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Spire at 1 World Trade Center resonates with 9/11 families, survivors

Associated Press Sean Schielke, of Southbury, was a 27-year-old international bond trader at Cantor Fitzgerald, working at the North Tower of the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was one of more 150 Connecticut residents who died in the terrorist attacks that day, and one of more than 600 Cantor [...]

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One World Trade Center gets spire, bringing it to its full 1,776-foot height

By Erik Badia and Ryan Sit New York Daily News With the twists of a few final bolts, the steel spire atop One World Trade Center was installed Friday morning — raising the building’s height to a symbolic 1,776 feet. A sea of construction workers stared into the blue spring sky with pride and delight after [...]

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Six Fallen NYPD Officers Added to Memorial Wall

News from the Blue Room Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly today presided over a Police Memorial Day ceremony at One Police Plaza honoring six members of the New York City Police Department. The following five members of the NYPD died of illnesses developed after performing rescue, recovery and clean-up work [...]

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