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A decade after the attacks, we still hurt
It is difficult to believe that 10 years have come and gone since Al Qaeda terrorists slammed two hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, a third into a field in Pennsylvania and a fourth … more
Construction of One World Trade Center is now well under way. The super-structure, which will replace the twin towers, is scheduled for completion in 2013.
Rebuilding ground zero
On Aug. 5, I traveled to ground zero in Lower Manhattan to photograph the epicenter of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil, nearly 10 years later. As I scaled the subway steps leading to Vesey Street, on the north side of what had been the World Trade Center before September 11, 2001, I was uncertain what to expect when I reached the top of the staircase. The last time that I visited ground zero, in August 2006, I felt forlorn. It was a hauntingly empty place. What would I find this time? more
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Five Towners say justice was done
People in the Five Towns reacted to the news of Osama bin Laden’s death with talk of justice being served, a renewed pride in the military and the need to remain alert to further acts of terrorism. more
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The unions are our friends
My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages. more
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is erecting a 9/11 memorial with ‘sacred remains’ from the World Trade Center. A group of Central District officials and students went to Hangar 17 at Kennedy Airport last week to inspect the rusted girder that will form the centerpiece of the monument. Above are, from left, Dan Christoffel, a retired Calhoun High School art teacher; Peter Gat, an art conservator with the Port Authority; John Scalisi, the Central District’s facilities director; Peter Miller, a Port Authority financial analyst; Dr. Henry Kiernan, the Central District superintendent; students Julie Schnaars and Patrick Lugauer; and John Boyle, a Central District English teacher.
Central District erecting memorial with girder from the WTC
A cold drizzle fell as the short, yellow school bus from the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District pulled up last Wednesday to Kennedy Airport's Hagar 17, the 80,000-square-foot storehouse for the remains of what once were the two tallest buildings in the world. more
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Next time we may not be so lucky
On May 1, a Pakistani-born American citizen, Faisal Shahzad, attempted to detonate a car bomb in Times Square. His intent was simple — to kill innocent American citizens and create economic chaos. more
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The 2000s, the decade from purgatory
In a recent Time magazine column, Andy Serwer labeled the 2000s the “decade from hell.” I’d be more inclined to call it the decade from purgatory. more
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The president and attorney general are dead wrong
Eight years after Sept. 11, our hearts remain heavy from the tremendous loss we suffered. Now, thanks to the irresponsible decision by President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, New Yorkers will suffer again. more
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Memorial-goers remembered 9/11 victims at the Lido Beach reflecting pool.
Remembrance at sunrise on the beach
Eight years ago to the day, hundreds of people had gathered at Lido Beach Park and watched the clear, sunny sky in the distance fill with black clouds of dark smoke from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. more
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Finding higher meaning in Sept. 11
I remember driving west on Park Avenue in Long Beach with my then 1 1/2-year-old daughter tucked in her car seat behind me. It was midday, and the sun shone so brightly. There was a break between the buildings, and through it I could peer toward the destruction. more
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