"It is my understanding that we will hear official news from the FAA in the coming days and coming weeks, and until such time we won't have any definitive guidance on whether or not our towers will face closure, " Cordes said.

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His windows face south, and through the murky light of a damp late afternoon the towers of Wall Street were barely visible.

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