Workers urge faster rebuilding at ground zero site – AP
Mar 9, 9:30 PM EST
Workers urge faster rebuilding at ground zero site
By SAMANTHA GROSS - Associated Press Writer
Laborers hoping to help rebuild the World Trade Center site hold a rally to urge for quicker action on the project, Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of “Build it now!” on Tuesday, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex.
“Instead of a shining American symbol of resilience and strength, we have a hole in the ground,” U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney told the crowd. “Rebuilding the towers and ground zero is a moral imperative. Putting 10,000 people to work in the middle of a severe recession is an economic imperative.”
The protest comes days before a Friday deadline for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and developer Larry Silverstein to work out a new schedule for rebuilding parts of the site. Construction is under way on 1 World Trade Center, a memorial and a transit hub, but the building of other planned towers has stalled in a dispute over financing.
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