Silverstein budges on trade center site

For the first time, World Trade Center site leaseholder Larry Silverstein said he wouldn’t rule out the Port Authority taking control of two new towers to be built at the site. Both the city and the authority want to take control of the future towers, known as buildings 3 and 4, from Silverstein, and his refusal so far has been a major sticking point in negotiations about the future of Ground Zero. more [Post]