Structural steel for the 1,776-foot tower that will be known as 1 World Trade Center has risen 200 feet above street level, a tangible sign of ground zero progress, redevelopment officials said Wednesday. "This progress is one more sign that the site is not a ...

We learned that: The city will owe a lot of money to service its debt, Bill Thompson says. Apartment vacancy rates to rise but roommates may save some nabes. Hedge funder bought Kitty Carlisle Hart's old 1185 Park penthouse for $19 million. Hamptons home sales plunged over 41 percent annually in 4Q 2008. The North Fork experienced a sharp ...

As the local representative for Manhattan and one of the most powerful people in state government, Sheldon Silver quite often gets his way with regard to decisions downtown. So it was a bit surprising today to hear Mr. Silver, at a rare Assembly hearing that he convened and led, call for new third-party oversight at the World Trade Center rebuilding ...

The head of the agency that owns the World Trade Center site says the Sept. 11 memorial will open on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. But that doesn't mean the memorial will be completed by then. Executive Director Chris Ward says the Port Authority ...