The Freedom Tower

The nay-sayers have all predicted the gloom and doom about New York City’s future.
But in all of that darkness, there are optimists who are saying less than six years after 9/11, most of the people they talked to are optimistic. Jonathan Bowles, director of non-partisan think tank Center for an Urban Future, says the city is continuing to hold its place as “the most unique city in America.
This comes from Sascha Brodsky who is quoted in Resident, a slick magazine that asked visionaries what New York will be liked in a few decades. They asked historian Fred Siegel what he thought and Siegel said artists would continue to flock to New York. The magazine said the Ground Zero redevelopment would stay on track and the downtown area – known as lower Manhattan – would thrive. That means the Freedom Tower is likely to thrive too.
“The future isn’t all rosy, however. Pollution and traffic will continue to be problems and some critics say that not enough is being done to bolster the city’s economy,” the magazine reports.