Lower Manhattan: Principles For Redelevopment

Memorial park/museum and improved transit connections highlighted as key aspects of rebuilding Lower Manhattan.

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April 11, 2002, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Among the outline's proposals are the creation of a park encompassing a memorial to the victims of the World Trade Center attack as well as a museum dedicated to "freedom, tolerance and the values that the World Trade Center represented." The proposed park would be linked thematically to the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the New York Stock Exchange and other downtown institutions and museums."

Thanks to Amy C. Verel

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Community / Economic Development New York

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