New York Times organizes effort to slow start of new 9/11 building.

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No citizens have demanded a redesign. Only the developer, who empowered police anxieties, is pushing to delay and re-design. Now the NYT issues an edict declaring a non-existent effort to be misguided. They invite all publicity-seekiers into a media spotlight, provided that they will help slow construction until more office space is leased. Not one civic group is demanding any change to the design. nytimes.com Editorial Building on Ground Zero Published: May 7, 2005 Now that architects have begun rethinking the Freedom Tower to deal with security concerns, there are some people who see this as a chance to redo the entire plan for rebuilding ground zero. That would be a mistake, a waste of precious time and formidable talent. Any grand and complicated venture like this cannot go from the sketch pad to reality without adjustments. This project is a multiphased evolution, and one that must be carefully and energetically monitored - by the public, by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and especially by Gov. George Pataki.