Book Review: 'The Ungovernable City'

'The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York' by Vincent J. Cannato is about the 103rd mayor of New York, John Vliet Lindsay.

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July 15, 2001, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Ultimately, this is a sad book. It is many other things: a comprehensive chronicle, an unsparing critique and much too long. But mostly it is sad. Because it reminds us of the death of a dream, of days when cities were the only place to be and of a dashing young man with movie-star looks who captured the imagination of the largest, most audacious city ever."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: 'The Ungovernable City': The Last Mayor of Fun City

Friday, October 7, 2005 in The New York Times

Government / Politics New York

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