NYC Subway Station Damaged In 9/11 Reopens 17 Years Later

A New York City subway station that had remained closed since it was damaged in the 9/11 attacks was reopened on Saturday following 17 years of disuse.

The New York Times reported that transit officials declared the Cortlandt Street subway stop on New York City’s No. 1 line reopened on Saturday amid a small gathering of riders and Manhattan Transit Authority (MTA) officials.

Construction of the new station began in 2015 after the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey handed over control of the site to the MTA after years of the site sitting in ruins.

Read more at The Hill.

{Matzav.com}