24K visitor passes distributed for 9/11 memorial
More than 24,000 visitor passes to the new Sept. 11 memorial are gone — distributed Monday in just the first hours after the ticket website went live.
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More Acquitals in Ground Zero Skyscraper Fire
New York—A toxin-cleanup director and a company were acquitted Wednesday of manslaughter in an August 2007 blaze that killed two firefighters at a condemned tower at ground zero, although the firm was convicted of a misdemeanor.
President Obama Visits Ground Zero
President Obama paid his first visit as Commander-in-Chief to Ground Zero on Thursday, following the death of Osama bin Laden on Sunday.
Saudi Prince Backs Moving Planned NYC Islamic Center
In an interview with the Dubai-based Arabian Business magazine, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said moving the planned mosque and other facilities would respect the memory of the 2001 attacks and allow American Muslims to choose a better location.
Mystery Giver Leaves $10,000 In WTC Donation Box
Jose Daniels, president of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, tells the New York Post that officials found 99 $100 bills and five 20s in the box on Tuesday night.
Nine Years Later
Next Saturday marks the 9 year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Over the past several years, we’ve heard a lot about the illnesses that have afflicted rescue and recovery workers who toiled at the site. But, on this week's Cityscape, we focus more specifically on the plight of those who lived, worked and studied in the area around ground zero.
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