Bronson Binger, 83, Who Saved New York Parks and Buildings, Dies

Bronson Binger, a New York architect and preservationist who helped wrest Union Square Park in Manhattan from drug dealers but was stymied in an effort to rebuild Wollman Rink in Central Park, died on Dec. 23 in Housatonic, Mass. He was 83. Enlarge This Image Bronson Binger in 1982 was an assistant parks commissioner for capital projects. Connect With NYTMetro Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook for news and conversation. The cause was kidney failure, his companion, Ann Walker Gaffney, said. As the city staggered out of the fiscal crisis of the late 1970s, Mr. Binger was recruited by Gordon J. Davis, then the parks commissioner, to be the assistant commissioner for capital projects....