As New York City prepares to honor those lost in the Sept. 11 attacks seven years ago Thursday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday that there should be no more excuses and no more delays in the rebuilding effort.
In a submission to the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Bloomberg urged the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a bi-state port district that runs most of the regional transportation infrastructure, to ensure that the memorial building for the attacks is completed by the 10th anniversary of the attacks, according to a report available on www.ny1.com website.
"The multiple layers of authority between federal, state, city,and private sector, just keeps getting in the way," the mayor was cited as saying at a news conference. "I think things can go much faster."
The beams that will make up the memorial are on display on the north side of Battery Park, which is not far from the World Trade Center (WTC) construction site.
Last year, the beams were reportedly sent to 25 cities around the world. Thousands of people signed their names.
The city's official observance of the anniversary takes place Thursday morning. Victim's family members and students from the native countries of foreign victims will read the names of those who died at the WTC, the report said.
There will also be moments of silence observed at 8:46, 9:03, 9:59 and 10:29 in the morning to commemorate the times the planes hit both buildings and then each tower's collapse.
On Thursday night, the two presidential candidates will mark the day in the city. John McCain and Barack Obama are scheduled to appear at Columbia University to speak about civic engagement in front of a crowd that includes families of 9/11 victims.
Source:Xinhua
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