For Lower Manhattan, a new skyline since 9/11
One World Trade Center in New York. (AFP/Getty Images)
When the 104-story One World Trade Center opens for business Monday – the tallest and most expensive building in the Western Hemisphere – it will have ushered in a rebirth of lower Manhattan as a vibrant, urban neighborhood where people live, shop and eat, rather than just hustle home from white collar jobs.
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