John Paulson's recent $100 million gift to New York's Central Park, the largest bequest ever to a city park, has drawn considerable praise and, surprisingly, some blowback (the old "no good deed goes unpunished" scenario). Philanthropy and public-private partnerships should not be faulted but encouraged. Read more:
http://tclf.org/blog/new-philanthropic-threshold-significance-central-parks-gift
