After the September 11 attacks in 2001 , the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey , which had operated the World Trade Center , decided to redevelop the street grid within the World Trade Center site . One of the rebuilding proposals included building an enclosed shopping street along the path of Cortlandt Street that laid within the World Trade Center site . However , it was ultimately decided to build Cortlandt , Fulton , and Greenwich Streets , which had been destroyed during the original World Trade Center 's construction . The de-mapped portion of Cortlandt Street was re-mapped as " Cortlandt Way " in 2014 as part of the development of the new World Trade Center . The newly opened portion , which is not accessible to vehicles , lies between Three and Four World Trade Center
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Cortlandt Street (Manhattan)