Ground Zero's ten year transformation

Building the World Trade Center transformed New York in so many ways. 9/11 did the same as well. Chris Wragge reports on Ground Zero and the new transformation it's going through now.

[@mariana96ssantos]

As they were climbing the new tower and showing how high it was I couldn't stop thinking about the people who jumped on that terrible day, may them rest in peace

[@JB-ef7ks]

Same!!

[@ellisesh7172]

Same, so scary

[@markmeyer3448]

I was just thinking the same!!

[@deniseg812]

I hope they have a safe solution for the new one, or people will be jumping again.

[@monkedunky1]

They literally had no choice. It’s super sad 😔

[@cryptogit7]

props to that iron worker, has spent his whole life giving back to people who have helped him. inspirational honestly

[@ivanbrown707]

It really is

[@captainh3831]

It's a nice sentiment, but he was getting paid as well?

[@slayba]

@@captainh3831 firefighters,police,and first responders all get paid as well...what's your point?

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@@slayba haha

[@arcadesofspades2092]

@@captainh3831 He could of just quit, and not done it.

[@nolanlanders3041]

That tree survived 9/11 and a lightning strike

[@obspurp3171]

TruewoC it did

[@psaint4787]

YOU F***ING DID IT TREE!!

[@1597B]

@Dameer Saddique At Ground Zero. It managed to keep standing.

[@doepiedapie2034]

@@Noviomagus024 Not as good as the pears in de Goffert.

[@stefaniavannini9330]

Basta!!!

[@Laurenelizfitness]

My father is a firefighter and helped clean up 4 days after 9/11. My dad is a hero.

[@Lurod_]

Lauren Elizabeth yes he is.

[@danielspallone6892]

Yes he is. God bless him and all that helped out that horrible time.

[@Steamyy_]

Lauren Elizabeth I would like but it's on 69

[@NRGMONDYY14]

Is he still healthy?

[@eliasziad7864]

y@@TwistedSox23 Yeah, like we would believe you.

[@KingTriton1837]

And here we are about to hit twenty years. Damn!!!!

[@itzkookietime5093]

Just did

[@kairirxse]

Sara Alawawdeh It was actually 19 this year 😁

[@1nfurious]

20 years now.

[@1nfurious]

@@Noviomagus024 yup. unfortunately. trump 2024

[@okok-os5dx]

@@Noviomagus024 he gave gifts to al-qaeda?

[@julio5071]

I just saw a video showing people jumping off the towers and it was the hardest thing to wacth

[@yez06]

Julio Chavez ikr I cried a little

[@danielferia1755]

Watch*

[@dylanmoore5258]

It’s sad dude

[@julio5071]

Daniel Feria17 thanks for the correction

[@julio5071]

Dylan Moore yeah

[@joe4916]

1:32 can you imagine having to choose between burning alive and jumping from this high knowing that you're gonna die either way? Horrible..

[@user-hb1uo6vq3j]

im jumping. burning to death is prolonged. hitting the earth at 267fps is guaranteed and quick.

[@eliazruis4761]

It’s not much of a choice. Your brain will choose the least painful option. When you can’t breath or are burning and there is clean cool air on your way down, then that’s the route you go.

[@lynnkayee1015]

Honestly, at least they accepted death. I can't imagine being someone who was knocked out by wind, debris or other people. The shock youd feel. Or the people who held on in the North tower the whole time just hoping, even after seeing the South fall or at least the monstrous dust cloud, seeing all those people who jumped or fell upclose...still hoping to be saved somehow. That's torture. Hopefully most weren't flung out but crushed instantly. It'd be horrible for them to have even a second to grasp it was for nothing.

[@glowingflamemusic-topic8657]

who watching in 2020?

[@pigeonette1]

Literally everyone sense you made this comment now shut up

[@jrgracia2823]

Late Reviews shut up

[@Aviation380]

I don't think that's a very appropriate comment given the subject matter of this video

[@pigeonette1]

Aviation380 yeah

[@thelagbros7675]

@@pocky_y aight b/ro

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

It's incredible to see how Ground Zero has evolved over the past ten years. The dedication of the workers and their commitment to honoring the memory of 9/11 is truly inspiring.

[@domino866]

I'm sad looking at this, I've never forgotten about what happened that day, I was in high school then, my heart still goes out to the victims and the family.

[@kit4341]

Guys stop being so sad and saying you cant rebuild the people who died, they cant. And dont expect them to. They are just builders there who also mourn for that moment. Gosh.

[@gailjackson-chapman7085]

If I worked at one of those tower’s and by them building another tower, I would not be comfortable working at the new towers. It would be stuck in my head about the 9/11

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

What's up

[@kartingboi360]

Being honest, why didn't they rebuild the twin towers how it originally was?

[@startechcode]

My Love for New York City I love America thank God for the wonderful and the powerful people of NYC, my heart is with each and every one of you!

[@BrYAn-uu6nm]

amen

[@twigagawizard]

I’m getting so much anxiety watching them up there.

[@jamiethomas5845]

Tbh i wouldnt want to work in a building that tall ever.

[@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044]

Thanks, Rich Mohamed. You're the man.

[@dylanmelotti4301]

Love seeing people taking pride in their work and in their country instead of hating it.

[@kevinhammond2361]

When on an exposed open-air walkway on the 76th floor, if you see the construction worker holding both railings, you should be too : )

[@Crimzz-xh5qb]

?

[@racool911]

Omg I remember seeing the new World Trade Center being built when I was little. Didn't know anything about 9/11 back then

[@markjohnson7508]

Unbelievable. My Tears never dried . But I have a smile because I know that when it counts we all came together to help each other. That's what makes a country survive. That's what it takes to survive. God bless this nation and its people.

[@mcshartypants]

Get a grip

[@toni_bros]

went there 2 years ago, gave me chills, loved it

[@mickey2fin3]

When they said bedrock my little brother yelled “YOU CANT BREAK BEDROCK” Edit: I- WHAT THE **** 364 LIKES!?!? THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH

[@TeeWhy18]

Shadowwolfix he was raised right

[@mickey2fin3]

YMG-Retros lol

[@mia.jacqueline]

He plays Minecraft doesn’t he? 🤣🤣

[@mickey2fin3]

Gacha Gãł you better believe it!

[@ziepex7009]

YMG-Retros u weren’t

[@eddieq2189]

Its truly a great thing to know that so many workers feel so strongly dedicated to just being part of this great enormous project it only shows u how proud how hard new Yorkers are of this great city so full of heart felt dedication and determination most of all being proud of the work these workers have accomplished makes you love and believe in this city so strongly its am overwhelming sense of pride that makes everyone here proud to live here in the greatest city in the world I am a new yorker and I too am proud and believe in this great city so strongly as well i salute all the construction workers who helped build these buildings up a new freedom tower above all and such a great memorial for all to visit and pay respects to the true heroes of 9/11 🙂👍 I love this city forever

[@ezequielsilva6652]

un gran saludo y respeto para todos los que han perdido seres queridos y personas cercanas, esto será recordado por siempre...Algún día iré a conocer ese emblemático sitio, es algo que necesito hacer. saludos desde Argentina.

[@timafiggy]

So sad but bitter sweet. I am so glad they didn't build directly on top. The building is so pretty the memorial is beautiful and saved the tree and the original memorial.🗽

[@nobodyshome4633]

Just Beautiful❤️

[@sheilahunter8807]

God Bless you my fellow New Yorkers❤️🥰🙏🕊

[@LiLgPnoy15]

Stil can't believe these buildings are gone. So many innocent people.

[@kimwaddell4218]

WOW. The bravery of the men! I'm terrified of heights couldn't go up that high

[@skrapelotto]

I couldnt even go 10 stories high and look down without my stomach tightening and my knees shaking bro 😂

[@kimwaddell4218]

@@skrapelotto I'm deathly scared of heights

[@mokomontyrobson5815]

Oh My Gosh ! Peace And Love 2U ALL.

[@tillyboos]

The 9/11 Museum/Memorial is beautiful. I visited it in 2015, on a visit home to NYC from California (where I now live), before I left on a trip to Europe. It was VERY surreal though, because even though I was still living in NYC on 9/11 (this was about three years before I moved out to CA) I hadn't been able to bring myself to visit Ground Zero in the ensuing 14 years. It was JUST too hard and traumatic for me. I think it's that way for a LOT of NYC natives.

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

I plan on visiting the memorial and museum next year. Also going to Pigeon Forge TN to see the Titanic museum. I can't wait to see them. (Jan Griffiths).

[@markceaser8073]

you truly want to be humbled, visit the graveyard in Halifax where the bodies recovered from the Titanic are buried. @@douglasgriffiths3534

[@mcshartypants]

Hardcore victim mentality, typical American.

[@northofthestar388]

I cant imagine how dangerous it was to work at ground zero. All the toxic dust in the air, the smell, human remains everywhere :(

[@modguy9894]

The victims saw the same view too. Quite haunting and sad

[@markceaser8073]

I visited a few weeks before the antenna was added in 2012. I had to visit NYC to get my visa to go to Africa. I touched the pear tree and felt such a loss to those who perished.

[@CarlaMcCarthyPomegranate96]

WOW!!!! That's intense.

[@CarlaMcCarthyPomegranate96]

@VICTOR MA I'm still here after 9 years.... No fire's taken me yet! 😁😁

[@viisxnx]

I was born and raised in Manhattan New York spent my childhood in Long Island and have an apartment in Chinatown I have not had the desire to go visit the twin Tower memorial site all these years I've lived here the past two weeks I've been having visions to come back I currently live in Florida I took a flight 3 days ago today I walked the memorial site isn't it is a cold rainy day outside something told me I have to go to this one building which was actually one block away from the world trade 7 it is a beautiful building which is now owned by Verizon something told me to go touch the stone walls to see if I will have any visions or something happens I touched the stone wall as I turned around back to the sidewalk I noticed a man walking with a firefighter's letter without hesitation I asked him about if he was here on on 9-11 he actually told me he was not but she fully help with the cleanup to ground zero and it's been eleven years this has been the first day he is going to visit the memorial I gave him encouraging word or words to stay positive and it will be okay I just thought it was such a weird coincidence the first time I go and so long andI randomly see the firefighter who has helped and this has been his first day visiting and mine as well. I came home around 11 a.m. and have inside my apartment on madison street. A guy across the street left out a whole bunch of picture frames so I walked outside and the only picture out there was a picture of the New York City skyline with the twin towers dated 1978 I feel like these are not just coincidences now I am having a feeling to go back and check on a pear tree. Because my intuitions are telling me to go touch the pear tree so hopefully I will get more visions by the end of the night

[@dirtworxphotography245]

America is great. We are always goin to get up when fallen down and be bigger and stronger than before. We are all one big team that makes america what we are.

[@MultiBambam1990]

Of course, if the rulers of the United States do not think to attack their own people. Even my dog knows it was a self-attack

[@Dpatterson00]

multibambam noventa ..

[@pamelayoung3496]

Goodness gracious!! I am in Awe!!

[@lioninguccisuit]

I live in europe and i'd love to visit WTC museum, does anyone know if there is a Official tour site where you can buy tickets and such?

[@matthewoffenbacher6548]

All overwhelming ❤ and saving the pear tree, and its survival is just fantastic ❤

[@elishell1552]

My father was one of the ones who evacuated people from the building but his team got out before it collapsed

[@StepUpMedia039]

Thank God he made it out. Bless his heart for helping people. Love and remembrance for those who didn't make it out alive.

[@Leewise1]

@StepUpMedia039 🤦

[@StepUpMedia039]

@@Leewise1 something wrong?

[@ryebread7224]

The surviving pear tree is very moving. Especially since it survived getting struck by lightning after being nursed back to health the first time. Think it is very symbolic. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of the people who were impacted by these terrible and tragic events.

[@Alienman32]

That tree symbolizes hope my friend 🙏

[@ryebread7224]

@@Alienman32 🙏

[@DraytonProductionVideo]

that pear tree is like America, it will never die!

[@AJ-vj3es]

AndreProductionVideo in like 1 billion years earth is expected to be destroyed. That’s if some other natural disasters that causes mass extinction doesn’t intervene again so we’ll likely die, maybe not soon but eventually.

[@kingucrimson5383]

AJ Martinez12 lol no

[@itzkookietime5093]

I cant believe u wrote this 9 years ago-

[@synfinyminecraft]

@shidposter that's not how it works

[@mattjarrells]

He was talking about how high they were, just imagine the people hundreds of feet higher that had no choice but to jump.

[@user-pixis967]

It took them 8 months to get rid of all the debrief. That shows how much destruction there was afterwards. And also so many months of people breathing in asbestos too...

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

Beautiful

[@michellestrickland3611]

Can't wait to visit

[@Antny.25]

Michelle Strickland You’ll love it. I went for the first time in June 2019 & It is pretty intense being there, emotional of course

[@michellestrickland3611]

* antny.25 * I can believe it! I get emotional watching these videos. I’ll never forget that day, I was 16 yrs old. Can’t believe it’s been 19 yrs. wow!

[@iwastesting6602]

That is REALLY scary. Imagine going up there.

[@owensstopmotions1612]

How did the tree survive

[@HelloHaven98765]

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[@hera7884]

A little scary? It’s terrifying. It’s like seeing the same thing some people saw before they perished. It’s horrifying

[@chargermaster586]

Brings me to tears.

[@hera7884]

@@chargermaster586 It does me too. I have never been inside a skyscraper since and I never will go into one again under any circumstance. I never want my faith in god and my faith in life and my faith in humanity to be tested like those peoples were. They questioned everything in their final moments. Life, God, and Humanity. Its the most hopeless thing I’ve ever seen. It’s something I think about everyday because it just scared me. It scares me everyday

[@mattthompson8487]

POV: You were scared when the camera was point down 100 stories at the pools

[@c.eb.1216]

So happy that we're past the gaping hole in the ground phase. It was a grim reminder. Hopefully we can continue to move on while never forgetting those poor souls.

[@sammyh1018]

Just realised the ten years they kept mentioning was 12 years ago

[@montywormald7089]

I love Yorkshire England been to New York once and got lost that was it

[@ellisesh7172]

To think over 200 people jumped from that height 😢

[@jonnysupreme]

00:08 ....for the renegade master

[@kingtryton]

Thousands of people lost their lives at this site to look down and see what they saw hanging out those windows waving desperately for help that unfortunately would never come. So very tragic 😢

[@cathytello2202]

Porque siguen haciendo edificios grandes

[@youcantseeme5204]

That building is going to be so haunted

[@xbox360guy19]

There's actually ghost stories on 9/11 somewhere on the internet if i'm not mistaken. Idk they're true or not. Also, there is this one video about a creepy wind sound coming from the World Trade Center and some saying it being haunted.

[@youcantseeme5204]

ThunderPunch23 omg interesting I’m sure it’s haunted I’m going to look into it

[@_whoareyou4644]

Facts

[@Dennis19901]

Except that "haunting" is absolute nonsense.

[@Godisgood778]

Where were you or what were you doing on September 11th? Comment below, I myself was in Mexico 🇲🇽 having the most fun in my life and it was kinda hard to come back to the US 🇺🇸 😕 after this happened

[@spheredude6003]

I was nonexistent

[@aishijelly]

@@spheredude6003 I second this notion.

[@emmahealy4863]

I hadn't been born yet, but my parents were at the Alton Towers theme park in England. My mam heard someone mention a "plane crash" in a ride queue, and when they were leaving a lone man walked up to them in the car park and told them a plane had crashed into one of the twin towers. This was before mobile phones. They count themselves lucky that they didn't have to witness any live footage - they *heard* the bbc 5 radio presenters react to the footage of the other plane hitting, and then each tower collapsing, all the way up the A1.

[@owensstopmotions1612]

I wish they made the building look like the old twin towers

[@noti4332]

Why

[@owensstopmotions1612]

Cuase that would be awesome that would really rebuild histories look

[@noti4332]

@@owensstopmotions1612 no

[@hideofreakingkojima5457]

@@noti4332 I personally never liked the contemporary design, because the original had a more grand appearance with the arches and the interior feeling very futuristic. The new one kinda blends in with the other buildings, but the overall shape of it is distinct enough I guess idk

[@noti4332]

@@hideofreakingkojima5457 I think no because there is a memorial and what if it happens again?

[@Oonjjjhjjbbhjjjjhb]

They should have been called the stand tall towers

[@kollerbrian]

Living for respect. Red, White and Blue flying where all can see the wonder. Brian Koller

[@liamkeane9159]

Hard site to wrk on

[@orlandofields1973]

I was born on September 11th 1997, I remember the event vividly. They were stunning pieces of concrete put together to make icons. RIP to all the lives on on September 11th 2001

[@FR_films]

You were 4 years old. How much could you possibly remember that’s actually memories?😂😂😂😂

[@clorox3516]

@@FR_films you gain consciousness at like 18 months lol so he prolly do

[@DBZ483]

I was born 22nd june 97 I remember my mum watching it on tv, weirdly one of my earliest memories

[@BC0101]

​@@FR_filmsin all fairness I was born in 2001 and have a very vivid memory from 2004 so it is possible

[@dameonjones3102]

Yall just keep making them tall buildings.

[@zerowork7631]

9 month later it will be 20 years anniversary

[@darkspire91]

Let them try to bring these down. We'll re-build them again.

[@spookyrobbie]

@Evangelos Killer mike homie u replied 9 years late lmao

[@elghost1463]

@Evangelos Killer mike a bit late, don't you think? lmao

[@geomodelrailroader]

this video shows the site is back the World Trade Center has been rebuilt in its original foundations and the memorial is taking shape.

[@FR_films]

It was not built in the original foundations. The reflecting pools (memorials) are the original footprints of the twin towers

[@ASAPMEXICANBOI117]

Watching this in 2022

[@punkassbitchesstolemymuffl6420]

0:52 why did the bedrock have to be removed?

[@benjammin8510]

It was probably in the way of concrete foundations

[@NICKI814]

holy shyt, just watching them at 70 feet up scares me! lol how do these humans have the calm nerves to work hard way up in the air and tops of sky scrapers?

[@tamshari9212]

Yes, change again....cruise swim part for kids....children & families 🥰

[@order227]

How'd they break bedrock? Humans have creative mode confirmed.

[@ollumusic]

@darkspire91 but u cant rebuild the people who died there..

[@asbestosfibers1325]

Who cares

[@hotsauce8671]

America would be different if those people were still alive... also those on the plain then and those missing

[@neilfoster814]

So the new tower is where WTC 7 once stood before it collapsed??

[@zman8394]

After 9/11, I will not go into a tall building. No reason to be that high

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Why didn't they rebuild them? 🤔

[@purplesynthofficial]

People had to jump from there 1:47

[@benjammin8510]

Thats what i was thinking, i can’t imagine what it would take to make you jump down from there.

[@thegerman3911]

He said: The Towers fell... Not. The towers got blown up internally

[@duckinginthe90s23]

im guessing your blind?

[@duckinginthe90s23]

you cant see a plane

[@featheryfemme]

Doesn't matter what happened to them initially, they did fall. It's pretty clear to see.

[@lauritorni4879]

The plane ripped a hole in the side and blew up when partly in it

[@C.A._Old]

*trade plaza, both towers, twin towers and all buildings and ground zero underground never will forgotten by world.*

[@agustinhernandez3171]

Que cosas no, en el complejo original el WTC7 fue el último en llegar y el que menos tiempo tuvo, y ahora fue el primero en surgir y el más longevo Y la Torre 2, tal parece que pasarán más años hasta que se vea siquiera iniciada

[@stevenmoore4612]

We built back bigger, better, and stronger out of the blood and destruction of the past! That’s the beauty of American resilience and determination! God bless! 💪🏼🇺🇸

[@randomguy6677]

Wouldn't that one just get attacked eventually?

[@lancebenson7839]

RandomGuy they definitely made it like shield dome that would project you an theres alot of workers already says that every night on 84th or 85th floor an above that they seen big ghost planes comes through the building with a bunch of screaming

[@randomguy6677]

That's interesting and creepy. Going to research this further

[@mr.kingofphenomenal4629]

@@lancebenson7839 That scary and sad

[@makeawish9417]

RandomGuy i dont see any articles talking about that

[@MartenFerret]

@@makeawish9417 Google "naivete"

[@CJEnt10]

As a gen-z I'm not stupid but I am related to someone who died

[@hubbabubba7033]

Новая башня построина по новой технологии?

[@chichefernandez1413]

Y pensar que fue una demolición controlada. Ya que esos aviones no podia derrumbar asi nomas esas enormes torres. Lo que hace el poder.

[@elloguvna6820]

🥺🙏🏻

[@dontfearthereaper2887]

One hundred thousand trucks he said? doesn't sound right.

[@dyskelia]

That treeeee!!!!!

[@AndriaDavis-uf4hv]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheAidsterlafriniere]

I’d like to fly a plane near those things

[@cooperminton5737]

Bruh

[@TheAidsterlafriniere]

Cooper Minton it’s just a joke calm down

[@cooperminton5737]

Cosmonuatz Ik and I laughed

[@Arthur-ke9vz]

Please tell me Muslims aren’t allowed in that area?

[@doctorsocrates4413]

Those workers are amazing..building with heavy heart and slight anger at the evil which caused this...stay strong united states of america...greetings from england.

[@rumelahmed4539]

The American Construction industry owes a lot to Osama, Mashallah.

[@niny1445h]

😢

[@cathlic2007]

wow they only gonna build one -.-

[@StickyNoteStudious]

You go out there and build one then...

[@mr.kingofphenomenal4629]

@@StickyNoteStudious ok

[@danielspallone6892]

I’m not sure if this but I don’t know if they had the room to build 2. They built the memorial where the twin towers stood. If they would have built it in the same soot then maybe there would have been 2. But I’m not sure.

[@fatcoder]

this time stock some parachutes or hang-gliders or something pretty please.