Comments on: All Other NY & NJ Residents

By: Mitzi DeMarco

Mitzi DeMarco — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:10:28 +0000

I think the Twin Towers II should have been built instead of one lonely, not so attractive tower. I have never been to the original Twin Towers but saw it from afar from the Statue of Liberty back in 1992 and it just looked beautiful. I couldn’t believe it. I was a kid at the time and didn’t know my way around NYC. Anyway, it’d be great to see the Twin Towers again.

By: Domenique Reed

Domenique Reed — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:05:06 +0000

It’s clear that people want to see the twin towers built again. In fact, it was clear 11 years ago. Just because the Governor has power over the city doesn’t mean he can take it upon himself to choose which towers to build due to his own preferences. The vote goes to the people of NYC along with the rest of America. This city is filled with useless and weak minded people that work for the government and it needs to change. The thought of the Freedom Tower AND Twin Towers seem like a great idea. Fix the foundation of where the towers stood and put them back, we need to show all remaining terrorists that when we fall WE GET BACK UP!!! But the government is not helping us prove that AT ALL. Our country’s security is alot more superior than it was.

By: John Intriago

John Intriago — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 03:41:07 +0000

By: Dennis Sheehy

Dennis Sheehy — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:09:33 +0000

Rebuild , Rebuild , Rebuild. The people of this great nation deserve just that. On 9/11 terrorists attempted to destroy America and by rebuilding these once great towers that stood tall in the sky , Would say to the terrorists , No matter what you attempted to do or tried to accomplish you could never and will never destroy the spirit of us Americans.

Please rebuild the Towers to be a true memorial to the ones who lost their lives and to the families that lost their loved ones. Rebuild these Towers for the children , Children that were innocent babies at the time of the tragedy. Give them the experience that we had to enjoy the two beautiful monuments to American architectural ability and beauty.

Rebuild these Towers for America…

By: Richard Loeser

Richard Loeser — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:43:08 +0000

By: Neil Chirico

Neil Chirico — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:24:45 +0000

I grew up in upstate New York and visited those glorious towers while in high school. I remember we went back a second time on our trip because we wanted to go up to the outside viewing deck and the weather had prevented it the day before. So we saw not only the inside observation floor but the outside viewing deck also…a vivid and fond memory from my childhood. I have always wanted to go back and visit those twins and take those tours again as an adult but sadly will never get that chance now. I agree that we should build those towers back again. The Freedom Tower is a nice tribute to America’s freedom, but it just doesn’t hold a candle to those beautiful and majestic twin towers. I believe we should rebuild them again!

By: Justin Lenner

Justin Lenner — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:56:14 +0000

Just bring the towers back up. Make the New York skyline as it should be. Make Osama Bin Laden roll and cry some more as he burns in hell. If you’re a conspiracy theorist, then just sign petition to show whoever you think caused it to be sad or mad that the American people didn’t throw in the towel. We’ll let you believe what you want to believe. I can’t blame you. America likes things bigger and better. So let’s make the twin towers bigger, better, and safer to put the icing on the cake to show we just don’t give up easily.

By: Paul D

Paul D — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:39:32 +0000

The Twin Towers were attacked because they symbolized the American way of life. They were the targets and not rebuilding them will leave future generations cheated and give the terrorists the last laugh. The current plan to “rebuild” the WTC accommodates the terrorists plan, and is not very popular among the people at all. I say if we are paying for this site in toll hikes we should have a say! And I think very clearly the Twin Towers would rise again. My family and I were greatly affected by 9/11, and living just minutes away from the city made it even more personal, it was our home. So please Rebuild The Twin Towers!

By: Sarah Nelson

Sarah Nelson — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:51:16 +0000

By: James Thurlow

James Thurlow — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:25:06 +0000

TTA Note: The following comment is similar to what we have been asked so often by idealistic, young people. We may never understand what motivated a few officials and civic leaders to sell our country short with a recovery that doesn’t measure up in any way to what we lost — when restoring the cherished skyline, in fact instead of fiction, would have inspired the world. Now, after spending seven years working to get to the bottom of it, we don’t know “why” — but what we know for sure is “who”, “what”, “how”, and “why not”. It is a convincing case of wrongdoing that will be presented on the site asap.

I was not old enough to see the towers, they were destroyed when i was in kindergarden. I always wondered what happened to the two huge towers in lower manhattan. Since then i have always seen pictures and videos of what it used to be like in NYC. There was this undeniable vibe to NYC that i could not get over. From what ive seen and heard, manhattan was a different world before 9/11. It’s hard to describe and this may sound crazy but it was like new york was like a magical place to be, and it represented what america’s true motives represented. From a far view the towers looked like the center of the world as they touched the skyline of manhattan. I would do everything in my power to get mayor bloomberg to rebuild them, but honestly i dont know what as citizens what we are supposed to do to help the campaign and rebuild. I would do everything in my power to have those towers rebuilt, but the memorial has already been placed and they are already creating the new world trade center along with the museum. I do not like the freedom tower at all. I think it insults the people of new york and lower manhattan and what the world used to look up to. Instead of the real world trade center, which new yorkers and nj citizens want, they built some “modern” crap in my opinion. I still dont understand why mayor bloomberg wanted to not rebuild the towers. From what i’ve seen 9/11 families would like to see them in the skyline again. Help me understand.

By: Alex H.

Alex H. — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:15:08 +0000

It would be really nice to rebuild the towers, if only to show America’s resilience. I think that the new World Trade Center 1 (“Freedom Tower”) is a beautiful building in its own right and we should be proud of the work that construction crews are doing on it now. It is certainly a proud achievement. But rebuilding the towers would send a message to the world that America is resilient and will not back down when others try to push it down. They say you “can’t go home again” and no one should feel we are bringing back the Towers. We can no more do that than to bring back the nearly three thousand innocent souls who perished that tragic day. But what we can, and I believe must, do is to show to the world that we are intrepid people.

TTA Note: We make it clear that we are not advocating for 40-year-old towers, but for a 236-year-old system of self-government. More important than showing the world that we are an intrepid people is showing ourselves that we honor our country’s values. The problem with the “Freedom Tower” is that it is an affront to the democratic process. It was conceived and hatched with no regard for the will of the people and is only visible because for ten years, every step of the way, the public has been lied to. And construction workers were lied to. Buildings are built every day. Building a building that represents the polar opposite of what it claims to stand for is not noble — it is a terrible disservice — not on the part of idealistic and dedicated workers, but on the part of the agency and officials who subverted the recovery most of the country wanted and deserved — and was paying for. What good is it to be intrepid if we are deluded?

By: Sam Matthews

Sam Matthews — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:32:19 +0000

As much as I loved the original Twin Towers and despise the current “rebuilding” plan, there’s not much we can do at this point. Towers 1 & 4 are on their way to completion with 2 & 3 slowly following. Even if we were somehow able to stop the current plan, which is highly unlikely, there would be no place to build new twins because the layout doesn’t fit it considering the memorial is finished. We would then have to demolish the site and start from scratch, taking another 10+ years to build. The Twin Towers were icons and symbols of New York City and I know I will miss them terribly. It’s always great to be optimistic but sometimes we have to be realistic and accept the fact that we can’t always change everything. It’s sad, but true.

TTA Note: This is a petition, not a bulletin board, for those who agree with the petition’s purpose. But we will not remove the signature or comment since he loved the Twin Towers and despises the current plan. The fact that he has been misinformed makes him one of millions who are drawing faulty conclusions about what is and isn’t feasible and would love to be proved wrong. Anyone who spends time on this site should be able to see that we are not fools and only a fool would continue, if the scenario he presents above were true. It is not. That will become explicitly clear.

By: K Jani

K Jani — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:24:53 +0000

Down with the “George Pataki” Tower, although it is almost done. He is the prick that put this hunk of junk here in the first place with this BS design contest, which the result was also BS. He picked the planner as the planner was a friend with Pataki’s friend. Corruption written all over. Now we are being asked to fund this joke. Ridiculous. Cap this joke building already and build new Twins already.

By: Rafael Tourgeman

Rafael Tourgeman — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:33:47 +0000

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.

By: Charles Roeder

Charles Roeder — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:24:39 +0000

By: Arthur Stanton

Arthur Stanton — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:38:22 +0000

By: David Clarke

David Clarke — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:11:42 +0000

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!

By: Rachid Bennabi

Rachid Bennabi — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:53:04 +0000

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.

By: Chadrick Lawrence

Chadrick Lawrence — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:29:58 +0000

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!!!!!”

By: Jeff Lafoon

Jeff Lafoon — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:26:28 +0000

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!!!

By: Linda Martelli

Linda Martelli — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 02:18:40 +0000

By: Adam K.

Adam K. — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 04:24:38 +0000

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.

By: Ines Laos

Ines Laos — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:25:30 +0000

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.

By: Dane Maricic

Dane Maricic — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:41:28 +0000

By: Matt Powers

Matt Powers — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:49:29 +0000

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

By: Michael Goodwin

Michael Goodwin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:50:07 +0000

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!

By: Steven Bagienski

Steven Bagienski — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:37:27 +0000

I strongly believe that rebuilding the twin towers is the best solution. Terrorism is supposed to instill fear/terror to the citizens, creating distrust in their country. And it’s done by disrupting our everyday lives. Building anything else sends a message saying “You won, terrorists! We’re scared & incompetent, so we’re trying to cover it up with a fancy memorial.” Rebuilding the towers would say “Look, nothing changed. We’re a strong country & continuing to live our lives. You terrorists aren’t gonna get the satisfaction of making us live in fear”. I came here because of Penn & Teller’s BS show.

By: Anthony R Coffaro

Anthony R Coffaro — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:59:46 +0000

Bring them back!

By: Candice Coffaro

Candice Coffaro — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:00:47 +0000

Please bring the Twin Towers back. Bring back NYC!

By: Rachel Heiry

Rachel Heiry — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:58:41 +0000

Every time I had gone to NYC the Twin Towers were my favorite buildings to look at and, to me, they made the city.

By: Kristen Koffaro

Kristen Koffaro — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:00:42 +0000

We need the Twin Towers back! They made the city and were iconic around the world. Countless times I have dreamed of going there, or even working there. Watching them collapse was heartbreaking to the core and to see this eye aching replacement is beyond sickening! New York City is not New York City without the Twin Towers there. I know we should and will never forget the tragedy of 9/11, but putting that “freedom” tower there as a replacement is a constant reminder of the helplessness that we felt on that day. Bringing the towers back will not be a “business as usual” symbol. It is a symbol of us getting through this hard time triumphantly. It is a way of healing.

By: Jim Cassidy

Jim Cassidy — Fri, 06 May 2011 01:26:17 +0000

Rebuild the Twin Towers!!!

By: david seibel

david seibel — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:53:48 +0000

I remember looking at the twin towers when i was a kid, and gazing in awe at what an amazing country we were, and how we could build the greatest buildings that I’ve ever seen. I was in first grade when 9/11 happened. My most vivid memory was walking out of my front door on September 12, and being hit in the face with a cloud of ash. I asked my dad if they were going to rebuild the twin towers, and he said “I hope they will. And if they do, you can take your kids there,because I was never able to take you there.” He had told me that he was going to take me soon. Long live the twin towers.

By: Thomas Flatley

Thomas Flatley — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:22:02 +0000

By: David Matkowski

David Matkowski — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 02:36:30 +0000

I would really like America’s, and most importantly, OUR Twin Towers rebuilt. They are the true symbols of freedom here in America, both for business as well as fun and excitement around lower Manhattan. They would put the happiness and beauty back into the heart of New York, and the rest of the world as well. We NEED these towers. Everyone loves them, and we all know that it is not the same without them. I am a big Twin Towers person, probably the biggest Twin Towers person there ever was. And remember one thing people, they are OURS, so let’s do it. Let’s get them back !!!

By: Anthony Guida

Anthony Guida — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:36:15 +0000

Restore our skyline to the way it should look, with the twin towers there!

By: Paulina L

Paulina L — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:21:11 +0000

There is a need for justice, peace, and TRUE hope. We have not seen that. We are still broken..plagued with health problems, mental health problems, and feelings of fright as well as insecurity. What have we done? That is a question to continue to ask ourselves. One way to heal us is to rebuild the towers as they were to express our unity and to demonstrate to the world we are not a different people.

By: Robert Astudillo

Robert Astudillo — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:13:21 +0000

REBUILD THE WTC BIGGER AND BETTER THAN BEFORE! I”D WORK THERE ANY DAY! AMERICA NEEDS TO SHOW ITS ENEMY THAT WE ARE TRIUMPHANT AND SHALL RESTORE OUR NYC SKYLINE!

By: Richard Stearns

Richard Stearns — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:11:19 +0000

Landmarks should never be replaced like they never existed. Just like when the White House was burned in the War of 1812, it was rebuilt, not torn down. What we should do is begin a protest at Ground Zero. That would be showing the officals that we want new twin towers, we spent too long telling. With the protest, this issue should get more publicity, and hopefully with the public having more knowledge, we could have more supporters than we ever dreamed of. We will succeed, and rebuild The WTC.

By: Chris Robinson

Chris Robinson — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:48:07 +0000

Let’s rebuild them one floor higher!!!!!

By: Anthony Corso

Anthony Corso — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:07:36 +0000

I want the Towers to be built all over again. I think they should be Taller and Bigger than before. I would even Volunteer myself for free to help build them again. I just want to see them on the skyline again.

By: Francisco Ramos

Francisco Ramos — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:14:53 +0000

It about time we take a stand as Americans. The Twin Towers were a symbol of Freedom through out the world. We are tought from childhood the when you get knocked down dust yourself off and get back up. Its the American way. This is why The Towers have to go back up just like a pheonix rising from the ashes. What was that famous movie that said “We’re Back” oh thats right Poltergeist.
Semper Fi

By: Joy Mathiowdis

Joy Mathiowdis — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:27:35 +0000

The only right thing to do is rebuild the towers.

By: Pratiksha Patel

Pratiksha Patel — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:17:12 +0000

the twin towers should be rebuilt

By: michael pileggi

michael pileggi — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:45:56 +0000

we need our towers back this will show the world we can make it thru anyhting life can throw at us if we let them build the freedom tower it dont show the world nothing at all we need the towers back built bigger an better then before govt do the right thing an help heal those who were lost!!!!!!!!

By: Alexander Davison

Alexander Davison — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:22:14 +0000

By: David Arias

David Arias — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:45:15 +0000

Just rebuild them!

By: Kurt Majka

Kurt Majka — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:05:35 +0000

I think that if we were to recreate these towers, it would represent this nation’s ability to emerge from our darkest times. It is our willpower that makes these united states proud. September 11th was one of our darkest days, but we stood strong. Hopefully one day the Twin Towers will also once again stand strong.

By: Diana Farrow

Diana Farrow — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:21:42 +0000

By: Colin Geraci

Colin Geraci — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:23:42 +0000

I think we should rebuild the amazing towers. In 2001 they were beautiful and had no good reason at all to be taken down by those stupid terrorists. I hate America is not a ligit reason for an attack. I really would like new twin towers to give us back the skyline we all love.