Robert Moses
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Robert Moses was a powerful and controversial New York urban planner whose extensive highway, bridge, and park projects reshaped the city and its surrounding region in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Moses canonical | 22 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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public official ⓘ urban planner ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Legion of Merit ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1888-12-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New Haven, Connecticut
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surface form:
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
|
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Jane Jacobs ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1981-07-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
West Islip, New York
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surface form:
West Islip, New York, United States
|
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
ⓘ
Wadham College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Moses ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Moses self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Robert A. Caro
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surface form:
Robert Caro
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| implementedPolicy |
automobile-oriented urban development
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slum clearance and urban renewal ⓘ |
| influenced |
New York City urban form
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postwar American highway planning ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Progressive Era reform ideas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial urban renewal projects
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large-scale highway construction in New York City region ⓘ shaping mid-20th-century New York metropolitan infrastructure ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | modernist urban planning ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
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Cross Bronx Expressway ⓘ Jones Beach State Park ⓘ Long Island Expressway ⓘ Northern State Parkway ⓘ Robert Moses State Park (Long Island) ⓘ Southern State Parkway ⓘ Triborough Bridge ⓘ Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge planning ⓘ |
| occupation |
political appointee
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public administrator ⓘ urban planner ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | aligned with New York Republican establishment ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
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New York City Parks Commissioner ⓘ New York Secretary of State ⓘ New York State Council of Parks Chairman ⓘ |
| subjectOf | The Power Broker ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Long Island, New York
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New York City ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Robert A. Caro
subject surface form:
Corona Ash Dumps