WTC Properties loses bid to block “act of war” 9/11 defense
World Trade Center Properties, an affiliate of Silverstein Properties, lost its bid to prevent American Airlines from using “act...
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Feds to recognize Ground Zero caused cancer
Almost exactly 11 years after the 9/11 attacks, the federal government is on the verge of recognizing that people contracted cancer as a result of extended exposure to the Ground Zero site. The National...
CUNY’s Fiterman Hall finally emerges from Sept. 11 terror attacks
Manhattan Community College students will finally take classes in Fiterman Hall, 11 years after it was destroyed during the...
Mayor Bloomberg denies September 11 Museum construction is progressing
Is construction moving forward despite the uncertain financing situation on the September 11 Museum? It depends whom you ask....
9/11 Memorial tourism boosts downtown museums
Designed partly to show America’s resiliency after the 9/11 attacks, the ground zero memorial is also helping Lower Manhattan’s...
Con Ed suit against Silverstein and Citigroup at 7 WTC dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed negligence claims by Consolidated Edison over the fate of the original building at 7...
Actor Tom Hanks narrates WTC reconstruction documentary
From left: Tom Hanks, the 9/11 memorial, Chris Ward, executive director at Port Authority, David Samson, Port Authority chairman...
9/11 memorial planners forgot bathrooms
Rendering of the September 11th Memorial plaza The city has been preparing for years for the opening of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum on this year’s 10th anniversary of the World Trade...
Park51 developers sue Burlington Coat Factory over building damage
Park51 developer Sharif El-Gamal and the former Burlington Coat Factory site at 45 Park Place The developers of the...
Park51 mosque lawyers argue firefighter has no standing
From left: Soho Properties’ Sharif El-Gamal, Sept. 11 firefighter Timothy Brown, attorney Jack Lester and attorney Adam Leitman Bailey...