Keyword: World Trade Center
43 results total, viewing 21 - 30
Billy and Catherine Wren, left, and their cousins Maggie and Patrick Wren returned to their seats after placing flowers on William Wren’s memorial stone in Lynbrook.
Lynbrook, East Rockaway villages host solemn observances
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
|
Moving ahead, 11 years after the 9/11 attacks
Last Sept. 11 marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, a terrible day on which more than 3,000 people, including dozens of South Shore residents, died. more
Scott Brinton
Running in tribute to a 9/11 hero
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
View from the southeast corner of the World Trade Center site. Wires of a crane lifting a metal beam off a flatbed truck snapped, causing the beam to fall and crush the vehicle. No injuries were reported as of press time.
Malverne historian witnesses accident at WTC site
Around 10:05 on Feb. 16, wires of a crane lifting a steel beam off a flatbed truck at the World Trade Center site snapped, causing the beam to fall about 40 stories and crush the truck. As of … more
|
Colleen Fitzsimons Cabral and her son, Ty, in red, stood near her father Richard Fitzsimons’ memorial stone in Lynbrook.
Lynbrook hosts solemn 9/11 ceremony
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
|
Randi Kreiss
An open letter to my great-grandchildren
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
|
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
|
Dr. Mitchell levy kept the gas mask that he wore when he worked at the chief medical examiner’s office in Manhattan in 2001 and 2002. He identified victims through their dental work.
A mission of mercy
Dr. Mitchell Levy talks publicly for the first time about being called to identify victims of the World Trade Center attacks through their dental records. At 6:30 a.m. on a … more
|
'Sacred Steel' to travel through, stop in East Rockaway
Two World Trade Center steel beams donated to Lynbrook by the New York Port Authority will be erected on Aug. 10, according to Deputy Mayor Alan Beach. The beams are expected to arrive sometime … more
|
« Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Next »
Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.
© 2024, Richner Communications · 2 Endo Blvd · Garden City, NY · (516) 569-4000
Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions