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Originally Posted by gttx
Nice article - but what is with the total omission of Silverstein? It basically said, "the Port Authority is doing a great job doing everything, aren't they?"
I'm sure we all have different opinions about the PA, but seriously - their stubbornness and power grabbing with this project has been a big part of the delays.
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I really don't understand how you perceived the article to be praising the Port Authority. From the article:
"Two years ago, it was difficult to imagine how the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the site of the trade center and is building most of it, could ever finish the eight-acre memorial in time for the 10th anniversary of the attack, on Sept. 11, 2011. [PA in NEGATIVE LIGHT]
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"So many conflicting demands were imposed on the site — it was to be a solemn memorial, a soaring commercial complex, a vital transportation hub, a vibrant retail destination and the keystone in Lower Manhattan’s revival — that none could advance. [PA and politics at large, yet again NEGATIVE]
... and finally ...
"In 2008, prodded in part by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who heads the memorial foundation, the Port Authority adopted new schedules, approaches and construction techniques." [PA had to be pushed, NEGATIVE ONCE AGAIN]
The article only praises the work post-2008, and it accomplishes this precisely by illustrating how BADLY the PA was run before. Read more carefully next time.