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By Matt Chaban 8/11/11 1:50pm

Why Not Rebuild the Twin Towers in Williamsburg? Or ‘Atop of Obama’s Head?’

The suggestions continue to roll in for the Twin Towers Go Global competition, which The Observer chronicled Monday. So far, only one rendering has been submitted, and we’re pretty sure it was done pen-in-cheek: Why not rebuild the World Trade Center on the Williamsburg waterfront with all the other new towers? Read More

By Terry Golway 5/02/11 4:55pm

History

A Look Back… September 11, 2001—Infamy: Assault, Collapse at Twin Towers; City Girds

On September 11, 2001, The Observer bumped Michael Jackon’s birthday party from the cover to grapple with a painful new era for the city.

Spared the bombs and sieges that scarred nearly every other world capital in the 20th century, New York on Sept. 11, 2001, suffered the most catastrophic attack on American territory since Read More

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Why Not Rebuild the Twin Towers in Williamsburg? Or ‘Atop of Obama’s Head?’

A Look Back… September 11, 2001—Infamy: Assault, Collapse at Twin Towers; City Girds

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