Britain has a veto over the army . You voted to be next door to it with no say in it . Hurrrrr <| sep |> Robert Moses is accused of favoring car culture placing an importance on building highways instead of subways in order to grow the city . This can be seen as a segregationist ideology since it ignores the needs of the large population in NYC that can not afford a car . Also the construction of large highways like the CBE shelved greater NYC Transit projects including the Second Avenue Subway . Not only did it have these ill effects , but to this day the expressway remains a headache for commuters with stacked and entangled roadways such as the Highbridge and Bruckner Interchanges . 5 Things in NYC We Can Blame on Robert M o s e s t h i n g s i n n ycwecanblameonrobertmoses