Cea Gives Downtown Manhattan A Digital Boost

摘要

In the first installment of what promises to be a yearly commitment to New York City's downtown area, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) kicked off Digital Downtown for press and analysts. Digital Downtown was conceived as a three-day showcase of consumer technology, open and free to the general public. The first day of the event, June 12, was warm and sunny. I took a subway to the general area and then had to walk quite a few blocks. As I continued to my destination, all seemed otherwise normal until I got to Church Street, which borders historic St. Paul's Chapel in downtown Manhattan. I had to make a right onto Church since going straight would have brought me to the barrier erected around the periphery of Ground Zero. It's amazing that almost seven years later, there is still a gaping hole where the Twin Towers used to be.