to whether NYU, CUNY, or another organization would operate the Hall of Fame. The Trustees of the Hall of Fame was established in 1974, and NYU and CUNY jointly provided $125,000 a year for the hall's upkeep. The agreement lasted three years. Four additional honorees (Louis D. Brandeis, George Washington Carver, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John Philip Sousa) were elected in November 1973, bringing the total number of inductees to 99. NYU was considering eliminating its $61,000 annual subsidy for the Hall of Fame by 1976. The hall's remote location, far from the New York City Subway, attracted few visitors compared to other tourist attractions in New York City. At the time, it still had 10,000 annual visitors. That year, the Hall of Fame started electing honorees based on how many points they received from electors, rather than based on a majority vote. Clara Barton, Luther Burbank, and Andrew Carnegie were elected to the Hall of Fame the same year. This was the Hall of Fame's last election. Carver's bust was installed in 1977, four years after he had been elected, while Roosevelt's bust was not installed for another fifteen years. The busts of Brandeis, Barton, Burbank, and Carnegie were never executed due to a lack of funds. Maintenance and upkeep 1970s to 1990s Funding for the Hall of Fame ceased nearly entirely after the United States Bicentennial in 1976, and the agreement between NYU and CUNY expired around the same time. All of the hall's guides were fired and the hall's information booth was closed. Sightseeing buses stopped visiting the Hall of Fame the next year as its popularity declined. This was at least partially attributed to fears of high crime in the surrounding area. The Los Angeles Times said in 1978 that "its dignity and grandeur are viewed by almost no one today". That year, officials in New Jersey rejected a plan to relocate the Hall of Fame to Liberty State Park. Responsibility for the Hall of Fame was split between NYU, which owned the busts; the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), which owned the colonnade; and CUNY, which provided security and maintenance. In 1979, there was one staff member and no funds for maintenance. Many of the busts corroded in the following years. Some busts were also vandalized, such as that of Andrew Jackson, which was knocked out of its niche and pushed