A knowledgeable insider has revealed what it’s like to live inside 33 Thomas St., which is one of the most mysterious buildings in New York City.
Since it was constructed in 1974, the massive structure has loomed over the area around Tribeca.
Most people have only visited the building’s front door.
During the early 2000s, a steamfitter who worked in the building said that he and his coworkers were forbidden from entering certain parts of the complex, which is referred to as the Long Lines Building.
According to the Daily Mail, the workers were prevented from asking about the building’s mysterious nature.
The individual and his crew were prohibited from entering certain parts within the building, which the whistleblowing worker believed was unprecedented.
In addition, the entire complex was off limits, so the workers had to constantly work around them.
During one of their visits, the group came across classified documents.
These documents contained information about how to manage certain machines in case a radiation attack were to occur.
In 2016, The Intercept reported that 33 Thomas St. is a secret location that serves as the headquarters for the NSA, which is an intelligence-gathering agency that’s part of the Department of Defense.
It was constructed to withstand an atomic blast, and the building was designed by John Carl Warneke & Associates.
An investigation by the publication, which was based on documents obtained by Edward Snowden, revealed that 33 Thomas St. was a secret location that served as the NSA’s surveillance site, which was referred to as TITANPOINTE.
At the time of its publication, The Intercept noted that the building was owned by AT&T, and it was also home to various surveillance equipment.
One of these included a gateway switch, which connects the US and other countries.
Top-secret NSA documents and an AT&T engineer claimed that the agency may have monitored the calls made from the building.
