Robert De Niro on helping revive Lower Manhattan after 9/11

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Robert De Niro lived or worked in Lower Manhattan, which was hit hard by the 9/11 attacks. He was in Midtown when he saw the towers fall on TV and had to confirm what he was seeing with his own eyes. In the aftermath, most of Lower Manhattan was covered in a poisonous dust from Ground Zero that drifted through the air and into people's homes and lungs. De Niro taped up his windows out of concern for his health. He worked with producer Jane Rosenthal to revitalize the area through the Tribeca Film Festival, which debuted in 2002 and has helped launch new filmmakers while also combating what they see as real trauma in America.