William J. Gottlieb was more than a public voice for motorists. He was also a Mason and civic leader who helped shape debates over tolls, traffic, safety, and fairness in New York during the rise of the automobile age.

Frederick Skene helped build the systems that kept New York moving. An engineer, educator, freemason, and Queens resident, he played a key role in shaping the roads and waterways that carried the state into the modern age.