NEW YORK (AP).- After nearly nine years, life is returning to ground zero in a tangible way. Sixteen swamp white oaks arriving Saturday are the first of nearly 400 trees that will be planted at the World Trade Center site, where more than 2,700 people …
Tangible Signs of Life to Arrive at 9/11 Memorial in New York
NEW YORK (AP).- After nearly nine years, life is returning to ground zero in a tangible way. Sixteen swamp white oaks arriving Saturday are the first of nearly 400 trees that will be planted at the World Trade Center site, where more than 2,700 people …
Mosque Developer Claims a Classic NYC Background
NEW YORK (AP).- Eight years ago, Sharif El-Gamal was just another ambitious striver from Brooklyn, casting about for career leads and dreaming of a grander future in real estate. A handful of modest deals later, he’s sitting on one of the most politica…
United States Funds Restoration of Global Islamic Sites
NEW YORK, NY.- The good will tour of the Middle East by the imam behind the proposed mosque near ground zero is just part of the U.S. government’s efforts to reach out to the Muslim world. This year, the Obama administration will spend nearly $6 millio…
President Obama Forcefully Endorses Mosque Near Ground Zero
WASHINGTON (AP).- President Barack Obama on Friday forcefully endorsed allowing a mosque near ground zero, saying the country’s founding principles demanded no less. “As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practic…
Workers in New York City Begin to Dismantle Ground Zero Ship
NEW YORK (AP).- Plank by plank, archeologists on Monday began the delicate process of dismantling a section of an 18th century ship that was found buried across the street from the World Trade Center site. Each plank will be freeze-dried so that the fr…
Ancient Buried Ship Hull Under World Trade Center Site in New York
NEW YORK (AP).- The ship was buried as junk two centuries ago — landfill
to expand a bustling little island of commerce called Manhattan. When it
re-emerged this week, surrounded by skyscrapers, it was an instant treasure that
popped up fr…
Ancient Buried Ship Hull Under World Trade Center Site in New York
NEW YORK (AP).- The ship was buried as junk two centuries ago — landfill
to expand a bustling little island of commerce called Manhattan. When it
re-emerged this week, surrounded by skyscrapers, it was an instant treasure that
popped up fr…
Experts Work to Free Buried Ship Hull at World Trade Center Site in New York
NEW YORK (AP).- The ship was buried as junk two centuries ago — landfill to expand a bustling little island of commerce called Manhattan. When it re-emerged this week, surrounded by skyscrapers, it was an instant treasure that popped up from the m…
New York City Steps Up with $44M for Delayed WTC Arts Center
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- New York City has stepped into the long-delayed planning for a performing arts center at ground zero with over $40 million to help build its below-ground foundation. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s board approved a …