AKRF continues its involvement in the redevelopment efforts in Lower Manhattan. While working for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to monitor excavation at the World Trade Center (WTC) Vehicle Security Center (VSC) and Tour Bus Parking Facility site, AKRF Archaeologists unearthed remains of a late 18th or early 19th century ship. The last time such a momentous archaeological trove was found was in 1982, when an 18th-century cargo ship was uncovered at 175 Water Street. The AKRF team of archaeologists – Michael Pappalardo, Molly McDonald, Elizabeth Meade, and Diane Dallal – is swiftly recording the site and the remnants since exposure to the air is rapidly deteriorating the wood.
Our archaeology efforts at the VSC site are an extension of our long-time involvement with WTC reconstruction including the successful completion of environmental reviews for the WTC Memorial and Redevelopment Project for Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) and for the WTC PATH Terminal and the VSC site for the Port Authority. Our work at the VSC is part of ongoing monitoring and strategy planning support for the Port Authority in meeting the compliance requirements of the its environmental documents.
