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The Twin Towers Alliance Petition The statement below rings as true in 2011 as it did in 2006. The thousands of comments that have been left over the years are just the tip of an iceberg. The question for those who consider adding their names to the petition is not will new state-of-the-art Twin Towers be built, which no one knows, but should new Twin Towers be built, with which most of us have always agreed. We, the undersigned, share the belief that nothing could be more inspiring to our people, or disheartening to our enemies, than Twin Towers, at least as tall as before in every respect, soaring above Ground Zero. We believe that the devastation of September 11, 2001 clouded the picture long after the rubble was cleared away and that a thorough public examination of the rebuilding option is overdue and now required before proceeding on an unalterable course. We recognize no financial or political roadblocks that cannot be overcome if rebuilding the Towers is the will of the people. And, we see no conflict between stunning Twin Towers and a noble Memorial, which belong together on this site that means so much to us all. We submit that there is only one way to truly heal the skyline of Manhattan and the heart of America: Rebuild the Twin Towers. Doing anything less would leave a permanent scar on the face of New York and diminish a legendary city.
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I was driving on the NJ Turnpike on September 9, 2001. I remember looking to my right & seeing the twin towers. I remember thinking to myself how important they were to New York’s skyline and how the city would never be the same without them. Little did i know at the time, that was the last time i would ever see them again. Now over 10 years have passed since 9/11 and every day on my way to work i see the FREEDOM TOWER rise taller and i Pray that a sane government official puts a stop to it. The Twin Towers were not only ICONIC BUILDINGS but symbolized the power of the world financial district & to New Yorkers seeing them meant HOME! The Freedom Tower looks weak, flimsy & doesn’t show resilience, it shows FEAR! THE FREEDOM TOWER is a disgraceful and embarrassing replacement to 2 of the most symbolic towers in the world. Govt officials shouldn’t be proud they should be ashamed because they let the terrorists win. Rebuild the real world trade center, The Twin Towers we all loved and miss.
I am 17 now, or turned 17 last year, 2011. The 9-11 terror attacks happened when I was seven years old, but before that I was blessed to be able to see the old NYC skyline, and I think it would more than amazing if it were rebuilt. Before 9-11 my father, (one time as my family visited the city; I live about 45 mins away) pointed to the brothers and told me “You see those two buildings there? They are the strongest in the world. They bombed them before you were born, but they did not fall.” Maybe if the towers are rebuilt, I can tell perhaps in the future tell my son that even though they fell, it did not stop them from coming back. Please rebuild our New York, our Skyline, Our World Trade Center.
Born and raised in Orange, N.J. I’ve been to New York City countless times. And the only landmark in New York that brought attention towards my eyes is the good old Twin Towers! Like some or many people who haven’t visited these great structures, I am one of them! I’ve only seen them at a far distance and have been up close to them, but never got to be in them to admire their great beauty of interior design! It saddens and dissappoints me that The Port Authority, The Governor and Mayor of New York ignored and never took into consideration that many of us wanted the Twin Towers rebuilt! If this Petition works in getting what we all wanted, that should’ve been done the last 10 years! Then I would be very happy and very pleased man!
I never had a chance to visit the towers despite living in new york I might have been very young at the time but the attack on 9/11 left me scared and empty and I strongly believe that rebuilding them as they were would bring an overwhelming relief and healing to everyone left shattered after that day.
PLEASE REBUILD THE TWIN TOWERS TO HOW THEY WERE BEFORE TO SHOW AMERICA’S DEFIANCE TO TERRORISM AND RESILIENCY AS A NATION AFTER ALL WE ARE “ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!!!!!”
Even though my home now is NJ, I feel like I grew up in NYC because my grandparents lived on Lower East Side, and we would go there once a week. The Twin Towers are the skyline of NYC — bring them back!!! Everyone wants them back — I can’t believe the NYC government didn’t give NYC what they want…and need. There’s still hope, so let’s believe!!! God bless all of our brothers and sisters who have died on 9-11-2001, and their families and friends. We will NEVER forget you!!! Thank you to all those who volunteered for and defended our great nation!!! God bless America and God bless NYC!!!
i strongly belive we should rebuild the towers to show al qaeda and all other terrorists that the united states of america will not back down. we are united and stronger than that or the people that died on 9/11 died in vain. our armed forces, police, and firemen did all they could to find any surviving person they could. not rebuilding will show the brave men and women who searched and the families of loved ones who died that we dont care. well i do care and the least we can do is rebuild the towers to show respect to those who risked their lives living or deceased that our nation cares. So sign the petition to show support to those who are living deceased or lost loved ones that america cares!
I love the twin towers and wish they were still there. I was born in 98 and was only 3 during 9/11, i lived in NY for 7 years. I wish the towers were still there so i would get a chance to see how amazing they are. I always feel sad when i think about how NYC won’t rebuild them. On 9/11 my dad arrived at his dealership in queens and noticed everyone was outside. He asked them what was going on and they said the WTC was hit by an airplane, my dad and family loved the WTC, and when he saw them collapse, he was in shock. And when I was in school today, we were watching a video about 9/11 and I almost cried. I love the WTC and i want it back. I don’t want the freedom tower, i want the NYC skyline, i want the twin towers.
Please build the original Towers back! The rebuilding of them would signify that we Americans never stand down, and will only rebuild after defeat! Sadly, I was too little when I saw the original Towers to remember them, but if they were to be rebuilt, I could not be any happier! Please, everyone, let’s stand up for our freedom as Americans and have the Twin Towers rebuilt!!!!!!!
I want the Twin Towers back exactly as they were! The Freedom tower doesn’t cut it! Nobody is going to heal with that thing sticking out of the skyline.
I just have too many memories of always seeing the towers. I miss them dearly! My husband and I remember being in the windows of the world and always wanted to go back, but never got the chance.
I BELIEVE IT IS NECESSARY AS A NEW YORKER OR JUST BECAUSE IT IS A PART OF THE HEALING PROCESS OF US AS NEW YORKERS TO HAVE A PLACE TO GO TO REFLECT AND REMEMBER THE LIVES LOST ON THE THAT TRAGIC DAY. ON THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY THAT IS COMING SOON, I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO VISIT THE SITE AND PAY MY RESPECT AS A NEW YORKER AND A AMERICAN. NEVER FORGET !!!
Apparently Us new yorkers dont want this one world trade center we need our twin towers back in command. I say lets finish this freedom tower but lets build our twin towers right beside the base for the north and south towers are there why not go for it. Its a nice building and i love the design but when you look across the river from jersery i expected to see the twin towers not the one trade tower. you want bigger lets have three buildings instead of 1
Rebuild because if we don’t, we are showing weakness.
Never give up!
We want our Towers back – bigger and more mighty than ever!
As my brother Ray has immortalized in song:
‘We All Stand Tall’.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3XEKpunhRA
If any public officials do read these comments, I urge you to course correct and go with the plan offered by the Twin Towers Alliance. I grew up in New York till high school. The symbolism is all wrong concerning the current design. The memorial is depressing and the lone tower resembles a cemetery structure. The twin towers spoke so many important things. It spoke of trade between different people and countries (two side by side). It spoke of strength and boldness. Give us them back!
I made a comment here earlier referring to this as the Osama Bin laden tower and since he’s dead this building should be capped or you are building a memorial for him. The site was poorly planned and looks depressing. I support rebuilding the twin towers and only the twin towers, except no floor trusses this time and make the core concrete hardened.
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