RICHARD RAVITCH

Although I can't be in NYC for the actual memorial service today, his Fellows at the American Academy of Housing and Communities that I chair will gather via zoom at that time to read some excerpts from his amazing memoir and share our experiences with him. When I am at HUD for meetings now, I walk by the desegregated Southwest apartments nearby that he developed; when I am lunching in or near his Manhattan Plaza apartments, a unique and necessary model for the cultural artists' community and...

It was a honor to have worked for mr. Ravitch at WATERSIDE PLAZA for 16 years. Rest In Peace sir .