Monday, June 30, 2008
my thoughts I posted on Crain's re: WTC site
If NYU wanted to build a mega dorm at the WTC site it would have been built in record setting time like they did tearing down St. Ann's Church from 1847 and setting a world record for a speed build.
I agree there was a failure in leadership. I believe John Whitehead and mayor Bloomberg should be included in to date what is clearly a failure to rebuild downtown and everyone who knows me knows I am infuriated they refuse to date to honor the largest loss of rescue workers in the city and our Nation's history down at the seemingly unending fence all these years. (Betrayal at Ground Zero my letter in The Wall Street Journal from 2 years ago). Firemen Bobby Beddia and Joesph Grafagino died 9-11 heroes as far as I am concerned because the 9-11 toxic waste dump Deutsche Bank took them from us and it should never have happened.
I lived next to St. Ann's for 20 years and as far as I am concerned NYU got away with murder and to date the USPS who owned the air rights over St. Ann's never notified the State of New York as they were legally obligated and this was under Pataki . The State was suppose to investigate the sale of a historic site - is this in the best interest of the community and look into environmental concerns...it never happened. NYU gets away with it's misdeeds because NYU has the most powerful connections and deepest pockets. Ironically, there are just too many powerbrokers, too many deep pockets with interests in the WTC site and that is my theory on why the WTC remains an open wound and why our FDNY, NYPD, PAPD and EMS did not hesitate with their lives and we all witnessed this in person or via tv and internet and the city of New York hesitates all these years to honor them with the simple respect due and to date that includes the final memorial where they will denied their rank although their uniforms stated their rank and the City of New York.
There is a lot wrong at the WTC and my letter in The Wall Street Journal Betrayal at Ground Zero - I would add the word "exponentially" to describe the betrayal and Bobby Beddia and James Graffigino's deaths are an heart wrenching underscore WTC's set backs. They heroically payed with their lives.
http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/polls/2008/06/who-is-responsible-for-the-wor.html
I agree there was a failure in leadership. I believe John Whitehead and mayor Bloomberg should be included in to date what is clearly a failure to rebuild downtown and everyone who knows me knows I am infuriated they refuse to date to honor the largest loss of rescue workers in the city and our Nation's history down at the seemingly unending fence all these years. (Betrayal at Ground Zero my letter in The Wall Street Journal from 2 years ago). Firemen Bobby Beddia and Joesph Grafagino died 9-11 heroes as far as I am concerned because the 9-11 toxic waste dump Deutsche Bank took them from us and it should never have happened.
I lived next to St. Ann's for 20 years and as far as I am concerned NYU got away with murder and to date the USPS who owned the air rights over St. Ann's never notified the State of New York as they were legally obligated and this was under Pataki . The State was suppose to investigate the sale of a historic site - is this in the best interest of the community and look into environmental concerns...it never happened. NYU gets away with it's misdeeds because NYU has the most powerful connections and deepest pockets. Ironically, there are just too many powerbrokers, too many deep pockets with interests in the WTC site and that is my theory on why the WTC remains an open wound and why our FDNY, NYPD, PAPD and EMS did not hesitate with their lives and we all witnessed this in person or via tv and internet and the city of New York hesitates all these years to honor them with the simple respect due and to date that includes the final memorial where they will denied their rank although their uniforms stated their rank and the City of New York.
There is a lot wrong at the WTC and my letter in The Wall Street Journal Betrayal at Ground Zero - I would add the word "exponentially" to describe the betrayal and Bobby Beddia and James Graffigino's deaths are an heart wrenching underscore WTC's set backs. They heroically payed with their lives.
http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/polls/2008/06/who-is-responsible-for-the-wor.html
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