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'Windows on the World' Replacement Nixed, Reports Say

By DNAinfo Staff on March 7, 2011 7:55pm

The view from the south memorial pool 1 World Trade Center rising.
The view from the south memorial pool 1 World Trade Center rising.
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Elizabeth Ladzinski

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

FINANCIAL DISTRICT — Plans to build a restaurant similar to "Windows on the World" at the top of the new 1 World Trade Center have been scrapped, according to published reports.

The eatery was cancelled because it was expected to be too difficult to find a restaurateur for the highly expensive space, the paper reported.

"These things are always money-losers," said Port Authority executive director Chris Ward to the Post.

"New York City already has plenty of great restaurants," Ward added.