NEW YORK -- Timmy Vassilakis is not just another hard hat. And in a city where success is so often measured vertically, this project is personal.

There was a time when New York City stood alone as America’s shining city on a hill, a magnet for immigrants, capital, and the imagination of the free world. Built by waves of Irish, Germans, Jews, ...

The World Trade Center has always been an iconic destination in New York City, drawing in thousands of tourists and workers alike. Before the 9/11 attacks, employees would report to their offices in ...