NEW YORK CITY-City officials gathered at 7 World Trade Center Wednesday to deliver an update about the progress made on the World Trade Center redevelopment. Days before the 10^th anniversary of the attacks, much talk was focused on accomplishments made thus far at the site.

Most important, officials agreed, is the fact that the memorial is on schedule to open in time for family members to gather there Sunday, when the space is reserved for them alone. The following day it opens to the public.

“Sunday’s commemoration will be an opportunity for all of us to come together once more and promises to be a moment to reflect, to remember and to rededicate ourselves to the values and freedoms that made New York a target for evil,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. “We worked very hard to keep the project on schedule to open for the 10^th anniversary,” Bloomberg, who is chairman of the memorial and museum, added.