On Wednesday, September 7, just days before the opening of the National September 11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, master planner Daniel Libeskind, developer Larry Silverstein, and a host of other officials gathered at 7 World Trade Center to report on construction progress at the site. Almost a decade after the terrorist attacks, Silverstein was visibly pleased to tell a room filled with international press that, after many starts and stops, “every part of the new World Trade Center is under construction.”
Acknowledging past troubles, Bloomberg noted that “the road we’ve traveled over the past decade hasn’t been smooth and it hasn’t been straight.” However, suggesting that the site’s many stakeholders have ironed out the kinks, he added, “Daniel Libeskind’s master plan for this site is coming to life at a quickening pace.”
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