Why We’re Rethinking Robert Moses

Why is there this sudden desire to reevaluate Moses? New York was at its nadir in the early ’70s when Caro wrote his book. It was almost as if people thought, ‘Who can we blame for this?’ Now that the city has made a remarkable turnaround, it’s as if people want to ask, ‘Who made this possible?’ The answer, again, is Robert Moses.”