New York City public parks, are brought to their magnificent peak of the legendary Parks Commissioner Robert Moses in the middle of the 20th century heyday of direct government action, were in a mess in a new era of public sector austerity. As hard-pressed city government was short of money and manpower from the famous parks, Central Park in the area, grew dark and dangerous. With few other options, park officials began experimenting in 1980 with a new approach: Go responsibilities to the private sector. By 2003, this "partnership" strategy has become the core of the park. Private organizations, ranging from complex organization funded by wealthy New York and known in the area of informal networks of volunteers took on leading roles in maintaining, upgrading and day-to-day management of the park system of the city. Commission Adrian Benepe, the Parks Department at veteran officer deeply committed to public service, have contributed to the development of a partnership approach throughout his career. But since he was promoted to the top job, he was faced with conduct complex missions, when most of the necessary capacity was subject to his influence, but not under its control. Seen fundraisers, massage egos of donors, volunteers and motivation, rather than direct exercise of power, are Benepe most important management tools. HKS Case Number 1743.0 "Hide
by John D. Donahue, 30 pages. Publication Date: June 1, 2004. Prod. #: HKS086-PDF-ENG
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