Robert Moses, the long-maligned urban planner who transformed the city’s built environment in the mid-20th century, is the subject of three exhibits set to open within the next month at the Museum of the City of New York, the Queens Museum of Art and Columbia. By looking at the grand scope of various Moses projects, curators hope to present a fresh take on his legacy. The exhibits also come at a time when the city is awash in new developments, a pace of building and reorganization that has not been seen since Moses’ time. more [NYT]
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