Editing Manhattan (section)

===21st century===
{{See also|September 11 attacks}}
[[File:UA Flight 175 hits WTC south tower 9-11 edit.jpeg|thumb|[[United Airlines Flight 175]] hits the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|South Tower]] on September 11, 2001.]]
On September 11, 2001, the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center]] were struck by hijacked aircraft and collapsed in the [[September 11 attacks]] launched by [[al-Qaeda]] terrorists. The collapse caused extensive damage to surrounding buildings and skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan, and resulted in the [[Casualties of the September 11 attacks|deaths of 2,606]] of the 17,400 who had been in the buildings when the planes hit, in addition to those on the planes.<ref>Jackson, Patrick. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57698668 "September 11 attacks: What happened on 9/11?"], ''[[BBC News]]'', August 3, 2021. Accessed December 3, 2023. "How many people died?... At the Twin Towers, 2,606 people died - then or later of injuries... When the first plane struck, an estimated 17,400 people were in the towers."</ref> Since 2001, most of [[Lower Manhattan]] has been restored, although [[World Trade Center rebuilding controversy|there has been controversy]] surrounding the rebuilding. In 2014, the new [[One World Trade Center]], at {{convert|1776|ft|m}} measured to the top of its spire, became the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere<ref>Boyette, Chris; and Hetter, Katia. [https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/one-world-trade-center-tallest-us-building/index.html "It's official: One World Trade Center to be tallest U.S. skyscraper"], ''[[CNN]]'', November 12, 2013. Accessed December 3, 2023. "One World Trade Center in New York will be the United States' tallest building when completed, beating out Chicago's Willis Tower, according to an announcement Tuesday by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.... The spire reaches from that parapet to the new building's height of 1,776 feet."</ref> and is the [[List of tallest buildings|world's seventh-tallest building (as of 2023)]].<ref>[https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/buildings Tallest Buildings], [[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]]. Accessed December 3, 2023.</ref>

The [[Occupy Wall Street]] protests in [[Zuccotti Park]] in the [[Financial District (Manhattan)|Financial District]] of Lower Manhattan began on September 17, 2011, receiving global attention and spawning the [[Occupy movement]] against [[social inequality|social]] and [[economic inequality]] worldwide.<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2011/09/17/technology/occupy_wall_street/index.htm "Hundreds of protesters descend to 'Occupy Wall Street'"], ''[[CNN Money]]'', September 17, 2011. Accessed December 1, 2023.</ref><ref>Greene, Brian. [https://www.usnews.com/news/washington-whispers/articles/2011/10/17/how-occupy-wall-street-started-and-spread "How 'Occupy Wall Street' Started and Spread"], ''[[U. S. News & World Report]]'', October 17, 2011. Accessed December 1, 2023.</ref>

On October 29 and 30, 2012, [[Hurricane Sandy]] caused [[Effects of Hurricane Sandy in New York|extensive destruction]] in the borough, ravaging portions of Lower Manhattan with record-high [[storm surge]] from New York Harbor,<ref name="NYC after Sandy">{{cite news|last1=Long |first1=Colleen |last2=Peltz |first2=Jennifer |name-list-style=amp |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/water-fire-and-darkness-nyc-after-superstorm |title=Water, fire and darkness: NYC after the superstorm |agency=Associated Press |date=October 30, 2012 |access-date=September 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227224124/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/water-fire-and-darkness-nyc-after-superstorm |archive-date=December 27, 2012 }}</ref> severe flooding, and high winds, causing [[power outage]]s for hundreds of thousands of city residents<ref>{{cite news|title=Gas Lines Pop Up Citywide As Relief Efforts Continue |url=http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171753/gas-lines-pop-up-citywide-as-relief-efforts-continue |publisher=NY1 |date=November 3, 2012 |access-date=November 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104192737/http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171753/gas-lines-pop-up-citywide-as-relief-efforts-continue |archive-date=November 4, 2012 }}</ref> and leading to [[gasoline]] shortages<ref>{{cite news|title=Free Gas Draws Crowds In New York City; Gas Rationing Starts In New Jersey|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/03/164234992/gas-rationing-ordered-in-new-jersey |publisher=NPR |date=November 3, 2012|access-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105092300/http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/03/164234992/gas-rationing-ordered-in-new-jersey|archive-date=November 5, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and disruption of [[mass transit]] systems.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tracking Storm Sandy Recovery|url=http://live.reuters.com/Event/Tracking_Storm_Sandy/54277687 |work=Reuters|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=October 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030061036/http://live.reuters.com/Event/Tracking_Storm_Sandy/54277687|archive-date=October 30, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bhasin|first=Kim|title=MTA: In 108 Years, The NYC Subway System Has Never Faced A Disaster As Devastating As This|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-sandy-mta-subway-2012-10|website=Business Insider|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024031640/http://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-sandy-mta-subway-2012-10 |archive-date=October 24, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hurricane Sandy forces mass transit closure, evacuations |url=http://www.myfoxny.com/story/19933026/mta-subways-ready-for-hurricane-sandy |publisher=MyFoxNY |date=November 12, 2012 |access-date=September 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029094330/http://www.myfoxny.com/story/19933026/mta-subways-ready-for-hurricane-sandy |archive-date=October 29, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{youTube|mhJrrGNvcFk|Raw: Sandy Leaves NYC Subways Flooded}}</ref> The storm and its profound impacts have prompted discussion of constructing [[seawall]]s and other [[coastal management|coastal barriers]] around the [[shoreline]]s of the borough and the metropolitan area to minimize the risk of destructive consequences from another such event in the future.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 15, 2012 |url=http://www.eenews.net/public/climatewire/2012/11/15/1 |title=Adaptation: Political support for a sea wall in New York Harbor begins to form|author=Robert S. Eshelman|publisher=E&E Publishing|access-date=December 2, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205101452/http://www.eenews.net/public/climatewire/2012/11/15/1|archive-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref>