By Andrew Rice 10/22/01 12:00am

Larry Silverstein Restates Resolve to Build W.T.C. Site

Larry Silverstein never wanted this attention.

He woke up obscure on the morning of Sept. 11. Just a few

weeks before, the diminutive, 70-year-old developer had completed the deal of

his life, leading a group of investors in the $3.2 billion purchase of a

99-year lease on the World Trade

Center. Respected within the

insular Read More

By Andrew Rice 6/19/00 12:00am

Pataki and Whitman Make Peace at Port But Not With the Mayor

On June 2, in a paneled board room on the 67th floor of the city’s tallest building, the board of commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey did something remarkable. It voted. Unanimously.

To applause from the high-level staff members who had gathered in the Port Authority’s World Trade Center headquarters Read More