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A Lesson for Bernie: How Jane Jacobs Saved Washington Square

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Bernie Sanders had a star-studded rally in New York’s Washington Square Park. In the 1950s, a grassroots movement similar to his, led by author Jane Jacobs, saved the Square from being destroyed.

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