Subway Sandwich Shop To Be Built Atop WTC Crane

If anything ever turns out getting built at the World Trade Center site, please let it be this. Next month, workers are planning to construct a Subway sandwich shop atop a crane at Ground Zero — newly dubbed Ground Hero by the Post — so that hardhats can enjoy their $5-footlongs without having to descend from the Freedom Tower.

The sandwich shop will be built into a shipping container-like structure with a bathroom and offices for project managers, and it will rise floor by floor with the workers until it reaches the 105th story — "roughly the height of the old Twin Towers, or about as high as the former Windows on the World restaurant was," the tabloid reports.

"This will allow construction workers to stay in the tower throughout their shift rather than having to go up and down," said Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman. That might be a good thing, because Ground Zero hardhats were spotted boozing during their lunch-breaks this summer.

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By Ben Muessig in News on November 16, 2009 1:17 PM

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felixthecat2

10 years and we end up with a subway. Humans are so smart.

citizenerased

They are actually coming along quickly with the new tower now, having done nothing for years. Its visibly larger everyday.

Looks like a big oil rig at the moment.

NannyState

This would be a good place for Jared to work through his weight-rebound emotions.

JenChungsBaby

I would parachute down from the 105th floor if that's what it took to get a real hero. Otherwise it's one millimeter of turkey/ham/whatever served on bread that might have been cooked an hour ago but already tastes stale.

just saying

Building a Subway sandwich shop on top of a crane? I would like to see the business plan for that franchise. (Just how many sandwiches does Subway plan on selling to justify the costs?)

Why can't they just order takeout from the local Subway shop and then use a crane to hoist the sandwiches up to the workers?

Splicer

So these "hero" construction workers will not be provided with meals as all heroes should be but will have to purchase their food? That's no way to treat them.

Cobalt

Very clever marketing ploy by Subway, but really can't these guys just bring a lunchbox?

You can save so much money by eating leftovers!

Jen Chung

My question is whether they'll be piping into that yeasty Subway bread smell from the container shop.

marcasm

And will they be offering the "toasted" option ?

luckmagnet

Without the booze, I doubt there will be a whole lot of construction workers going there. Especially with the project managers offices right there too.

Liam

Whatever. Just build something down there already!

EastRiver

Get out from behind the computer screen every now and then. They are building something right now. Here's a webcam in case you can't get your ass out of the chair.