Should New York City reconsider rebuilding the Twin Towers instead of the planned Freedom Tower?

Rebuilding the Twers would be so much more of a slap in the face than putting up what is virtually a tall statue.

I understand the symbolism in rebuilding the Twin Towers, but there's just one problem: those buildings were awful! There was an acre of office space on every story, but only 10% of the people working there got any natural light. The super-block broke up the street grid, making Lower Manhattan less pedestrian friendly. The plaza was a wind-swept concrete wasteland. The World Trade Center was a giant, ugly personification of everything that was wrong with urban renewal and the godawful architecture that accompanied it. They should reconnect the streets they ripped out the 70s, and build something class that matches the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building.

What happened to the days when this country was actually able to accomplish things of great scale? We can't even put up a new building, how can we have faith that we can overcome the great issues facing our economy? What a joke.

Yes!

What better way to make the statement that We Can Rebuild, rather than endless 'debating' with No Action?

It's Shameful to think that it will be a total of eleven or twelve years since 9/11 that we've been looking at the same hole in the ground.

Nicole Gelinas is HOT! I love the disheveled nerdy look!

And oh yeah, rebuild the Twin Towers already.

I personally never liked the Freedom Tower project and always wanted the Twin Towers to be rebuilt ever since I heard of the FT project. 1, I think the Freedom Tower just doesn't fill the memory, plus building it means that the terrorists succeeded in destroying the towers. If we rebuild them, it sends the message that they may strike us, but they can't defeat us. Also if you're going to build a memorial, why build only one tower? Wouldn't you want to build 2 to symbolize the old towers? I say rebuild the Twin Towers.

One can build a skyscraper in any other city in the world in less than seven years. We have a leadership problem. It is tragic.

Yes-Yes -YES! The twin towers should be re-buildt. There would be no doubt that freedom and a symbol of our industrial might is strong and alive. These new buildings will be a commerative to those who gave their livies on that awful day in September 2001. 'We will NEVER forget you.'

I said it at the time and I'll say it once again. Put it right in the eyes of the people responsible for bringing them down. Put them right back up again, just as they were.

The WTC was conceived as an economicdevelopment project to support NYC jobs in construction and support the Property market downtown. It was underwritten by the government and the original tenants where often government agencies. Today, this rationale works perfectly! Revise the original plans and update the engineering, and rebuild what was and should be an iconic symbol of NYC, the tenacity of its people, and a clear statement of American resolve.

I don't like to say it, but the Twin Towers were UGLY! They were a disgrace to New York's skyline.

Clearly there is limited interest in this project (Freedom Tower). Former Gov. George Pataki was a total failure in this regard. I remember hearing him on the Sunday talking circuit and it was apparent that he had no credibility. There was no plan, no force behind it and in fact the forces were gathered against it but the George Pataki would have none of it. He's the main reason for this failure in my opinion! I'm sure he'd blame others but if you go back and review the record it comes right to the forefront every time!

I never engage in what people wear or look like on TV because I am more concerned with substance than style. However, I am wondering whythe producers of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue would allow Nicole Gelinas to go on the show with her hair looking like she just got out of bed. This show, 1600, I know doesn't have the budget of Access Hollywood,but at least the producers should care how their guests appear on air. I am not suggesting color, cut and shampoo; but making certain that her hair is in place. Ms. Gelinas is a very intelligent woman and her appearance should reflect the same.

Ask the people who will work there!! Haven't you built a house and after living there said "If I could do it over again I would change this."? Now, they have the opportunity to make the desirable changes!

I understand the symbolism of rebuilding the towers as before, but there's just one problem: those buildings were terrible! There was about an acre of office space on every floor, but only 10% of the people working there got any natural light. They broke up the street grid to create a superblock, making the district less pedestrian-friendly. The plaze was a wind-swept concrete wasteland. The WTC was the personification of everything that was wrong with Urban Renewal and the lousy architecture of that era. They should reconnect the streets they ripped out, and build something classy, along the lines of the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building.

From 9/12/01 I thought and said that the best single thing to do was to rebuild the Twin Towers. They weren't loved when they opened in 1970 but they eventually came to be appreciated by New Yorkers and all Americans. Rebuilding them would show our enemies that knocking America down will only result in our coming back bigger and better than ever. The sad thing is that with focus and purpose on the part of our leaders, they could have been "up there" already. We may have a financial crisis today but until Jan. 20th, 2009 we had (and to some extent still have) a bigger crisis in leadership. That's what happens when the people elect morons to lead. Maybe we need to pay more attention to government and less on who won American Idlol or who lost more weight or who won the Super Bowl or who is the best dance team. We took our eyes off the real ball everything fell apart.

as a post person of nyc , there is nothing like the sky line , at the time the show joe friday used to say there are 9 million stories in nyc, (fifities).

Put'em back up! Let's do it better this time, though. We know how they failed during the last attack. This time we can design them for that contingency. That's truly the American way to do it!

Rebuilding anything less would leave a hole in the national psyche.

the "Freedom Tower" is butt ugly and would always be seen as a symbol of sadness and loss. rebuild the Twin Towers, one story higher than before!