The Long Hangover of the Roaring Eighties
By TOM DEIGNAN
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The gleaming new office tower at 7 World Trade Center opens today. Let those who have charged over the past few months that Larry Silverstein was dragging his feet redeveloping at ground zero contemplate Mr. Silverstein’s building. That is what new construction in New York looks like, and it happened because the government kept its hands off. Across the street from 7, the Port Authority has yet to excavate the sites of the three towers Mr. Silverstein will build under the deal he ultimately struck with the authority and the mayor. With two groundbreakings completed already, New Yorkers are in danger of losing count of how many times politicians have hailed the start of the Freedom Tower.
By TOM DEIGNAN
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|The gleaming new office tower at 7 World Trade Center opens today. Let those who have charged over the past few months that Larry Silverstein was dragging his feet redeveloping at ground zero contemplate Mr. Silverstein’s building. That is what new construction in New York looks like, and it happened because the government kept its hands off. Across the street from 7, the Port Authority has yet to excavate the sites of the three towers Mr. Silverstein will build under the deal he ultimately struck with the authority and the mayor. With two groundbreakings completed already, New Yorkers are in danger of losing count of how many times politicians have hailed the start of the Freedom Tower.
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