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Ground Zero

‘Tribute in Lights’ 9/11 Installation Should Be Permanent, Organizers Argue

The chair of the committee that conceptualized the light memorial says it's time for the installation to become permanent.
By Helen Holmes
Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

Andrew Cuomo Defends 9/11 Photo-Op With Donald Trump

"I know Donald Trump. I've known him as a New Yorker. I've known him for many years," Andrew Cuomo said. "I do not believe Ground Zero, on the day we're celebrating 9/11 is the time for politics."
By Will Bredderman
Collective trauma: A child walks amongst US national flags erected to honor victims of the 9/11 attacks.

How the Pain of 9/11 Still Stays With a Generation

Even indirect exposure to the terrorist attacks of September 11 has left profound and deep impact on those too young to remember a world before that.
By Dana Rose Garfin
Meetup founder and CEO Scott Heiferman

How 9/11 Inspired One of the First Social Networks

By John Bonazzo

Towers of Power: These 9/11 Vets Responded to Terror by Giving Back

By The Editors
More than 3,200 people were evacuated from Liberty Island in response to the hoaxed bomb threat at the Statue of Liberty.

Afternoon Bulletin: Statue of Liberty Bomb Threat Suspect Sentenced and More

By Lindsay Schneider
Somsack Sikhounmuong (Photo: Courtesy)

NYFW Preview: Inspiration From Tome, J.Crew and Jonathan Simkhai

By The Editors
Philip-Lorca di Corcia 's Head #10. (Photo: Courtesy Museum of Modern Art)

Critic Walter Robinson on 9/11 Art and Moving Past Schmaltz

By Walter Robinson
Chloe Gosselin

NYFW Sneak Peek: What Inspired Chloe Gosselin and Elie Tahari This Season

By Dena Silver
Steve Buscemi, FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro, Wren Arthur (Photo by JIMI CELESTE/Patrick McMullan)

Caring for Heroes

By The Editors
The jumbled remains of the 32-foot wooden ship dating back to 1773 (Photo: Flickr/Carol Vinzant)

New Study Reveals Mystery Ship Below Ground Zero Was Built in 1773

By Erica Sloan
Round and round she goes. (Kit Dillon)

A Spire! After 11 Years, 1 World Trade Center Gets to the Point

By Kit Dillon
Don't rock the boat or the skyline. (WTCProgress/Twitter)

Trans-spired! 1 WTC Spire Floats from Jersey to Manhattan Today

By Matt Chaban

View from the Top Floor of 1 WTC Almost Looks Like Saul Steinberg’s Famous <em>New Yorker</em> Cover

By Matt Chaban
Weathergin the storm. (Reeve Jolliffe/Flickr)

Ground Zero Again: Construction Resumes at World Trade Center

By Matt Chaban

Justice for 9/11 Heroes

By The Editors
The museum (at right) is coming back to life. (Getty)

9/11 Museum Will Be Finished as Cuomo and Bloomberg Reach Deal on Eve of Anniversary

By Matt Chaban

Taking the Elevator and Going to the Bathroom at 4 World Trade Center

By Matt Chaban
Who built that? (Pool photo/NBC NY)

You Didn’t Build That: Did President Obama Take Credit for 1 WTC in Last Night’s DNC Speech?

By Matt Chaban

Is It O.K. for the 9/11 Memorial to Become a Glorified Playground?

By Matt Chaban
That building in the background? Pay it no mind. (Getty)

Will We Ever Finish Rebuilding Ground Zero?

By Matt Chaban

Why Is the World Trade Center Lit Up Red? It’s Some Kind of Salute to the Troops

By Matt Chaban
After a huge response, no fire was found at 1 World Trade Center this morning. (Getty)

Possible Fire on 88th Floor of 1 World Trade Center, Second This Summer [Update: Or Was It ‘Welding Incident’?]

By Matt Chaban

Speeches, Spirits and BBQ as 4 World Trade Center Tops Out

By Matt Chaban
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