Seventeen years after it was destroyed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, New York City’s Cortlandt Street subway station has at long last reopened.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the city’s subway system, unveiled the reconstructed station on Saturday, just three days before the anniversary of the attack.
“The opening of WTC Cortlandt returns a subway station to a vibrant neighborhood and represents a major milestone in the recovery and growth of downtown Manhattan,” MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota said in a statement. “WTC Cortlandt is more than a new subway station. It is symbolic of New Yorkers’ resolve in restoring and substantially improving the entire World Trade Center site.”
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