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9/11/01 - Lower Manhattan 7 Years Later

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Ground Zero

I remember 7 years ago today. Remembering 9/11-I will never forget. Today lower Manhattan is thriving with new residential buildings, restaurants, stores, families and strollers. The trend of people fleeing lower Manhattan after 9/11/01 has reversed. Battery Park City, Tribecca and the financial district have become very desirable popular neighborhoods. In fact the population below Chamber street has doubled since 9//11/01.

Most of the new buildings and all the new buildings in Battery Park are "green". In fact a new "green" concrete icrete designed for the Freedom Tower at ground zero is the highest strength concrete ever poured in the history of New York. Since its introduction at the Freedom Tower less than a year ago the new concrete has been poured in over 30 construction sites from lower Manhattan to the Upper West Side including Frank Gehry's Beekman Tower and 11 Times Square.

New Yorkers and particularly lower Manhattan residents are reminded of 9/11 every day because we see the site. Yesterday Mayor Bloomberg urged the Port Authority to ensure that the memorial is completed by the 10th anniversary of the attacks. There have been too many delays because of all the layers of city, state, federal and private sector involved. The Mayor wants the city to take over the project.

New Yorkers and visitors had the chance yesterday to leave a message in memory of the victims of the attacks. The beams that will make up the memorial are on display on the north side of Battery Park at Battery Place between Greenwich and Washington streets for the public to sign.

A report released this week by the New York City Health Department show that more than 400,000 people have been exposed to physical and mental health problems as a result of the attacks. Of those, between 35,000 and 70,000 people developed post-traumatic stress disorder. As many as 12,600 people may have developed asthma as a result of the dust from the collapse. Asthma was more prevalent among residents who did not evacuate on 9/11 or who returned within a day or two of the attacks.

Anyone seeking assessment or health care can go to nyc.gov/911healthinfo or call 311.

I will always remember those innocent lives lost and all the heroes who sacrificed their lives to save others and our brave men and woman in the military. God Bless America! God Bless New York! 

 National September 11 Memorial and Museum at The World trade Center

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Comments (10)

Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

I still miss the skyline.  And you are right about lower Manhattan!  It's so different than when I lived there.

Sep 11, 2008 04:07 AM
John Guiney
Keller Williams Realty - Quincy, MA
e-PRO, CBR

Mitchell - God bless us all. I too will never forget. I wish you and all those in Manhattan well and that the scars both on the ground and in the heart heal soon.

Sep 11, 2008 05:14 AM
Mitchell J Hall
Manhattan, NY
Lic Associate RE Broker - Manhattan & Brooklyn

Pat, I miss the skyline too. I lost my sense of direction after the towers came down. I always knew which way was south because I would look up from any place and see the twin towers knowing they were downtown.

John, Thank you. God bless us all. Thanks for stopping by.

Sep 11, 2008 08:44 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

We will always remember that day and admire the New Yorkers who show courage and stability.

Sep 11, 2008 08:59 AM
Maureen Maureen
Orangeburg, NY

Mitchell - my husband is an Ironworker with Local 40 in Manhattan. He spent 6 months beginning on Sept 12 at ground 0. It was a difficult time and the health effects are still being felt.

Sep 11, 2008 01:08 PM
Mitchell J Hall
Manhattan, NY
Lic Associate RE Broker - Manhattan & Brooklyn

Lenn, Thanks for stopping by. We will always remember.

Maureen, Thank your husband for his service. He is one of our heros. God bless your family.

Sep 11, 2008 03:07 PM
Lauren Stark
THE STARK TEAM-Las Vegas Luxury Homes & Condos - Las Vegas, NV
Luxury Real Estate Agent - Las Vegas-Henderson NV

Great Blog!  I too will never forget.

Sep 15, 2008 07:24 AM
Laurie Manny
Long Beach CA Real Estate - Long Beach, CA

Never forget!  Thanks for the update Mitchell. 

Sep 16, 2008 06:21 AM
Mitchell J Hall
Manhattan, NY
Lic Associate RE Broker - Manhattan & Brooklyn

Never forget!

Lauren, Thank you

Hi Laurie, you're welcome

Sep 16, 2008 10:45 PM
Debra Kukulski, Broker Associate
RE/MAX Suburban - Cary, IL
SRES;SFR,CDPE;GRI;ABR;e-PRO Realtor, Northern IL

My heart goes out to all that were impacted by this unfortunate and unforgettable event.  Thanks for the great post.

Sep 20, 2008 04:55 PM