NYS Seal

SHELDON SILVER, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON CITIES

ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON
CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT, ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

SUBJECT:
The status of the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan and the World Trade Center site

PURPOSE:
To obtain information on the status of the plans and the timetable for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site and the surrounding structures.

NEW YORK CITY
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
10:00 am
Assembly Hearing Room
Room 1923, 19th Floor
250 Broadway
New York, NY

Note: This hearing was originally scheduled for January 15th at 2:00 pm.

ORAL TESTIMONY WILL BE BY INVITATION ONLY

In October 2008, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued a report outlining the progress that has been made in the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site and redevelopment of the surrounding area. The report also included modifications to the World Trade Center design, and adjusted timetables for the completion of construction projects along with a target overall completion date of 2013.

This hearing seeks an update on the status of redevelopment projects in Lower Manhattan and at the World Trade Center site. In addition, the Speaker and the Committees will seek information on the impacts that the current economic climate will have on the advancement of redevelopment plans.

Persons invited to present pertinent testimony to the Speaker and the Committees at the above hearing should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation.

Twenty copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Speaker and the Committees would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements.

In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committees’ interest in considering testimony from all sources.

In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities.

Sheldon Silver
Speaker of the Assembly
James F. Brennan
Chair
Committee on Cities

Richard L. Brodsky, Chair
Committee on Corporations,
Authorities and Commissions
Joan L. Millman, Chair
Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation


PUBLIC HEARING REPLY FORM

Persons invited to present testimony at the public hearing on the status of redevelopment of Lower Manhattan and the World Trade Center site on January 29th, 2009 are requested to complete this reply form as soon as possible and mail or fax it to:

Simonia Brown
Legislative Analyst
Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
Suite 1147, Alfred E. Smith Office Building
80 So. Swan Street
Albany, New York 12248
E-mail: browns@assembly.state.ny.us
Phone: (518) 455-4881
Fax: (518) 455-4128
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