He ran only once, as the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 1934, and lost in a landslide. Moses held up to 12 official titles simultaneously, including New York City Parks Commissioner and Chairman of the Long Island State Park Commission, but was never elected to any public office. Although he was not a trained civil engineer, Moses's programs and designs influenced a generation of engineers, architects, and urban planners nationwide. His decisions favoring highways over public transit helped create the modern suburbs of Long Island.
Known as the 'master builder' of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, and Rockland and Westchester counties, he is sometimes compared to Baron Haussmann of Second Empire Paris, and was one of the most polarizing figures in the history of United States urban development. Robert Moses (Decem– July 29, 1981) was an American public official who worked mainly in the New York metropolitan area.
