With more than 300,000 commuters and countless visitors pouring through the new Westfield World Trade Center each day, the soaring, ribbed Oculus and long, connecting underground passageways are now a hub of high-end trade as well as transportation. On Aug. 16, the glistening, 365,000-square-foot-mall and 69 of its 113 stores debuted to great fanfare, initiating a dizzying daily swirl of commerce and movement throughout the sprawling space.

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For a photographer like myself, such hubbub offers a wealth of visual possibilities. The video slide show below is one personal perspective, an attempt to capture this redevelopment milestone in fleeting, random and often quiet moments.