ronald reagan on charlotte street where Carter visited, pitched his solution to decay in the south bronx - municipal scale trickle down economics. the bronx would see some private investment after he was elected, as well as scandalous corruption. #crossbronxexpressway
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puerto rico born herman badillo became a career politician in new york, as housing commissioner, bronx borough president and congressman. he returned to new york hoping to revitalize the south bronx, but his political compromises never paid off. #crossbronxexpressway
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felix rohatyn, chairman of the municipal assistance corporation that saved new york from bankruptcy. taxes became securities for bonds issued by mac to lure back investors. this was paired with layoffs and other cuts to reign in the public budget. #crossbronxexpressway
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ted gross was killed by a man he met serving time for bribes he took as commissioner of youth services under mayor lindsay. in that role he attended the 1971 hoe ave peace meeting of bronx gangs. the event inspired the opening of the movie the warriors. #crossbronxexpressway
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the power broker robert moses was a master of budgets. in this way he accomplished a lot including the construction of the #crossbronxexpressway. the monetary costs were calculated but social impact costs were often ignored.
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