Summary: The subway station that the twin towers fell on has just opened back up on September 8th, 2018. It has spent seventeen years closed. This is officially the last piece of New York that needed rebuilding. However, the fact that it took so long makes some question the functionality of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, who remade the station. In response, they said that it was a hard projection because they had to get approval from state agencies. It now has a mosaic with words from the Declaration of Independence on it.
Importance: This article was released on September 9th, 2018. This is important because it's been almost seventeen full years since 9/11. Before reading this article, I did not know that New York was not finished rebuilding. This article is important because it shows that even though we were knocked down in the terrorist attack, we are healing and rebuilt.
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-dallas-morning-news/20180909/281668255866298
That is really interesting! My family and I visited NYC last year and saw Ground Zero and the memorial that was created. It is really overwhelming to be there and see how huge the area is that was affected. I agree, it also shows how resilient we are as Americans to not be afraid and rebuild in the same spot where there was so much devastation. - Chloe Meinershagen
ReplyDeleteI think it’s a good thing that they are rebuilding the subway station, it is important because the people are healing from the horrible event that took place in that very spot~ Stephannie Hernandez
ReplyDeleteAmerica was knocked down in 2001, but we finally fully got back up again after almost 17 years by finishing the subway station sitting below the former twin towers. I also didn't know that New York wasn't finished with the reconstruction of the areas around the twin towers, and it's finally completely (physically) healed and rehabilitated.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that New York was not done rebuilding. But I am glad that they are healing and rebuilding it and finally opening it after 17 years.
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