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By: Malik Robinson

Malik Robinson — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:08:19 +0000

The Freedom tower is absolutely nothing. The Twin Towers made New York City period! The Freedom tower will not heal New York City’s skyline. The attacks stabbed a huge whole in everyones heart which is unable to heal if the Twin Towers can’t be rebuilt. We as Americans need to come back bigger and stronger.

By: Alahji Robinson

Alahji Robinson — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 07:04:05 +0000

As a child I always admired The Twin Towers. They were the pride and joy of the United States of America but the heart and soul of my fellow New Yorkers and I. I always wanted my dad to take me to see the towers at night. I remember riding the Staten Island Ferry just to watch those beautiful towers beam. The Twin Towers played a significant role in my childhood, my heart was extremely broken on 9/11/01. I would love to see those towers that once graced our NYC skyline standing where they stood 11 1/2 years ago. This One WTC is a epic disgrace to Americans, tourists, 9/11 families and NYC residents. Please Rebuild The Twin Towers.

By: Domenique Reed

Domenique Reed — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:30:26 +0000

By: William Haney

William Haney — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:13:24 +0000

By: Drue Buono

Drue Buono — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:35:15 +0000

By: Paula Cerone

Paula Cerone — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:48:44 +0000

Thank you very much for creating this petition to rebuild the great Twin Towers. Twenty years ago I was so fortunate to go there, to see its memorable architecture and its million dollar views. They always had a commanding presence, representing the greatness of New York City and the USA. These magnificent buildings MUST be rebuilt to show the world that we are stronger than EVER!

By: Joel Allen

Joel Allen — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:02:14 +0000

I am touched by your efforts. You are doing a wonderful job of keeping the memory of the Towers and more importantly those we lost on that tragic day.

By: Jose Navarrete

Jose Navarrete — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:51:58 +0000

By: Victoria Bereznyak

Victoria Bereznyak — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:01:46 +0000

Re-build Twin Towers looking exactly as they were before the attack!

By: Alexa Hernandez

Alexa Hernandez — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:16:40 +0000

The Twin Towers were historic landmarks in the greatest city in the world. New York City isn’t the same without our Two Brothers standing tall and firm. As a memorial to all those lost I strongly believe the Twin Towers should be rebuilt. It shows the world that we’re courageous and we don’t back down. When we fall, we get back up. We don’t send someone else in to take our place (Freedom Tower). We will never get back all the innocent lives lost on that horrible gloomy day but we can honor them by showing them we will not be defeated. New York City is a brave city. Let’s prove it by picking our brothers back up and having them stand tall and proud once again.

By: Robert Heller

Robert Heller — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:23:39 +0000

The Twin Towers were the New York skyline, they are the iconic symbols of what makes America. They were taken from us along with many innocent lives. We cannot replace people nor can we replace icons. By rebuilding the Twin Towers we honor those we have lost, as well as honor all the brave men and women defending our freedom, showing the world our resilience in overcoming tragedy with rebirth and renewal. The Twin Towers were taken from us, they would still be here as the New York skyline had 9-11 not happened, as would the thousands of loved ones we lost. It is time and has been time we bring back our Twin Towers, moving on to our future by staying true to our past.

By: Casey Thomas

Casey Thomas — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:53:29 +0000

Are you kidding me? Dubai is building the worlds largest building? Yeah…with our US Dollars for middle eastern Oil..With all due respect…we should be building the towers larger and taller than anything else…if an attack comes again it will happen whether it is a 20 story building or 200….rebuild them taLLer and and biGGer than ever before..that will give us all everything we have been missing ever since that horrific day….it will give us our New York back..our beliefs…our everything….Build them again…build them again…build them again.

God Bless all those who have perished…we’ll all be together one day again.

Best Regards,
Casey Thomas R.

By: Lisa Houston

Lisa Houston — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:25:01 +0000

I wasn’t born in NY, however, I moved here in November 1993. I have lived in NY and worked here in the financial industry from ’93 to ’01; therefore the iconic World Trade Center was always in my view (as it was, for so many others). How many times I had been in an out of the trade center for interviews, meetings, drinks, shopping, etc. It truly became a staple for everyone. Imagine, if you will for a moment, losing Central Park and then the city officials replacing it with some condominiums and a small pond with a few trees; New Yorkers would be outraged! New Yorkers and fellow Americans deserve to be heard (it is and continues to be a NY staple) and treated with respect and compassion. The Twin Towers should RISE AGAIN and grace the New York skyline, once again!

By: ron pisco jr

ron pisco jr — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:15:58 +0000

at least build a second tower with the freedom tower,at least we will have twin’s again.

By: tony renna

tony renna — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:51:40 +0000

we need to have our towers back. 1 wtc does absolutely nothing for the skyline and sends a statement that we are willing to compromise for something less ……

By: Marlon Moncrieffe

Marlon Moncrieffe — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:12:33 +0000

Rebuild the twin towers as they were, put a statue, a wall with the names of the dead etched on it, and a memorial garden. Not the eye sore we’re going to get.

By: Savannah Banscak

Savannah Banscak — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:57:34 +0000

My mom supports rebuilding the Twin Towers. So do I. I want this city to be the city it was when the towers were still standing. Please do whatever you can and I would like the towers to be rebuilt. I know most of us will be dead by the time the towers are reconstructed, if that’s what the government and the state decide to do. I am only 12, but I love the way New York looked when the towers were standing and I would love for it to look like that again.

By: Mark Eadicicco

Mark Eadicicco — Thu, 05 May 2011 04:04:12 +0000

Two of the greatest buildings in the world, captured the spirit of New York and I’m forever filled with memories of them in my skyline. However unlikely, let’s bring them back.

By: Thomas F. Barton

Thomas F. Barton — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:33:48 +0000

My feelings now, are as resolute since 9/11. RE/BUILD THE TWIN TOWERS….better, stronger, safer. I cannot imagine a more just, more New York, more American response to the epic devastation we will forever feel, than saying to the world:

“If you knock us down, we will get back up.”

There is a light and the end of this tunnel.
It shines for all to follow.
It is a beacon from within.
A reminder of where we have been.
A glimpse of where we are going.
A journey we are all a part.
Keep moving.

TF Bart

TTA Note: The verse above is part of a 9/11 Memorial design and the link is to the LMDC entry. A great deal of thought, heart, and time clearly went into it. Multiplying that effort by the thousands of entries and then looking at what the “experts” chose is proof-positive that the “Memorial Jury” was not a jury of our peers.

By: Christian Murillo

Christian Murillo — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:27:34 +0000

As a fellow New Yorker, it pains me to see just how corrupt this government is but we have to keep on going forward!! Rebuild the world trade center!! Investigate 911!!! There’s too many hidden clues that nobody realizes!

By: Jennifer Thorpe-Moscon

Jennifer Thorpe-Moscon — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:30:45 +0000

I participated in the circus that resulted in the current plans for Ground Zero, such as the Listening to the City events in which no one listened to anyone. The officials involved have never cared what the people wanted or what was best for this city. We must rebuild the Twin Towers or else our city will always have a glaring hole in its skyline, no matter what else might be put there.

By: Paul Joseph

Paul Joseph — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:22:33 +0000

The Freedom Tower will not heal the skyline! There is still a hole in my heart after 9/11! We want the Twin Towers rebuilt but stronger than ever! The people originally wanted to Twin Towers rebuilt! Everybody wants those icons back in the skyline the way they were but stronger! The Twin Towers 2 project will give respect and honor those that have died on September 11, 2001! That is the only memorial we can give to the victims and their families!

By: Mitchell Gil

Mitchell Gil — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:44:35 +0000

The Freedom tower is absolutely nothing. The Twin Towers made downtown Manhattan into what it is. They made impact like no other tower. If New Yorkers can destroy baseball stadiums and rebuild new ones, the same should go for World Trade Center. Give an opportunity to those who never got a chance to feel the Twin Towers experience.

By: melissa marines

melissa marines — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:15:36 +0000

ny is strong and will rebuild but the lives lost we will forever remember! the innocent people the men and women who fought for our rights will always be in our hearts and thoughts forever!!! too have soo much love for strangers will be a big part in rebuilding our NY never will we back down to the attackers we will overcome all of it!!!!! we are family

By: Kris Malhotra

Kris Malhotra — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:00:05 +0000

I would just like to say that I am very upset the city and state of New York decided to build The Freedom Tower instead of rebuilding The Twin Towers. The Governor and Mayor lied to the American people when they said the people and families of 9/11 victims did not want the Twin Towers to be rebuilt. They lied and they are building on public property something that I do not want at all. I am a New Yorker since I was born in 1978 and I still live in this great city. I was so devastated by September 11th and I am even more devastated and upset the towers were not rebuilt.

By: Clare Casey

Clare Casey — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:25:03 +0000

Rebuild The Twin Towers as they were, a little taller maybe, with much improved safety designs and exits, and a defense system, and bring back our skyline, our spirit, and show we won’t be brought down.

By: Jhandy Echavarria

Jhandy Echavarria — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:37:41 +0000

hey! that would be a fantastic idea to get the twin towers!!!

By: Rob Connolly

Rob Connolly — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:41:40 +0000

Thank you for posting my piece as “The Best Tribute Ever.”

Let’s keep up the efforts to have “the right thing” done to that sacred site. This is predominately OUR issue and it will fall on US to make things happen.

Far too much time has elapsed. It has become an insult to the victims, survivors and families.

Bless.

By: John Hammer

John Hammer — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:36:28 +0000

By: Melvin Feliz

Melvin Feliz — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:58:50 +0000

I was fortunate to go inside the World Trade Center two times in my entire life. Both of those times I was a toddler in a stroller. To this day I always think about symbolism it had on the city, Empire state, Statue of liberty and the Twin towers. I agree with building the towers to make the city, the city again.

By: John Gallo

John Gallo — Sat, 29 May 2010 06:23:15 +0000

WE MUST REBUILD THE TWIN TOWERS AS THEY WERE !!!
TO DO LESS WILL BE AN INSULT TO THOSE HEROS WE LOST ON 9/11/01.

By: John Darcy

John Darcy — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:08:08 +0000

If it aint broke, dont fix it!

Everyone loved those towers, why not rebuild them?

There should never have been debate, they should have been immediately rebuilt..

By: Derek Michaels

Derek Michaels — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:32:18 +0000

I know they started the new one already, but it would have been much more special to rebuild the twin towers. Would be more symbolic. I still support this.

By: Alex Pompeii

Alex Pompeii — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:07:30 +0000

By: Robert Leston

Robert Leston — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:35:05 +0000

By: Khwaja Hassan

Khwaja Hassan — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:14:17 +0000

By: Blake Baxter

Blake Baxter — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:19:33 +0000

By: Gerard Bagwin

Gerard Bagwin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:52:01 +0000

By: Richard Hoffmann

Richard Hoffmann — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:10:14 +0000

By: Arjun Sharma

Arjun Sharma — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:33:08 +0000

The current Silverstein plan only seems to accept that the U.S. has failed to defend its confidence and integrity. With a slumping economy and a unforeseen future the best we can do to get ourselves back on a healthy track is to revitalize Lower Manhattan, a.k.a. Financial Capital of the World, and lead the way to a robust America. By rebuilding the Twin Towers, we are showing the world that we are stronger. It would be more cost effective to rebuild the Twin Towers that complement the current “One World Trade Center” rendering. Silverstein and the Port Authority should consider dumping Towers 2, 3, 4 and build a second “One World Trade Center” adjacent to the current one being built. You can then add smaller buildings surrounding the complex and keep the current memorial design intact. People would be able to view the memorial from a greater distance and appreciate stronger and safer Twin Towers. As current Towers 2, 3, 4 are disputed, we can easily rebuild Twin Towers. Yes We Can!!

By: Angel Torres

Angel Torres — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:39:09 +0000

New York has not been the same since 9-11. The idea of a freedom tower is just not enough. We have been delt a heavy blow one which had the people of our city depressed for a long time. The twin towers were iconic to NYC. Without them there's an nasty scar on the face of our skyline. Anything else we build would just be cheap make-up trying to mask the scar. We know all the weaknesses of our lost Twin Towers. We CAN make them Taller, Stronger, Safer & more efficient than ever before. We should!

By: Joshua Cintron

Joshua Cintron — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:43:19 +0000

I’ve been to the twin towers maybe twice in my lifetime but, they have always been a majestic part of our skyline. I miss seeing them on the Q train going over the Mannie B. Heck, I miss seeing them…period. I say, if you want to bring our economy back to where it was back then, rebuild the towers. There was no freedom tower back then, was there? No! There were the twin towers.

By: charles verhagen

charles verhagen — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:15:02 +0000

To all the great citizens of New York, while driving in an around your city, delivering product from wisconsin, I have admired many beautiful structures, within your city. However, the twin towers have always looked so very special. As I live a mere 900 miles away, I can still feel the emptyness and void that will never come back, as long as the w.t.c. towers are gone. We must do the right thing, to show the rest of the world, even if by example, that we will not cower in the face of our enemies.

By: Leonard Shaver

Leonard Shaver — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:00:20 +0000

We must rebuild the twin towers if our city is to retain its greatness in the world. We live in a vertical city and to not have those towers is a painful reminder of a glory we had once achieved. Without those towers we have lost that glory and pride of place in our city and have been defeated by the terrorists and enemies of a free and open society. We need them both physically and psychologically as well as economically, in the long run, for our city to remain a great financial capital.

By: Christian Labrador

Christian Labrador — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:19:33 +0000

I think that the Twin Towers should be rebuilt. They were our strongest symbol of freedom and now more then ever they would represent that our city and nation is stronger and and better than ever and also they would serve as a tribute to the ones who lost their lives. I don’t understnad if 94 percent of the population want them back including myself, why they are doing the opposite of wht we want. I love the new twin towers by Kenneth Gardener.

Please let’s all do something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Rana Barakat

Rana Barakat — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:47:19 +0000

I want to see TWIN TOWERS again
it is cute art
you shall do it
Yes for TWIN TOWERS
i love you NYC

By: Patrick B.

Patrick B. — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:11:52 +0000

I want to see the original twin towers rebuilt, but they should be built even bigger than they were before. The new design is ugly and stupid, and Silverstein should step down because he’s done a horrible job. Why doesn’t Trump buy him out and just build his twin towers proposal? I think he should if he can, he definitely has the money for it. Please rebuild the towers bigger and better! It’s the best way to stick it to those bastard terrorists.

By: Janet Lippert

Janet Lippert — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:04:50 +0000

By: Vincent Castro

Vincent Castro — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:52:16 +0000

I too want the towers built. I have photographs of the World Trade Center all over my home and have made my own memorials around the house. I usually can’t wait for night fall because that’s when I enjoy and turn on all the lights and tributes I’ve made here. I even have a lamp in my window that’s built like the Twin Towers and I’ve placed it there so when I turn on the lamp at night the second towers reflects in the window and I have my towers back. 6th floor of 295 Park Ave So. Take a look.

By: Mardell Meacham

Mardell Meacham — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:50:14 +0000

Return the New York skyline back to the beauty it once was.
The best way to combat a terriorist is put things back together as they were.