Keyword: World Trade Center
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Hurricane Harvey was a brutal reminder that storms happen. We Long Islanders who lived through Hurricane Sandy, like Louisianans who lived through Hurricane Katrina, can only shudder to think . . . more
The anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks is approaching as our country is convulsed by political, social and economic upheaval. There is plenty of work to do on these fronts, but . . . more
Last week’s question asked if it was possible that the World Trade Center collapsed by design, as some reports have stated. This is a very serious and sensitive topic. No matter how much time has passed . . . more
Q. What’s your take on why the World Trade Center towers collapsed? It still bothers me that other buildings have had fires and have been hit by planes, but didn’t collapse. Were the towers . . . more
A local congressman and county residents are urging Nassau County officials to repair cracked tiles, peeling paint and other damage to the Sept. 11 memorial in Eisenhower Park. The monument … more
At 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1, Congress missed an important deadline to reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, and that, my friends, is totally unacceptable. more
To paraphrase the question posed in a popular hotel commercial, “Should we stay or should we go?” In the almost decade and a half since the terrorist attacks on New York . . . more
Five thousand, one hundred twelve days have passed since Sept. 11, 2001. People who are 21 now were only 7 then; students who will graduate from high school this school year were 3 or 4. They cannot know how life was different before the attacks . . . more
Five Towners who are parishioners of St. Joachim R.C. Church in Cedarhurst are excited that Pope Francis will be visiting the U.S., including stops in Washington D.C., Manhattan and Philadelphia. more
After the World Trade Center collapsed in a fireball on Sept. 11, 2001, a cloud of toxic dust enveloped Lower Manhattan. That dust contained a witches’ brew of cancer-causing agents . . . more
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