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Richard Ravitch (July 7, 1933 – June 25, 2023) was an American politician and businessman who served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 2009 to 2010. He was appointed to the position in July 2009 by New York Governor David Paterson.
Jun 26, 2023 · Richard Ravitch, a politically savvy, civic-minded developer and public citizen who helped rescue New York City from the brink of bankruptcy and its decaying subways from fiscal collapse, died on...
Jun 26, 2023 · ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s top leaders mourned the passing of longtime problem-solver Richard Ravitch, who died Sunday less than two weeks before his 90 th birthday.
Jun 26, 2023 · Richard Ravitch, the former MTA chairman and lieutenant governor who is widely credited with helping New York emerge from its ’70s debt crisis, died at the age of 89 in Manhattan Sunday.
Jun 26, 2023 · Ravitch, a former lieutenant governor and longtime civic leader known for his role in steering New York City through the fiscal crisis of the 1970s and stabilizing its mass transit system in the 1980s, died Sunday, June 25, 2023, at a Manhattan hospital his wife, Kathleen Doyle confirme. He was 89. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey, File) Read More. 4 of 4 |.
Jun 26, 2023 · Richard Ravitch, who died Sunday at age 89, is being widely and appropriately praised for his roles in helping save New York City from bankruptcy in the 1970s, rescuing a collapsing transit system in the 1980s and insisting on financial prudence by governments for his whole life.
Jun 28, 2023 · Richard "Dick" Ravitch died peacefully on June 25, 2023, surrounded by his family. A larger-than-life figure, Dick tackled some of the most complex urban challenges facing New York...
