Julius Miller (1880-1955) was a Manhattan Borough President from 1922 to 1930, who is best remembered for pushing through the West Side Elevated Highway from 72nd Street to the tip of Manhattan. Among his other accomplishments was pushing through the construction of the Park Avenue ramp through New York Central Building and around Grand Central Terminal, the establishment of the center strip on Park Avenue, and initiated plans to replace the Sixth Avenue elevated train. Wikipedia
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