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The Yale Daily News reported that Dubaghi's body was found by rescue workers on 34th street at about 6:15 p.m., according to the New York City Police Department.
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe said that Van Valkenburgh is “passionate about his work and passionate about the importance of well-designed public space for a liveable city.”
Van Valkenburgh has been a member of the faculty at the School of Design since 1982, serving as program director from 1987 to 1989 and chairman of the landscape architecture department from 1991 to 1996. He is also the lead principal for Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., which has offices...
Robert Harding, the most recent nominee, withdrew from consideration last Friday after concerns were raised about government contracts he had received following his retirement from the Army. In withdrawing his nomination, Harding said the "distractions caused by my work as a defense contractor would not be good for this Administration...
Political considerations may well have played a role in the derailing of both nominations. When Southers withdrew, the White House issued a statement quoting him saying that his desire to serve "has been obstructed by political ideology." To be sure, the poisonous atmosphere on Capitol Hill has made it necessary...