The World Trade Center Vehicle Security Center and Tour Bus Parking Facility, or simply the Vehicular Security Center (VSC), is a secure complex for truck delivery and

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at the World Trade Center in

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. The entrance to the VSC is located at street-level along the southern edge of the

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on Liberty Street. The VSC is connected via tunnels that feed the entire WTC complex, linking the security checkpoint at its entrance with the buildings and services at the complex requiring vehicular services. Underground garages provide parking for tenants, visitors, and tour buses. Liberty Park, an elevated park, is on the roof of the VSC. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed during the

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, was rebuilt in Liberty Park above the VSC. In 2010, a ship from the eighteenth century was found during excavation work at the site. The ship, believed to be a Hudson River sloop, was found just south of where the Twin Towers used to stand, about 20 feet (6.1 m) below the surface. Five World Trade Center is planned to be built adjacent to the southern edge of the VSC and Liberty Park, on the site of the former

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. It was approved in February 2021.

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