Russian governor gives final approval to skyscraper for St. Petersburg's historic centerOctober 6th, 2009 Russian governor OK's Petersburg skyscraperST. PETERSBURG, Russia — The governor of Russia's second city of St.
WTC owners turn over land to ground zero developer after paying more than $100M in late feesAugust 24th, 2009 WTC owners finish paying $300K/day in late feesNEW YORK — The owners of ground zero say they've stopped paying $300,000-a-day penalties to the developer at the World Trade Center site after more than a year. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey turned over a final parcel of land at the site to developer Larry Silverstein on Sunday.
Steel column that became 9/11 memorial slated to return to ground zero Monday, marking rebirthAugust 24th, 2009 Steel beam slated to return Monday to ground zeroNEW YORK — A massive steel column from the World Trade Center that became a makeshift memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks is being returned to the site.
Beam found at World Trade Center site after attacks returning to be part of memorial museumAugust 21st, 2009 World Trade Center beam returning to NYC siteNEW YORK — The final standing steel column removed from ground zero after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is returning to the site after more than seven years in storage.
Largest steel column yet is installed at tallest tower being built at World Trade Center siteAugust 12th, 2009 70-ton column is largest installed at WTC towerNEW YORK — Builders of the tallest office tower under construction at ground zero have set a 70-ton piece of steel into place — the largest column installed yet at the building. Three more columns are set to go up Thursday, and 24 by the fall at One World Trade Center, also known as the Freedom Tower.
NY gov to World Trade Center site developer: We could redesign ground zero without youAugust 3rd, 2009 NY gov: We could redesign WTC without developerNEW YORK — New York Gov. David Paterson has given World Trade Center site developer Larry Silverstein an ultimatum in talks over his ground zero lease.
NYC authorities charge check-cashing companies in alleged ground zero money-laundering schemeJuly 29th, 2009 NYC check-cashing companies charged in tower scamNEW YORK — New York City authorities say an investigation into a contaminated ground zero skyscraper has turned up a money-laundering scheme. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced charges Tuesday against two men he says helped construction business owners cash millions of dollars worth of checks without reporting the transactions to the government.
NY governor enters ground zero impasse, meets for hours with World Trade Center developerJuly 21st, 2009 NY gov meets with ground zero developer on leaseNEW YORK — World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein has agreed to continue talks to renegotiate a lease at ground zero after meeting with New York Gov. David Paterson.
Authorities identify body found inside NYC skyscraper air duct as missing cleaning womanJuly 13th, 2009 NYC skyscraper body ID'd as missing cleaning womanNEW YORK — The New York City medical examiner has officially identified a body found in a Manhattan skyscraper as that of a missing cleaning woman. Police found the body of Eridania (ehr-ee-DAH'-nee-uh) Rodriguez in a 12th-floor air-conditioning duct on Saturday at a building near the World Trade Center site.
Coroner: Dead woman found in NYC skyscraper where cleaning woman vanished was killedJuly 12th, 2009 Dead woman found in NYC building duct was killedNEW YORK — A medical examiner says someone killed a woman whose body was found hidden inside a New York City skyscraper where a cleaning woman vanished days earlier. The homicide ruling was issued Sunday.
Police discover body hidden inside NYC skyscraper where cleaning woman vanished 4 days agoJuly 11th, 2009 Body found at NY skyscraper where woman vanishedNEW YORK — A body hidden inside a Manhattan skyscraper where a cleaning woman vanished four days ago was found Saturday morning. Police spokesman Paul Browne said the corpse was found just before 9 a.m., stuffed in an air conditioning duct in a utility room on the 12th floor of the tower where Eridania Rodriguez vanished Tuesday.
NYC skyscraper secures nearly $1.3B loan, experts say it's one of biggest since market souredJune 26th, 2009 Prominent NYC skyscraper secures nearly $1.3B loanNEW YORK — Developers of one of the city's tallest new skyscrapers said Friday they had lined up a nearly $1.3 billion loan, sealing what experts called one of the biggest real estate financing deals since the economic crisis began last fall. Coming amid the worst commercial real estate market in decades, the refinancing package for the Bank of America tower drew congratulations from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov.
Talks between World Trade Center developer, site owner extend past deadline through weekendJune 12th, 2009 WTC redevelopment talks extended through weekendNEW YORK — The owner of ground zero and a developer are talking past a deadline set by New York City's mayor to work out their differences. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says Larry Silverstein and the agency that owns the World Trade Center site agreed to talk through the weekend and plan to have an update Monday.
Prince Harry lays wreath at NYC's ground zero in first inaugural official trip to USMay 29th, 2009 Prince Harry visits WTC site in 1st US tripNEW YORK — Prince Harry has arrived in lower Manhattan on his first official visit to the United States. His first stop was the World Trade Center site, where he laid a wreath with a handwritten note and bowed his head for several minutes at a spot overlooking the Sept.
NYC mayor calls meeting with governors, World Trade Center developer on ground zero projectMay 9th, 2009 NYC mayor calls for ground zero development summitNEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling for a summit to resolve stalled ground zero redevelopment talks. The mayor is inviting the owners of the World Trade Center site, developer Larry Silverstein and the governors of New York and New Jersey to a meeting next week.
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