22 Years After 9/11, Real Estate Helped Pick NYC Back Up Again, And We’re Still Working At It

Today is September 11, 2023.

Twenty-two years ago today, I watched with astonishment as planes plowed into the World Trade Center. Then, I closed my offices so everyone could go home, and walked up the middle of Madison Avenue, without a car in sight, to return to my apartment. Even from East 78th Street, we could see the smoke billowing skyward.