Photo by New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Patrick Cashin

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Jay H. Walder, third from left, joins elected officials to reopen the southbound platform of the Cortlandt Street R subway station in lower Manhattan on Sept. 6. The station underwent damage in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001; reopened in 2002; and closed again in 2005 to allow continued construction. From left in the front row are New York State Sen. Daniel Squadron; Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY); Walder; State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver; and New York City Council Member Margaret Chin.