But one of those Moses roads that actually never got fully built out provides a view of the Staten Island Expressway (another Moses project) that few borough residents have likely ever seen. You’ll ...

A stranger had found it in the sand and gave it to a nearby vendor in case the owner came looking — that owner was me.

Ask urbanists who’s responsible for New York’s twentieth-century trajectory, and most will tell you: Robert Moses. Since the publication of Robert Caro’s The Power Broker five decades ago, the ...

If you don't know who Robert Moses was, this picture of a scowling giant straddling New York City's vast sprawl will give you a hint. Actor Ralph Fiennes stars in a play about Moses opening this ...

The Power Broker, Robert Caro’s book about New York City’s master builder, Robert Moses, turned 50 in 2024. Caro’s compelling tale of untrammeled, corrupted power wielded by one man over decades seems ...

“I FINISHED THE POWER BROKER” proclaims a coffee mug celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of author Robert Caro’s epic exposé of the 40-year reign of Robert Moses, the ...

Transportation officials say the the 7-mile Harlem River Greenway project will help residents connect with the waterfront and ...

But interviewing him about Lyndon Johnson and about Robert Moses — the two men he's been writing about since 1967 — is like journeying into a time machine. This month marks the 50th ...

Caro’s seminal 1974 biography of Robert Moses, the parks commissioner who transformed the city through public works projects. Mr. Moses oversaw an expansion of Riverside Park in the 1930s.

Caro’s book on Robert Moses, a city planner who reshaped New York, is also a reflection on “the dangers of unchecked power,” and remains more resonant and relevant than ever. By Alexandra ...