Sentence examples for blocks of ground from inspiring English sources
More than 80 picked locations south of Chambers Street, within blocks of ground zero.
Some have relocated to Florida or Texas, while others have insisted on staying within a few blocks of ground zero.
The day after the attacks on the World Trade Center, he and his camera were within blocks of ground zero, documenting the carnage for The Miami Herald.
It's possible to approach within some five blocks of Ground Zero, to see a sliver of the smoking ruins between the buildings.
The approval of a mosque and Islamic center within two blocks of ground zero will embolden the moderate Muslims in America.
After the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, he raised money to bring music and instruments to downtown schools, and returned to his studio on Murray Street -- within two blocks of ground zero -- and hung out a sign encouraging firefighters and construction workers to come inside and play.
The agency defined proximity as the area bordered by Chambers Street, five blocks north of ground zero; Rector Street, three blocks south; the Hudson River, on the other side of Battery Park City to the west; and Broadway, one block east of the trade center site.
Much of the opposition is over its location: two blocks north of ground zero.
The restaurant is on Greenwich Street, nine blocks north of Ground Zero.
