Real estate developer Larry Silverstein discusses the progress at the World Trade Center site, his relationship with the Port Authority and the future of the real estate market in Lower Manhattan.  Read more...

Life has returned to the World Trade Center site nine years after the September 11 terrorist attacks. In Millstone Township, N.J. last weekend, sixteen trees were pruned and prepped for delivery to the National September 11 Memorial.   Read more...

The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation announced Wednesday the expansion and extension of its Small Firm Assistance Program, which aims to provide relief to small businesses still being affected by the post September 11th rebuilding efforts. NY1's Rebecca Spitz filed the following report.  Read more...

The Port Authority Board of Commissioners today authorized a series of agreements (collectively known as the “Development Plan”) that will ensure the full restoration of the entire World Trade Center site. The agreement builds on significant momentum at the WTC site, following construction progress site-wide and recent announcements of a transaction with the Durst Organization and a Letter of Intent with Condé Nast.   Read more...

Downtown has emerged as one of the world’s most exciting mixed-use neighborhoods, offering an unparalleled blend of high-tech office space, retail, residential living and cultural attractions. This agreement will ensure that we continue this momentum with a new generation of cutting-edge, green skyscrapers becoming available starting in 2013.   Read more...