The weekly link roundup is a collection of links related to Newburgh, revitalization, urban planning and anything else that might inspire change or create dialogue. Photo by John Leighton
The Death of a Once Great City [HM]
The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2018 [SM]
The landmarks commission needs to do its job again [NYDN]
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FDR’s and LaGuardia’s “NY NEW Deal” piggybacked on the defunct NRA that basically cobbled small businesses with wage and price controls co-authored by the nations biggest corporations. It was a follow up to previous president Hoover’s ‘Revenue Act’ which FDR kept in place as he needed to fund his ‘New Deal’, even if the taxes were, by and large , regressive to the average citizen. The resulting deficits were neatly merged into that of WWII’s expense. No, espousing a ‘Better Deal’ is not the model that’s going to make “New York remarkable”. ‘Seems the removal of SALT from their diet is making certain people nostalgic.
Thanks for the reads Cher…