Debating the influence of 9-11 relatives

It’s one of the city’s most delicately phrased debates. Several relatives of September 11 victims wield disproportionately extensive power over what will get built at Ground Zero, according to critics of the relatives’ influence. The relatives, however, say they are simply trying to honor their family members’ memories by closely monitoring what private enterprise and the government do with the Ground Zero area. more [New York]