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Roger Starr

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Roger Starr (1918 - 2001) was an intelligence officer during World War II, businessman, active in community organizations, and New York City housing administrator. Later in life, he became a writer for the New York Times. One of his books was called "The Living End".[1]

Planned shrinkage

He proposed a "planned shrinkage" in 1976. He wanted people to leave the depressed areas like the South Bronx.[2] The mayor he served as the Housing and Development administrator did not support the idea. Members of the City Council called it "inhuman", "racist" and "genocidal". Protesters would make disturbances on his public appearances.[2]

References

  1. ^ Rosenthal, Jack (2001-12-30). "The Lives They Lived: Roger Starr, B. 1918; The Contrarian". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  2. ^ a b Lambert, Bruce (2001-09-11). "Roger Starr, New York Planning Official, Author and Editorial Writer, Is Dead at 83". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-22.