How Manhattan Narrowly Avoided Being Sliced In Half
Robert Moses changed New York forever , razing neighborhoods to work up the gargantuan Brooklyn - Queens Expressway . But did you know he dreamt of doing the same to Manhattan ? It was called the Lower Manhattan Expressway , or LOMEX , and whilewe’ve count atthe ill - destine project before , a new display is a prospect to look back at how dramatically NYC could have changed . The exhibit , In the Shadow of the Highway : Robert Moses ’ Expressway and the Battle for Downtown , open this week in the lobby of the New York City Municipal Archives , and shows off photos and plans beneath alloy strut designed to look like those which would have created a raised six- to ten - lane elevated expressway across Manhattan ....