9/11: Some Numbers

"The Earth looked very beautiful from space, but I did not see our Great Wall," 

Yang Liwei,

First Chinese Man in Space

"As an interstate agency, the Port Authority was not subject to local laws and regulations of the City of New York including building codes."

Some numbers: 

Number of properly issued death certificates in Lower Manhattan on the day of 9/11:

3

Claimed loss of life on 9/11 - 

2996

Number of Fatalities claimed by live reportage by CBS News from St. Vincent's Hospital, Lower Manhattan, around 6pm  on the Day of 9/11:

6

Public funds (initially) appropriated for Medical Expenses under 2010 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act : 

$7.4 Billion

Estimated number of New Yorkers exposed to levels of carcinogens deemed "unacceptable" by EPA :

116,000.

Scaffolding quote for proposed safe demolition of WTC 1 & 2 (mid-1990s) :

$2.4 Billion.

Number of Ground Zero Recovery Workers with blood-Bourne cancers as of 2006 - 

75

Projected private cost to (safely) disassemble the towers: 

$15 Billion.

Groundbreaking Ceremony at World Trade Center Development Site:

1966

Asbestos fibres known beyond doubt to be highly carcinogenic by Lloyds' of London since:

1969

Official Grand Opening Ceremony of World Trade Center Complex:

1973

WTC 2 "Completion" - building capped-off, cranes removed from roof:

1974

Principle Deposit put down by Larry S. Silverstein to acquire lease on World Trade Center Complex from the US Government, August 2001:

$10 million

Final Insurance Payout:

$6.4 Billion

 President Barack Obama signs H.R. 847, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act" in Kailua, Hawaii

January 2, 2011.