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NYC tower damaged on 9/11 is finally down

NEW YORK -- Nearly a decade after it was badly damaged by the falling south tower of the World Trade Center, a 41-story bank tower has finally been dismantled down to street level.

John DeLibero, a spokesman for the Lower Manhattan Development Corp., said the above-ground portion of the structure was gone as of Monday. It will take a few days to remove the basement of the former Deutsche Bank building situated across the street from the trade center site, he said.

The property will then be turned over to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the main trade center site, for development. DeLibero said the transfer would take place by the end of the month....
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