Join ADAMember Log In  'Slow process of renewal'  New York—It
took awhile, but life in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower
Manhattan eventually resumed its day-to-day pace after the
terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. But things were never really the
same.  Image: Dr. Marshall S. Dicker Dr. Dicker  Dr. Marshall S.
Dicker, a general practitioner whose office on Church Street was
eight blocks from Ground Zero, practiced in the area since 1988.
His building sustained some damage from the attacks but could be
repaired. After 9/11, he moved his office one block but chose to
stay in Tribeca.  For one thing, it was a good place for a
dentist to set up shop. There were fewer dentists than in
midtown Manhattan but the bustling business scene propelled foot
traffic and patients in various business sectors appreciated
being able to have regular dental care close to their offices.
By the mid-1990s, real estate boomed. Developers were turning
old decrepit industrial buildings into million-dollar
condominiums, drawing more people