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> Robert Moses acquired power because people wanted to GTFO of the city, either for the weekend or for good. Well, no, he acquired power by (a) having a massiv
by jacques_chester 7y ago
> Robert Moses acquired power because people wanted to GTFO of the city, either for the weekend or for good.
Well, no, he acquired power by (a) having a massive independent river of cash to spend and (b) using the state's power to insulate him from the city's power.
- smogcutter 7y agoYes, but before the triboro he used public opinion around parks and easy trips out of the city to force his building projects through. That’s what put him in position to build and run the triboro in the first place. But yes you’re right, the TBA and the fact that he wasn’t a city employee is what gave him the power to really go off the reservation.