feb 17, 2015 - "Lauder also headed the two Pataki-created commissions that pushed for the privatization of the World Trade Center: the New York State Commission of Privatization...Before 9/11, the lower Manhattan business district was rebounding economically, and the Trade Center site had recently been privatized, a decision that gave its first lease owner, Larry Silverstein, a whole six weeks to enjoy his "bomb-proof" 99-year lease before the towers fell." nypress.com 2015, Feb 17 9/11
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