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Sunday, November 9, 2014

World Trade Center's $1.4 billion transport complex opens its doors Sunday Nov 09,2014

 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is inaugurating the $1.4 billion Fulton Center, a transit complex where nine subway lines converge that will be used by 300,000 commuters every day 
New York's biggest subway hub is opening in the resurrected World Trade Center - providing a vital link between lower Manhattan and the rest of the city.
Officials say the transit and retail hub will serve as Lower Manhattan's next great public space. It also includes nearly 66,000 square feet of retail and office space
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is inaugurating the $1.4 billion Fulton Center, a transit complex where nine subway lines converge.
City officials have called One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan 'the most secure office building in America'
Officials say the transit and retail hub will serve as Lower Manhattan's next great public space — encased in a glass and steel shell with a soaring, light-filled atrium. It also includes nearly 66,000 square feet of retail and office space.
The 104 story, $3.9 Billion skyscraper is newly opened and features hallways leading to trains and the street
The center will accommodate up to 300,000 daily riders using the 2, 3, 4, 5 subway lines, plus the A, C, J, Z and R. A pedestrian tunnel will lead to the trade center. 
Areas already open to the public, include the building's lobby, reception, and hallways leading to trains and the street
Last week, thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected building opened for business - marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation.
Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center (pictured last month) is again opening for business, marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation

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