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I awoke at 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 30, and by 4:35 I was on a train speeding from Merrick to Penn Station. At 6 a.m., I stood at Liberty and West streets in Lower Manhattan, near 1 World Trade Center. more
Glen James Wall, was a partner and vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald, and working on the 105th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center when the planes hit. This heartfelt essay was … more
Sept. 11 was a day of remembrance, reflection and solemn prayer for the citizens of Lynbrook and East Rockaway, as residents observed the 11th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the … more
On Sept. 11, 2001, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller called his wife, Sarah, shortly after 8:46 a.m., when five Al Qaeda terrorists slammed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade Center’s North Tower. more
A memorable 9/11 service To the Editor: On Sept. 11, I was at Memorial Park in East Rockaway with my wife and 9-year-old granddaughter for the memorial services. It was one of the most moving events … more
Fourteen-year-olds Eric Luvczenko and Jack Ligiori, of Lynbrook, stood at attention at the village’s Sept. 11 memorial, looking at a glaring reminder of that day in 2001: twin monuments made of two steel pieces that were part of the World Trade Center. more
The New York Racing Association held a special ceremony today, prior to the start of Sunday’s live racing card at Belmont Park, to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. more
The Merrick American Legion’s ceremony to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks started solemnly on Sunday with an invocation by Rabbi Paul Kirchner, but surprisingly it ended on an upbeat note when Sacred Heart School sixth-grader Alyssa Pallotta, dressed in a pink dress, took to the podium and sang “God Bless America.” Many in the crowd of 200 spontaneously joined hands and joined in singing this most American of songs. more
Dear children: This is what I wrote 10 years ago, in 2001, just days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center: “As I write this letter, you exist only as a hope for the … more
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
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