World Trade Center

On Friday, Donald Trump shared an edited video showing Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar making comments about the September 11, 2001, attacks to the Council of American-Islamic Relations. While Omar was making comments in relation to the anxiety felt by American Muslims in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, Trump’s video narrowed down on four words […]

The Cortlandt Street Station was once one of Manhattan’s most heavily trafficked subway stops, given that it was right outside the World Trade Center and the bustling Manhattan streets surrounding it. It has been closed ever since the attacks that destroyed the twin towers and affected good portion of lower Manhattan. CBS News reports that […]

Many of those in the United States are dealing with the effects of Hurricane Harvey from a couple of weeks ago while others are going through Hurricane Irma, but there is an anniversary on Monday that won’t be forgotten. Sixteen years ago, the USA experienced the horrific terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and that […]

A Kearny resident plunged to her death early Saturday after trying to retrieve her sister’s hat as it fell inside of the World Trade Center Oculus building. Twins Jessica and Jennifer “Jenny” Santos, 29, were purportedly riding on an escalator inside of the transportation hub at around 5:30 a.m. when Jessica lost the grip of […]

A photograph showing an apparition resembling a shining angelic figure floating heavenward over the World Trade Center (WTC) atop the beams of the 9/11 Tribute in Light has gone viral on social media. The photograph was taken by Rich McCormack, an amateur photographer from Jersey City, during the anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks. […]

Amidst the tragedy of 9/11, nearly 3,000 individuals lost their lives and over 6,000 people were injured. The horrific numbers do not even begin to touch the countless individuals that received broken hearts from the loss of loved ones during that tragic terrorist attack. Many of those that were hurt the most, with the pain […]

On Sunday, there will be a number of tributes around the country as that day marks the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. It was that day, a decade and a half ago, that the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Flight 93 were taken over and cemented a permanent […]

It was 15 years ago that the United States of America experienced one of the most horrific and brutal attacks in human history. Four planes were hijacked by al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001, and changed the lives of everyone forever. It’s always said to “never forget” what happened on 9/11, but that phrase should be […]

According to 9/11 truthers, the September 10, 2001, announcement by former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld that $2.3 trillion was missing from the Pentagon’s budget provides further evidence that the September 11 terror attack on the Pentagon was an inside job. Barely 48 hours after Rumsfeld announced that $2.3 trillion was missing from the Defense […]

A Walmart September 11 display was taken down after it caused a social media uproar. A Twitter user known as online_shawn had taken a picture of the display and posted it with the caption “Florida c’mon man.” The display itself wasn’t intended to be offensive, though. Above it hung a banner clearly stating “We will […]

A majority of people know about or have at least heard about the tragedy at the twin towers of the World Trade Center, but cosplay at Atlanta’s DragonCon 2016 had apparently taken that memory too far. To this day the September 11, 2001, attacks are known as one of the worst man-made disasters on U.S. […]

On Tuesday, August 16, hundreds of shoppers, commuters, and 9/11 families gathered for the opening of Westfield‘s newest shopping complex. The mall, located in the World Trade Center’s concourse inside the Oculus, a major mass-transit hub within the Financial District, is a modern example of how mall developers – such as Westfield and rivals Simon […]

A tourist claims to have snapped a photo showing a UFO flying over World Trade Center (WTC) Ground Zero buildings. While UFO hunters have described the aerial object as an unusual UFO with rocket-shaped tails, skeptics have dismissed the claim, pointing out that the object looks remarkably like a bird flying over the buildings. According […]

Saudi Arabia is livid over the recent passage of a bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow 9/11 victims’ families to sue the Middle Eastern nation. The bill was recently passed by a unanimous vote, and while the Washington Times reports that President Obama has vowed to veto it, that hasn’t stopped the Saudi […]

A New York City judge has ordered the Islamic Republic of Iran to pay more than $10.5 billion in damages to the estates and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. U.S. District Judge George Daniels issued a default judgment on Wednesday, March 9, […]

Texas senator and 2016 presidential hopeful, Ted Cruz, is in the hot seat with the city of New York after a disparaging remark this week delivered to Donald Trump. What Ted Cruz meant as an insult to his opponent has backfired on him, as the whole city is up in arms about the negative connotation […]

The Zadroga Act reauthorization has failed just days after James Costello, the former Fire Department of New York battalion chief, died of cancer at the age of 52. Costello was diagnosed with cancer as a result of his time spent working at the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the deadliest terror attack on […]

Outspoken presidential candidate Donald Trump has suggested that former president of the United States, George W. Bush is to blame for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, according to the New York Post. Trump was speaking about national emergencies, such as the 9/11 attacks of 14 years ago, when he began discussing his qualifications to be president. […]

The movie The Walk is now in theaters and millions of people are attesting to how good, how literally nauseating, and how inspired The Walk was. But who is the real man who did the real The Walk? How did he manage to do “the walk” and why? French high-wire walker Philippe Petit was the […]

While preparing for his appearance in the upcoming drama movie The Walk, Joseph Gordon-Levitt reportedly learned how to walk the wire in just eight days — from the man himself. While initially Gordon-Levitt, 34, didn’t believe it could happen, Philippe Petit, the original daring wire walker whose role he is recreating, promised to teach him […]

Comedian and star of the popular television series The League Stephen Rannazzisi admitted today that he had been lying for years about working in the World Trade Center and escaping death on September 11, 2001. Rannazzisi took to his Facebook to apologize for his horrendous lie, saying that it was a “terrible mistake” and “profoundly […]

Thanks to dog blog site BarkPost, the last known surviving 9/11 rescue dog — a 16-year-old golden retriever named Bretagne — received a hero’s welcome when she returned to New York City to celebrate her sweet sixteen just days shy of the fourteenth anniversary of 9/11. On September 11, 2001, Bretagne and her owner/handler Denise […]

September 11, 2015 marks 14 years since the terrible destruction the world witnessed at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania. No one could possibly soon forget the horrific tragedy that 9/11 was; over 3,000 people lost their lives at the World Trade Center alone, including first responders who were […]

Friday marks the fourteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Flight 93. As many remember those lost, the fallen, and those who risked their lives to save others, numerous television shows will bring the world back. A number of different stations will have 9/11 specials and other […]

14 years ago, the United States was rocked by an attack on 9/11 by four planes that were hijacked by al-Qaeda. Even though it is almost a decade and a half since the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001, each year, the day should be remembered for those who lost their lives and gave their […]

Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart is heading to Congress next week to help convince Congressional lawmakers to renew a health care bill for September 11 first responders. Stewart is set to ask Congress to renew a bill supporting The World Trade Center Health Program, which monitors some 33,000 people and the health care issues […]

Marcy Borders, the Dust Lady from that iconic September 11, 2001, photo, has died of cancer at the age of 42. As with many people who were in lower Manhattan that day, Marcy Borders was caught in the worst terrorist attack on the U.S. mainland. One of the many photographers who were snapping images that […]

ndrew Rossig, 33, a member of the three-men gang now known as the World Trade Center Base jumpers is back in the news again. Nearly two years ago, in September 2013, three young men – James Brady, 32, Marko Markovich, 26 and Andrew Rossig headed towards the then under construction 1 World Trade Center – […]

It took over a decade for the World Trade Center to be rebuilt since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. According to the Indian Express, a new time-lapse video combines those years into two minutes, and that footage is now going viral. “This short clip is said to be made from ‘hundreds and thousands’ of high definition […]

$30 for a hot dog? A New York City hot dog vendor who positions his cart near the World Trade Center is reportedly charging tourists $30 for a hot dog, and NYC residents only $3 for the same item, a MarketWatch report maintains. The NYC hot dog vendor is reportedly sizing up his customers at […]

The observatory at One World Trade Center will be opening to the public next month, and visitors will be able to enjoy elevator rides with a 360-degree view of New York City at 23 miles per hour. However, there are no windows in these elevators, but a CGI time-lapse of the city’s skyline over the […]

ISIS has released a video in which they proclaim that America will suffer another attack like 9/11. Newsweek reports this latest 11-minute long video, which ISIS named “We Will Burn America,” is an effort to rally their supporters and encourage attacks on the United States similar to 9/11, claiming that Americans have a false sense […]

Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, has no qualms on holding back his punches when he speaks. The Inquisitr previously reported on what Farrakhan has said in the past which includes calling Rudy Giuliani a “privileged cracker and devil” just because he criticized Barack Obama. Prior to that, Farrakhan has called Ferguson protesters […]

The developer rebuilding the World Trade Center in New York told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that he is entitled to recoup billions of dollars from two airline companies, even though he has already collected $4 billion in insurance money for the September 11, 2001, attacks that destroyed the site, reports Reuters. Lawyers for […]

Thirteen years after the devastating attack on U.S. that destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and took the lives of over 2,700 people, the rebuilt One World Trade Center tower has finally opened for business. The first tenants of the new One World Trade Center tower have started moving […]

One of the most sobering stories to come out of 9/11 is that of an American F-16 pilot who was ordered to embark on a Kamikaze mission to stop a hijacked plane from reaching its objective. The instruction to shoot down any civilian plane that entered Washington, D.C. space was given by Vice President Dick […]

It turns out, President George W. Bush was spot-on with a prediction he made six years ago about the unrest in the Middle East, and his critics are now eating crow. On the 13th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11. Fox News posted a story that recalled a 2007 address Bush […]

Today, September 11, 2014, New York City gathered to remember the terrorist attacks in 2001. This time was different though because the event was held at a museum near the rebuilt One World Trade Center. On this day in 2001, a plot by al-Qaida terrorists came to fruition when an aircraft full of innocent passengers […]

As the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the twin towers in New York approaches, not everyone is convinced it was the militant Muslim world that carried out the biggest terror attack ever on American soil, Even though it is well-known that the hijackers of the two planes that flew into the towers were […]

The day before the September 11 attacks in 2001, former President Bill Clinton allegedly ruminated about passing on a chance to kill terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, due to the collateral damage the strike would have caused. Clinton reportedly made the comments on September 10, 2001, just ten hours before the first plane struck the […]

The World Trade Center at New York is the favorite haunt for thrill seekers nowadays it seems. Days after a 16-year-old teenager was arrested for scaling the 104 floors of the building and reaching its top, four people were arrested by the NYPD for BASE jumping from the top of the tallest building in North […]

A 16-year-old teenager from New Jersey captivated by the 1 World Trade Center, the tallest building in the US, was arrested after he managed to sneak past security and climb to the top of the building. Justin Alexander Casquejo was so mesmerized by the structure, he decided to sneak out of his home and reached […]

A new warship. the USS Somerset, has been commissioned and named after that area of southwestern Pennsylvania in which Flight 93 crashed on September 11, 2001. The amphibious transport dock craft was formally commission on Saturday in front of a crowd of 5000 people at Penn’s landing. The USS Somerset was named to honor the […]

One World Trade Center is officially the tallest building in the United States. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat spent hours comparing Chicago’s Willis Tower with New York’s new World Trade Center. On Tuesday morning, the council announced that One World Trade Center is the nation’s tallest building. The decision came down to […]

Bansky isn’t the biggest fan of the 1 World Trade Center. The graffiti artist writes that the “104-story skyscraper” is a clear sign that the “terrorists won” in a new op-ed. The article was submitted to the New York Times but the paper refused to publish it. So Banksy turned to his website where he […]

A World Trade Center developer cannot sue two airlines for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack that destroyed the twin towers in New York. A judge ruled against developer Larry Silverstein on Thursday, saying that the man’s company has already recovered over $4 billion from its insurers for the incident. Silverstein attempted to file a […]

A firefighter’s remains have been identified nearly 12 years after the World Trade Center attacks which claimed his life. The New York City Examiner’s office announced the discovery on Friday. The man was discovered to be 37-year-old Lt. Jeffery P. Walz, reports CNN. His remains, among many others’, were collected after the 2001 attacks but […]

One World Trade Center, also known as “WTC,” now has a 408-foot spire at its top in New York City after the large structural piece was fully installed on Friday. The symbolic building stands at the northwest corner of the site where the twin World Trade Center towers were destroyed during the September 11, 2001 […]

Picture yourself inside the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11th, eleven years ago. Now picture yourself surviving the sudden collapsing of the tower by somehow “surfing” a wave of debri while falling down almost 20 stories. This is how Pasquale Buzzelli, a structural engineer for the Port Authority, survived the horrible […]

St. Louis-based Really Big Coloring Books, Inc. recently released a 9/11-themed coloring book intended to teach families about evil. In addition to graphic depictions of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the book comes packaged with trading cards depicting real-life terrorists. According to the New York Post, the coloring book was designed to inspire […]