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    OPINION - Why can't we just repair Hammersmith Bridge?

    by Jack Kessler Jan 18, 2024 2 minutes
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    Robert Moses wouldn't have put up with this nonsense. The man who did more than practically any other to shape modern-day New York would have taken one look at Hammersmith Bridge and ordered it rebuilt at any price. Though, being Moses, it probably would have involved 16 lanes, the unnecessary demolition of hundreds of homes and the total subjugation of City Hall.

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