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  • OPINION: The Time To Cap the Cross Bronx Is Now

    04/27/2021 11:27:06 AM PDT · by Impala64ssa · 58 replies
    StreetsBlog NYC ^ | 4/23/21 | Ed García Conde
    n 1948, a scar running west to east began to appear across the center of The Bronx. It was the construction of the Cross Bronx Expressway, one of the many ill-conceived works of Robert Moses, and it would leave an indelible mark on our borough. The highway, which would eventually become one of America’s most congested, tore communities in half. White neighborhoods and communities of color were affected, but the Black and Latino community bears the brunt of its legacy years later — with devastating health consequences. It’s past time to rectify the mistake of Moses’s monstrosity. Ed García Conde...