▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁t ension ▁between ▁the ▁ag ency ▁and ▁the ▁police ▁department , ▁whose ▁own ▁command ▁center ▁at ▁ 1 ▁Police ▁Pla za ▁had ▁until ▁then ▁been ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁emer gency ▁prepared ness ▁operations . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁first ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁crisis ▁center , ▁" one ▁of ▁H auer ’ s ▁first ▁tasks ▁was ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁an ▁emer gency ▁command ▁center ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁in ade qu ate ▁facilities ▁at ▁police ▁headquarters ," ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Times . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁selected , ▁was ▁immediately ▁controvers ial ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁complex ▁( although ▁not ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁T win ▁Tow ers ), ▁which ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁a ▁tr uck ▁bomb ▁attack ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁City ▁officials , ▁though , ▁including ▁Mr . ▁H auer , ▁have ▁long ▁def ended ▁their ▁decision , ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁command ▁center ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁ev acu ated ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁terror ▁attack . ▁ ▁The ▁Emer gency ▁Operation ▁Center ▁was ▁widely ▁ha iled ▁as ▁the ▁fin est ▁such ▁facility ▁in ▁the ▁nation , ▁receiving ▁visitors ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁others . ▁ ▁A ▁mem o ▁revealed ▁by ▁Chris ▁Wal lace ▁on ▁Fox ▁news ▁showed ▁that ▁H auer ▁wanted ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁command ▁center ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁but ▁was ▁forced ▁by ▁Gu ill iani ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁facility ▁within ▁walking ▁distance ▁of ▁City ▁Hall . ▁ ▁The