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Obama to lay wreath at Ground Zero, meet with 9/11 families Thursday

President Obama will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony and visit with 9/11 families and first responders during his visit Thursday to New York City.

Obama to visit New York to mark bin Laden death

President Barack Obama plans to visit New York City on Thursday to mark the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

Police presence beefed up at NY airports, World Trade Center site

Law enforcement agencies around the U.S. added security measures on Monday following Osama bin Laden's death, out of what one called "an abundance of caution."

Gov. Paterson: New York State Would Help Mosque Move Further from Ground Zero

New York Gov. David Paterson offered state help Tuesday if the developers of a proposed mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks agree to move the project farther from the site.

Jewish Leaders Gather to Support Ground Zero Mosque

JILLIAN SCHARR NBC New York 08/05/2010
Bus Ad Opposing World Trade Center Mosque Shows Burning Twin Towers

New York City's transit agency has approved a bus advertisement that objects to a planned mosque near ground zero and that depicts a plane flying toward the World Trade Center towers.

Jewish Leaders Gather to Support Ground Zero Mosque

Jewish community leaders gathered at the site of the proposed mosque and community center -- called the Cordoba Initiative -- Thursday afternoon to express their support for the controversial project.

Ship Found 20 Feet Below World Trade Center Site

LINDA DIMYAN NBC New York 07/14/2010
Ship Found 20 Feet Below World Trade Center Site

While building the future of the city, excavators have found part of the past. A 30-foot wood-hulled vessel was discovered about 20 to 30 feet below street level at the World Trade Center site, according to the New York Times.

WTC First Responders Attend Health Settlement Forum

Some of the rescue and recovery workers who were exposed to dust at the site of the former World Trade Center attended a town hall meeting Wednesday to find out more about last week's settlement deal to pay for their health-related claims.

Potential Human Remain Found At WTC Sifting Site

Workers on Staten Island say they have recovered a potential human remain from the debris of the World Trade Center site.

NY Governor: We Could Redesign World Trade Center Without Developer

NEW YORK -- New York Gov. David Paterson has given World Trade Center site developer Larry Silverstein an ultimatum in talks over his ground zero lease. He says the site could be redesigned without Silverstein's buildings.


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