Robert Moses is the most Notorious city planner in the history of New York. And if he had his way, Fire Island National Seashore would have looked way different than it does today. But it doesn't. This is the story of how Fire Island defeated Robert Moses

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Saving Fire Island from Robert Moses by Christopher Verga
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