The 18-piece silver spire will top out the tower at a symbolic 1,776 feet, a nod to the year America signed the Declaration of Independence. The new building is just north of the original towers, now the hallowed ground known as Ground Zero.
Showing posts with label World Trade Center. Show all posts
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Friday, May 10, 2013
The 18-piece silver spire will top out the tower at a symbolic 1,776 feet, a nod to the year America signed the Declaration of Independence. The new building is just north of the original towers, now the hallowed ground known as Ground Zero.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: New York City officials say a renewed search this year of debris in and around the World Trade Center site has recovered 72 human remains. >>> |Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
FOX NEWS: Nearly nine years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the bi-state agency that operates the World Trade Center is looking for a private partner to help manage the 1,776-foot office tower that is being built at Ground Zero -- and one of two companies under consideration may have ties to the Middle East.
The bidding process for private partners for the "Freedom Tower" has been whittled down to two companies: Durst Organization and Related Companies, Fox News legal analyst Peter Johnson Jr. reports.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will soon decide which partner will manage and help market the tower, which has been renamed One World Trade Center. The partner will invest at least $100 million into the office tower and memorial building.
Related Cos. is an international real estate group whose investors include Goldman Sachs; MSD Capital, LP; Mubadala Development Co.; Kuwait Investment Authority; and Olayan Group, according to the company’s website.
Mubadala Development Co. is owned by the Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, government.
Johnson reports that Related Cos. is involved in a joint project with the UAE-backed company, which is chaired by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. Johnson said Related Cos. also has ties to the Saudi Arabian royal family and to financiers based in Dubai. (+ video) >>> FOXNews.com | Monday, June 14, 2010
Sunday, August 16, 2009
THE SUNDAY TIMES: Elizabeth Turner was pregnant with her son when she lost her husband in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre
I woke up on my own on Tuesday September 11, 2001. It was a beautiful autumn day with a bright blue sky, sunshine and a riot of colours that cascaded over the road. I looked at my tummy. It felt huge and I gently rubbed it. I felt very peaceful and happy with my place in the world.
Seven months pregnant, I would have preferred to spend the day in bed, but I had to get to work at Channel 4 Television where I was the senior human resources manager. I had a month to go before maternity leave.
I rolled over and grabbed my mobile from the bedside table. My husband, Simon, was in New York on a business trip and I liked to know that his plane had landed safely. I listened to the message. Of course he was okay. He was always okay.
On my way to work I could smell the beginning of autumn in the air and the blue of the sky was spectacular. It hinted of wonderful things. I suddenly felt a “what a fabulous life this is” moment. I was pregnant, I loved my husband deeply and everything was perfect.
At midday, just as I was collecting my things to go for lunch, Simon rang. He had showered and was ready to leave for a conference. It was in the Windows on the World restaurant at the World Trade Center.
My mind was on other things: “I need to talk to you about the Mamas & Papas buggy we want. I phoned John Lewis and it’s not in stock and I’ve looked on the internet and I can’t find anywhere that sells it ...”
Even I could sense my irrational panic. Simon calmed me down. Simon always calmed me down. I trusted him to take care of me.
This was no mean feat for any man, as I had a scary independent streak that made me feel I had to face the world on my own all the time. We chatted some more. I loved the feeling I had when I connected with him.
At about 1.45pm I walked into my office after lunch and saw on Sky News that a plane had hit the World Trade Center.
I couldn’t take it in. I saw my TV screen, the image of the twin towers with smoke billowing out of one of them and the “breaking news” tag line. I tried to absorb what it was telling me.
Quickly my logical mind jumped in and told me all the statistics, facts, figures, numbers and calculations that prove bad things are rare. I knew Simon was in the twin towers, but I reminded myself that I lived a normal life, I was pregnant and everything would be fine. We were about to have our first child and fathers don’t die just before a baby is born.
Jane Jordan, a human resources colleague, walked in. “This is unbelievable!” >>> © Elizabeth Turner | Sunday, August 16, 2009
Extracted from The Blue Skies of Autumn by Elizabeth Turner to be published by Simon & Schuster on August 20 at £9.99. Copies can be ordered for £8.99, including postage, from The Sunday Times BooksFirst on 0845 271 2135
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