The Power Broker on “Subway reading log”, a list by Adrian Cole on TheLysts.
Details
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Name
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Author
Robert A. Caro
Year
1974
Neighborhood lens
Highways carving through the Bronx, Queens, Long Island
Best read on
A long, cursed A train run from Inwood to Rockaway
My take
Reads like a boss battle manual for understanding why the Cross Bronx feels like a scar instead of a road; you start seeing every overpass as a design choice, not background scenery.
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