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9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero

Documentary
0.0·2026·1h 12m

After the 9/11 attacks, after the smoke was gone, after the rubble cleared away, New Yorkers had a city to rebuild. In response to fast-tracked redeve...

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Cast

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Carolyn Lukensmeyer

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Stephen Heintz

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Arthur Fried

George Pataki

George Pataki

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Paul Goldberger

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Lenny Lind

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Tara Colton

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Amy Chester

DIRECTOR

Josh Sabey

OVERVIEW

After the 9/11 attacks, after the smoke was gone, after the rubble cleared away, New Yorkers had a city to rebuild. In response to fast-tracked redevelopment plans, more than 5,000 people gathered in the largest town hall in American history. They came to vote on the city’s six proposals for rebuilding Ground Zero. But instead, the people rejected the top down approach and successfully charted a new path forward. Their work determined what is at Ground Zero today. And their story is an example of what democracy can look like.