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According to this New York Times article, at two in the morning, trucks head to Hunts Point, home to the Fulton Fish Market at 800 Food Center Drive. The market, now 202 years old, originally opened in Lower Manhattan in 1822 and moved to the Bronx in 2005. The market is a 400,000-square-foot shed, bustling with activity before dawn. It supplies 45% of the seafood used in New York City's five boroughs, with sales peaking around 3 a.m. The market offers a diverse range of seafood, from local catches like Maine lobsters and Long Island bluefish to exotic items like Sicilian gambero rosso and Tuscan branzino. From a mezzanine above, one can see the busy market floor, with fish laid out in cardboard boxes or metal trays. The market is largely wholesale, but individuals can also shop there for a small fee. Future plans include pop-up restaurants, a renovated waterfront, and an artist residency. The Fulton Fish Market remains a vital part of New York's seafood supply chain, attracting fishmongers from all over the tristate area.

This article talks about the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Lower Manhattan. It references its history and the history of the area such as Lower Manhattan in the early 1900s being a lively immigrant community. The residents worked together to gather the finances to buy a building on Cedar Street that was turned into an Orthodox Church. The churchgoers, who had come to the US via boat, named their new church after the 'patron saint of seafarers'. Time passed and the area developed into the financial district, many mega towers being built including the World Trade Center. The area was much changed, its inhabitants over the years had moved to different neighborhoods' or further, but the St. Nicholas church remained. But on the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center the church was annihilated, it was the only place of worship to be destroyed on 9/11. The approximately 70 families who were churchgoers had wanted to rebuild on the same land, they held meetings and fundraised money. The process was complicated by the rebuilding of the area. It was decided by church officials of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to be rebuilt as a spiritual refuge for all denominations. There were delays and issues with the rebuilding, and 21 years after 9/11 St. Nicholas church eventually reopened as 'St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church & National Shrine'. There is a bereavement center that is open to meditation and prayer for people of any faith. It cost 85 million USD.

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