeventhFloor]

he's buried in woodlawn? lol
mead, go take a picture of his tombstone for us.

[scatman]

Didn't he blackball his own brother, a licenced engineer, so that he alone could get all of his mother's will??????

[holden125]

Originally Posted by scatman

Didn't he blackball his own brother, a licenced engineer, so that he alone could get all of his mother's will??????

I think he had some issues with his brother long before the mother died.

[Moth]

I recall that, according to The Power Broker, the only person he genuinely liked and respected was Al Smith. Built the Central Park Zoo with him in mind as it was near his apartment.

[mead]

Thats really random, did not know that he is up here. I probably could go take some pics. Maybe I will do it up tommorrow if I remember. The cemetary is huge though. Hopefully I will be able to find the thing.

There are lots of famous people buried in Woodlawn. LaGuardia, I think one of the Rockefellers, couple of musicians.

EDIT: How did Moses end up dying in Long Island if he didn't know how to drive?

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

he's buried in woodlawn? lol
mead, go take a picture of his tombstone for us.

[mead]

Yeah I know its not public housing, I was just pointing out the irony of the situation. (Housing for Veterans being turned into luxury apartments).

Originally Posted by apvbguy

sty town was not public housing, you had to buy into the place, so the problems associated with the poor are not an issue there

[mead]

Thats nuts. If I had the money I suppose I could justify paying $2,000 for a place there, but no way would I shell out $3,000.

Originally Posted by holden125

My friend has a (very big) 1BR in Peter Cooper Village that has gone from $2150 to $3300 since February 2005. 2150, then 2800, then 3300.

[holden125]

Originally Posted by mead

Thats nuts. If I had the money I suppose I could justify paying $2,000 for a place there, but no way would I shell out $3,000.

This guy has plenty of income. He moved in when it was 2100 and then, every time they raised it, he thought about leaving but didn't want to deal with moving, broker fee, or the fact that all the other 1 BR that close to his work were either the same price or a lot smaller. I would not pay over 3000 for a 1-BR apartment myself but this place is very big and very nice. The LR is probably 15 x 26 or something. He could convert it to 2 and still have more of a LR than most of Manhattan.

[apvbguy]

Originally Posted by mead

Yeah I know its not public housing, I was just pointing out the irony of the situation. (Housing for Veterans being turned into luxury apartments).

sty town was not built as housing for vets, it was built as housing for the lower income working class