3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (661+ words) The day began with clear blue skies, a typical New York City morning abuzz with its normal rush. It ended with the twin towers of the World Trade Center destroyed, the Pentagon ambushed, a plane crashed in rural Pennsylvania, thousands…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (925+ words) NEW YORK — Sal Argano got lucky. When the World Trade Center was struck by hijacked jets on Sept. 11, 2001, the New York City firefighter was in Brooklyn, on loan to another station, rather than at his usual post at the small…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (201+ words) Two of downtown’s most prominent office buildings just got roughly $100 million makeovers to their lobbies and other areas, and one construction firm was behind both of them. North Reading-based Columbia recently completed a 1.5-year, 113,000-square-foot renovation project for DivcoWest’s One Lincoln…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (295+ words) In a deal reminiscent of pre-pandemic days, a Seaport District office has changed hands for $435 million. Still, in a hallmark of the post-COVID real estate environment, the $435 million price tag is 10 percent less than the building sold for before the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (170+ words) The Republican president’s lawyers had asked the justices to reconsider their refusal to hear his appeal. The court denied Trump’s petition along with several others. It’s unusual — although not unheard of — for the court to grant such requests. Trump paid…...