Robert Moses decided to build a road to Jones Beach, about 27 miles from New York City, despite property owners opposing a route across their land.

“He sees it one day, he says, "This is the greatest beach I've ever seen. It's only 27 miles from New York City.”

“If I can build a road out here, g- I will give the people of New York City this great beach." But it seems impossible to build that road because the property owners don't want the road going through their, uh, farms and pr- and property.”