 After September 11, 2001, many wondered if New York City's best days were in the past, and doubted that Lower Manhattan would ever recover. But 22 years later, the neighborhood has more residents, more businesses, and more visitors than ever before. It's home to a memorial remembering those who were lost, a museum that tells the stories of the day and its aftermath, and — as of this week — the Perelman Performing Arts Center, or PAC NYC.
PAC NYC marks "the last major piece in the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site," said Mike at an ceremony inaugurating the center on Wednesday morning. "And one that will help to open a new chapter in the story of Lower Manhattan."
What had been a site of destruction will now be home to celebrations of beauty and life, innovative new ways to create and engage with art, and the community that comes with sharing those experiences. 
This edition of the Impact Newsletter celebrates the opening of PAC NYC with an exploration of the architectural and design features that make it unlike any other venue, a roundup of news coverage everywhere from the New York Times and CBS Sunday Morning to Vogue, a look ahead at the artists who will grace the stages when PAC NYC performances begin later this month, and more.
You can also learn more about PAC NYC on our site:
https://www.bloomberg.org/founders-projects/perelman-performing-arts-center/
"From the beginning of the rebuilding process, our administration believed that alongside the Memorial and Museum, and housing and commerce, a center for culture and creativity also belonged here," said Mike at this week's ceremony. "The arts have helped to fuel our city's historic comeback, and if we keep investing in the arts, I know that the brightest days for the city are ahead of us."
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| The Topline: PAC NYC Facts
Key data points
The exterior facade of PAC NYC is made up of nearly 5,000 Portuguese marble tiles.
The tiles were cut from a single block of marble.
Each tile is only 12 millimeters thick — less than half an inch — which allows light to shine in during the day, and out at night.
Using moving walls and elevating lifts that raise and lower sections of the stage and seating, more than 60 stage-to-audience configurations are possible in PAC NYC's three flexible theater spaces.
PAC NYC performance spaces can be converted from an intimate 90-seat black box theater to a 950-seat auditorium.
PAC NYC is the first major performing arts venue in historic Lower Manhattan. | PAC NYC is one of the most innovative arts spaces in the world. See these PAC NYC facts brought to life in our video about the design and mechanics of the building. 
In recent days PAC NYC has received extensive media coverage. Check out Mike's interviews about the PAC and the rebuilding on CBS Sunday morning and the Today show, and read stories from the New York Times and Vogue. 
Watch highlights from this week's gathering to inaugurate PAC NYC with New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Mike, and others. 
Programming at PAC NYC begins later this month with a series of performances and experiences that "celebrate resilience." 
Learn more at https://pacnyc.org/
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