9/11 Memorial and Museum on August 24, 2011.

Watch | Speaking with 9/11 Memorial Construction Workers

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Laura Mayer
and
Stephen Nessen
WNYC News | Sep 9, 2011
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The 9/11 Memorial has been underway for the past three years — since the fall of 2008. In the weeks leading up to the 10th anniversary of 9/11, WNYC producers Laura Mayer and Stephen Nessen went down to the World Trade Center site to collect impressions and stories from the construction workers working on the memorial and towers.

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