by Lionel Bascom — August 29th, 2006 — No comments
The Freedom Tower is a private enterprise construction project but as the center piece of the new World Trade Center, recent donations to several New York charities also building on the site will help quiet the many critics of downtown development.. Four NYC charities got a financial boost with the release of the Oliver Stone film, World Trade Center.
The film took in more than $55 million over the last three weeks and Stone has promised to donate a 10 percent share of the box office or $2.6 million to four organizations. Half of the money goes to the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation. The remaining $1.3 million will go to the Tribute WTC Visitor Center, the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund and Tuesday’s Children.