![]() ![]() ![]() He was, without question, the most influential person in New York for over forty years, in Caro's words, "the greatest builder in the history of America, perhaps the greatest builder in the history of the world". The sheer scale of his achievement is astonishing. He also built all of the 15 expressways that cut across the city, 16 parkways linking the city with the suburbs, 20,000 acres of parkland and 658 playgrounds also the Lincoln Center, the United Nations headquarters and three university campuses. Between 19, seven were built, all by Moses. Moses, more than anyone else, linked the boroughs with bridges. Only one of its five boroughs, the Bronx, lies on the mainland. ![]()
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