Friday-Morning Roundup

Construction of the new W.T.C. at ground zero began … yesterday. A 168-foot-long gentle S curve, anyway, that curves through

Construction of the new W.T.C. at ground zero began … yesterday. A 168-foot-long gentle S curve, anyway, that curves through the south tower footprint, says The Times.

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It’s from yesterday, but this article on proposed federal tax changes should give new homeowners the chills.

Also in The Times, a rundown of the Mayor’s affordable-housing record.

Speaking of the Mayor, the Post reports that he wants Governors Island to be developed into a public-health research center.

The Ground Zero Small Business Association, representing 140 businesses and 700 workers, is struggling to get a fairer deal from the M.T.A. for its members’ displacement by the Fulton Street Transit Center, says The Sun.

-Matthew Grace

Friday-Morning Roundup