Port Authority of New York
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Port Authority of New York Port Authority
An agreement on a major realignment of the rebuilding effort at ground zero continued to elude government officials and the developer Larry A. Silverstein yesterday, even as the Port Authority board planned to meet today to discuss the matter. So far, the support has been withheld for fear that the tentative deal would enrich the developer at the Port Authority's expense and fail to ensure that the entire project is completed. In one meeting yesterday, Mr. Bloomberg met with Governor Pataki at state offices on Third Avenue to resolve their differences over the tentative agreement that would transfer control of the Freedom Tower from Mr. Silverstein to the Port Authority. Governor Pataki deals with Mr. Silverstein, who leased the World Trade Center from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey six weeks before it was destroyed. After that, Governor Corzine, who shares control of the Port Authority with Mr. Pataki, said the financial plans ''aren't encouraging to me.'' He said the final deal should provide about $100 million for the memorial, which is over budget and having trouble raising money.