The city suffered the worst nationally incident of the September 11, 2001, were a series of

four coordinated attacks upon the United States in New York City and Washington D.C.
when nearly 3,000 people died in the destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade
Center. Cleanup of the World Trade Center site was completed in May 2002. A new
complex, which includes One World Trade Center, a memorial and museum, and three
other office towers, is being built on the site. The first buildings are finished and it is
scheduled for completion by 2014.
Historic Places.
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Statue of Liberty National Monument

African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower Manhattan
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area
Fire Island National Seashore
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site