New York Daily News Paul. D. Colford November 25, 2006
Building leveled on 9/11 to rise again
Five years after tiny St. Nicholas Church was crushed in the collapse of the nearby twin towers, parishioners finally know where they’ll rebuild.
A larger St. Nicholas will rise on the southwest corner of Greenwich and Liberty Sts., about two blocks east of the original Cedar St. location, starting in 2009.
The church will serve a close-knit Greek Orthodox congregation of about 80 families – and offer visitors of all faiths a haven for reflection on what many consider sacred ground.
“We all can’t wait to start building,” said John Pitsikalis, 57, a life-long parishioner who heads the parish council. “It will probably be very traditional, in the Byzantine style,” he added, though an architect won’t be hired to design the structure until site dimensions are pinned down in further discussions with the Port Authority.
“The church is really the last piece of a complex puzzle,” said New York architect Nicholas Koutsomitis, who is helping to plan the site.
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