Greek Orthodox church to rebuild at Ground Zero
Ten years after St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was destroyed by falling rubble from the World Trade Center towers, church leaders have reached an agreement to rebuild at Ground Zero.
The church, founded by Greek immigrants in 1916, sat in the shadow of the twin towers and was the only religious building to be completely destroyed during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Under the current agreement, brokered by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the church agreed to drop a lawsuit filed in February against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which controls rebuilding at Ground Zero.
The agreement, announced October 14, marks a major win for the small church, which insisted on sticking to a preliminary agreement to exchange its original location on Cedar Street, now part of a vehicle security center, for a larger piece of property on nearby Liberty Street.
