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Aug 13, 2010 · An aerial view of Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Ground Zero: Environmental and Health Concerns In fact, the site was awash in...
The World Trade Center site, often referred to as "Ground Zero" or "the Pile" immediately after the September 11 attacks, is a 14.6-acre (5.9 ha) area in Lower Manhattan in New York City. The site is bounded by Vesey Street to the north, the West Side Highway to the west, Liberty Street to the south, and Church Street to the east.
Walk with us as we explore Ground Zero. Hear firsthand accounts from guides who remember 9/11. Learn about the new World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Take a moment to honor the lives lost and to see and celebrate New York City’s resilience.
The underground museum has artifacts from September 11, 2001, including steel from the Twin Towers (such as the Last Column, the last piece of steel to leave Ground Zero in May 2002).
Jul 5, 2022 · Rebirth at Ground Zero, an immersive film that follows the rise of the new World Trade Center, also has a permanent home at the museum. Visitors spend an average of two hours at the museum. Family members of victims enter for free, while visitors can pre-order tickets online or buy them onsite.
Sep 6, 2021 · Scientists are still testing the vast inventory of unidentified remains for a genetic connection to the 1,106 victims — roughly 40 percent of the ground zero death toll — who are still without...
Sep 9, 2021 · Two decades after its destruction in the Sept. 11 attacks, the work to rebuild the World Trade Center complex remains incomplete.
Jun 20, 2011 · Cleanup and recovery at Ground Zero, as the World Trade Center site became known after 9/11, continued every day around the clock for the better part of a year. An official ceremony in May 2002...
Sep 11, 2001 · Former Pres. George W. Bush spoke to first responders atop the pile at Ground Zero three days after Sept. 11, 2001. "I can hear you, the rest of the world hears you, and the people who knocked...
Sep 11, 2006 · Five years after Sept. 11, 2001, ground zero remains a 16-acre, 70-foot-deep hole in the heart of Lower Manhattan. High above it, a scaffolded bank building, contaminated during the attack,...
