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NYguy · #**1101** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 2:17 AM**

evanmack · #**1102** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 2:50 AM**

Damn straight build it now.

meh_cd · #**1103** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 4:06 AM**

Finally, Bloomie and others said it. This shouldn't be determined by the current demand for office space or anything else. Rebuilding the area is a matter of national pride, not a bailout.

NYguy · #**1104** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 1:44 PM**

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/...n_at_odds.html

Port Authority chief Christopher Ward and developer Larry Silverstein still at odds over Ground Zero

BY Oren Yaniv
March 10th 2010

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The feuding parties in charge of the snail-paced rebuilding of the World Trade Center came together Tuesday during a rally - then continued to blame each other for delays.

Developer Larry Silverstein and Port Authority chief Christopher Ward shared a stage outside Ground Zero as workers and politicians chanted "Build It Now!" and urged them to reach an agreement, and both men spoke after the rally.

"We have shown time and again we are ready," Silverstein said inside 7 WTC, the only tower destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks to be replaced. "It's time to bring this thing to a conclusion."

Ward said his agency is equally dedicated to rebuilding but that Silverstein, who leases the site from the PA, lacks financing and potential tenants for two planned skyscrapers.

"You don't build empty buildings as monuments," he said.

The two sides have been negotiating for about a year, casting doubts over the future of Tower 2 and Tower 3.

"It's a disgrace that nine years after the attacks we are still looking at a hole in the ground," Council Speaker Christine Quinn told demonstrators, echoing other officials.

"The site is not a disgrace," Ward countered. "Yes, it took a long time to get started, but it's being built now."

Two towers and the 9/11 memorial are under construction at the 16-acre site, which has been plagued by false starts, design changes and other holdups.

Protesters demanded that full-on construction kick off immediately, partly to provide some 10,000 union jobs.

Both sides vowed to continue talks and expressed hope the dispute - which Mayor Bloomberg later characterized as "foolishness" - can be resolved.

In another case of friction, the FDNY and Port Authority have been butting heads around the site, it was revealed Tuesday.

"The Port Authority can be territorial when it comes to their property," a source said. "Considering what happened to firefighters there, that can rub people the wrong way."

Some firefighters were denied entry to the site Monday after a hardhat was injured in a construction mishap. Fire officials called the incident a "misunderstanding."

NYguy · #**1105** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 2:12 PM**

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OneWorldTradeCenter · #**1106** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 3:14 PM**

Great what the workers are doing.

If I´m there, I would join them!!

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #**1107** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 5:43 PM**

does tower 2 now have a better chance of being built cause of the rally's?

NYguy · #**1108** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 5:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkyscrapersOfNewYork

does tower 2 now have a better chance of being built cause of the rally's?

No. Not sure if rallies help at all, but they do bring more attention to the situation. Friday is the deadline for a deal to be made, which does not look likely.

OneWorldTradeCenter · #**1109** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 5:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkyscrapersOfNewYork

does tower 2 now have a better chance of being built cause of the rally's?

I think this one has a better change. Tower 2 will be more expensive, so Tower 3 has a better chance.

JayPro · #**1110** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 6:03 PM**

Can any political entity at all strip the PA of rights to the site?

It's a well-nigh universally accepted theory that they're the ones futzing everything up.

OneWorldTradeCenter · #**1111** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 6:06 PM**

Guys, a question: What is worst thing that can happen??

NYC4Life · #**1112** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 7:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by OneWorldTradeCenter

Guys, a question: What is worst thing that can happen??

Towers 2 & 3 becoming "stumps" until demands for office space grows, though that appears unlikely now. At least one of these towers will be built. There still remains the chance of design modifications being made to reduce cost. That may include modifying the bases and/or reducton in height. We just don't know yet.

djvandrake · #**1113** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 7:46 PM**

The Port Authority exemplifies all that is so wrong with the whole situation. Build it now is a good rallying cry and I hope it takes hold.

The North One · #**1114** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 8:03 PM**

I really don't care, as long as tower 1 is built i'm happy.

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #**1115** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 8:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by The North One

I really don't care, as long as tower 1 is built i'm happy.

i hope there all buit tower two is georgeous and unlike anything in the world of similar height and tower 3 just screams new york...i also like the concept of ascending spiral so just build them all!!!stick to the plan!!!

The North One · #**1116** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 8:37 PM**

Tower 3 seems more like a chicago skyscraper with the X bracing and all that just like the JHC.

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #**1117** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 8:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by The North One

Tower 3 seems more like a chicago skyscraper with the X bracing and all that just like the JHC.

idk to me it seems like it should be here in NYC

OneWorldTradeCenter · #**1118** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 9:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by The North One

I really don't care, as long as tower 1 is built i'm happy.

Yes, I hope they don´t stop Tower 1. It´s the most beautiful of all. But I hope they get things resloved and build them all!!

NYC4Life · #**1119** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 9:12 PM**

Not sure why you guys keep commenting on Tower 1. WTC1 and WTC4 (future headquarters for the PA) are fully funded and their construction will be completed.

OneWorldTradeCenter · #**1120** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 9:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYC4Life

Not sure why you guys keep commenting on Tower 1. WTC1 and WTC4 (future headquarters for the PA) are fully funded and their construction will be completed.

I hope so!