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One World Trade Center as seen from West Street - May 17, 2013 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

NYPD Set To Spend $40 Million On Intense Security At World Trade Center

Security over style – that’s the argument NYPD officials are making as they plan to install barricades and barriers in the area surrounding One World Trade Center.

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Workers install the final sections of the silver spire atop One World Trade Center, bringing the iconic New York City structure to its full, symbolic height of 1,776 feet. (credit: Tom Kaminski/WCBS 880)

Crews Permanently Install Spire On Top Of One World Trade Center

The spire’s installation was completed Friday morning after pieces of it had been transported to the roof of the building last week. Construction workers below applauded the milestone.

2013/05/10

Rendering of the 9/11 Museum (credit: National September 11 Memorial & Museum)

9/11 Memorial Museum Will Be Charging An Admission Fee

When the National September 11 Memorial & Museum opens on the World Trade Center site, you will have to pay an admission fee to visit.

2013/05/04

A piece of a jet believed to be from one of the 9/11 hijacked planes is removed by police after it was found wedged between two buildings near the World Trade Center site on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. (credit: Juliet Papa)

9/11 Plane Debris Found Near WTC Site Removed

Crews loaded the aircraft part onto a flatbed truck Wednesday morning after pulling it out from a narrow alley just north of the World Trade Center.

2013/05/01

This piece of landing gear was found near the World Trade Center and came from the same type of plane used in the 9/11 attacks. (Credit CBS 2)

Search Set For Human Remains At Site Where Suspected 9-11 Plane Part Was Found

The search for human remains was set to begin Monday at the Lower Manhattan site where landing gear believed to be from a 9-11 plane was found.

2013/04/28

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Officials: Landing Gear Found In Lower Manhattan Came From Same Type Of Jet Used In 9/11 Attacks

Police said Saturday that detectives had been in contact with officials at Chicago-based Boeing Co. who confirmed the wreckage was from a Boeing 767. Police have said the landing gear had a clearly visible Boeing identification number.

2013/04/27

A piece of wreckage believed to be from one of the planes destroyed in the 9/11 attacks. (NYPD)

Investigators Probe Area Near World Trade Center After Plane Part Discovery

Investigators on Saturday were searching the area around the World Trade Center, after a part believed to be from one of the planes in the 9-11 attacks was discovered in Lower Manhattan.

2013/04/27

A piece of wreckage believed to be from one of the planes destroyed in the 9/11 attacks. (NYPD)

NYPD: Landing Gear From 9/11 Plane Found Behind ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Site

More than 11 years after the horrific attack on the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers by two commercial airliners, the NYPD said Friday that a piece of the landing gear from one of those planes had been found.

2013/04/26

A firefighter runs from the collapsing World Trade Center on Sep. 11, 2001 (credit: Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty Images)

Study: 9/11 Responders Have Higher Cancer Risk

Among nearly 21,000 rescue and recovery workers, the overall cancer rate is 15 percent higher than the general population, according to a new study.

2013/04/23

A worker searches through the debris field from the south tower of the World Trade Center - New York, NY - Mar 7, 2002 - Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

More Possible Human Remains Unearthed In WTC Debris

About 60 truckloads – or 600 cubic yards – of debris that could contain tiny human bone fragments have been unearthed by construction crews working on the new World Trade Center tower in recent years. Investigators will spend 10 weeks trying to find remains in that debris.

2013/04/21

MTA police officers keep watch during the morning commute in Grand Central Terminal on April 16, 2013. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NYC Security Remains Tight In Wake Of Boston Marathon Bombings

There is once again a high terror alert in New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday they are taking no chances that an attack similar to the Boston Marathon bombings could happen here.

2013/04/16

Osama bin Laden

Bin Laden Construction Company Spared From 9/11 Lawsuits

A New York appeals court has ruled that a construction company started by Osama bin Laden’s father cannot be held liable for the Sept. 11 attacks.

2013/04/16

Rendering of the 9/11 Museum (credit: Thinc Design with Local Projects)

9/11 Families, Fearing Flood, Battle Plans For Remains At Museum

More than 11 and a half years later, the battle continues over where to house unidentified 9/11 remains at the World Trade Center site.

2013/04/15

Damage at Staten Island's WTC Memorial "Postcards," April 11, 2013. (credit: Peter Haskell/WCBS 880)

Vandals Hit Staten Island’s World Trade Center Memorial

The “Postcards” Memorial on the St. George Waterfront contains 274 plaques in honor of Staten Islanders who died in the 1993 and 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. In recent weeks, officials said some of the plaques have been damaged or removed.

2013/04/11

Rescue Workers At Ground Zero (credit: Beth A. Keiser/AFP/Getty Images)

More Possible Human Remains Found In WTC Debris

Some 2,750 people died at the World Trade Center in the Sept. 11 attacks, but remains of only 1,634 people have been identified.

2013/04/04

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