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...

It's hard to see from street level, but there's work going on in the former World Trade Center site. So quickly, in fact, that developer Larry Silverstein predicts the site will be finished in the next five to six years.   Read more...

My excitement rose as my plane broke through layers of cloud, revealing the famous skyline of Manhattan where I was going to spend my summer as an intern at the World Trade Center. As the plane circled for landing, I could hardly wait to get started, to see and experience the American – or should I say the New York – way of life.  Read more...

It's taken nearly nine years, but large-scale commercial redevelopment of the World Trade Center site is tantalizingly close to taking off. But everything depends on the outcome of two ongoing, parallel negotiations involving the Port Authority -- neither of which is a sure thing.
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In undertaking the daunting task of redeveloping Ground Zero, real estate man Larry Silverstein had a vision: to transform the site into a state-of-the-art office complex. He sought to create a center that’s accessible, secure and eco-friendly all at once.  Read more...

A piece of Lower Manhattan’s nautical history has been uncovered at the World Trade Center site, where crews found a preserved section of a ship’s hull dating back more than 200 years.  Read more...

Unlike virtually anywhere else in New York, and perhaps the country, Lower Manhattan holds centuries of detailed history in its shoreline. It’s easy to see why, considering the sandy beaches of New Amsterdam was gradually expanded by landfill over the past three centuries -- each time covering up yet another layer of everything from household items to ships to bulkheads.  Read more...

With just over a year before the World Trade Center memorial is due to open, workers are piecing together thousands of granite tiles that will line the two square pools where the twin towers stood.   Read more...