Thursday, July 3
The number of lawsuits filed by members of the uniformed services against the city has increased dramatically from 171 in 2001 to 1,194 last year, according to a report by City Comptroller William Thompson. The increase is due to claims filed by firefighters and police officers seeking compensation for illnesses suffered after working at the World Trade Center site.
This week families of September 11 victims filed a lawsuit against the Port Authority, asking the court to make the authority comply with city building and safety codes. The Port Authority has claimed that it is exempt from local laws because it is under the jurisdiction of both New York and New Jersey.
Developer Larry Silverstein wants to move the 1776 foot Freedom Tower to another corner of the World Trade Center site, according to an article in the Daily News. In Daniel Libeskind's design, the tower is located on the corner of West and Vesey Streets; Silverstein's architect David Childs has reportedly drawn plans for the tower to be moved east to Church Street, making it closer to the future PATH terminal.
The PATH station at Exchange Place in Jersey City, closed since the September 11, 2001 terror attack on the World Trade Center, reopened this week. The train station, which was used by 16,000 commuters a day before the attack, was shut down because water from Ground Zero flooded the tunnels. The PATH is scheduled to reopen in lower Manhattan in November.
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