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World Trade Center site
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World Trade Center site
The
World Trade Center site
(
ZIP code
:
10048
), formerly known as "Ground Zero" after the
September 11 attacks
, is a area in
Lower Manhattan
in
New York City
. The previous
World Trade Center
complex stood on the site until it was destroyed in the
September 11 attacks
. The
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
,
Silverstein Properties
, and the
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
oversee the reconstruction of the site according to a master plan by
Studio Daniel Libeskind
. The site is bounded by
Vesey Street
to the north, the
West Side Highway
to the west,
Liberty Street
to the south, and
Church Street
to the east. The Port Authority owns the site's land (except for
7 World Trade Center
). Developer
Larry Silverstein
holds the lease to retail and office space in four of the site's buildings.
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