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Jessica Ellerbe followed in the footsteps of her father, Leonard, joining the Uniondale Fire Department’s junior firefighter program in 2002 when she was 13, after watching him respond to Ground Zero following the Sept. 11 attacks
From Ground Zero to Uniondale: The next generation of emergency response
Jessica Ellerbe had already planned to join Uniondale’s junior firefighter program when she became eligible at 13. After Sept. 11, however, that desire took on a greater meaning. more
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Anisa Mkwanazi-Sessoms, left, with her father, Mark Mkwanazi, her brother and her mother in a family photo. Mkwanazi, an NYPD detective who spent months at Ground Zero after the Sept. 11 attacks, died in 2017 from a 9/11-related illness
Remembering Mark Mkwanazi and the lives changed by working at Ground Zero
For Anisa Mkwanazi-Sessoms, the delayed impact of 9/11, on the world and her family, was difficult for her to understand. more
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Bellmore Second Assistant Chief Daniel Donovan escorted Lisa Rand to the 9/11 memorial to lay a wreath honoring her late brother, Adam, at last year’s remembrance ceremony.
Leslie Ostrow survived the beige ‘snow’ on Sept. 11, 2001, but it never disappeared
I wondered what happened to my fellow commuters that worked there. Were they alive or dead? We never exchanged phone numbers, so I’ll never know. more
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The memory of 9/11 continues to resonate for Bellmore resident Bob Palleschi.
Bellmore's Bob Palleschi reflects on surviving that fateful morning in September
For many the horrors of that day have faded or at best linger in their thoughts while being prodded annually. For others such as myself, the memories of those gruesome events endure. more
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Franklin Square resident Joseph Fernandez, a quarter century after the Sept. 11 attack, reflected on the loss of a younger Rockefeller University colleague.
Joseph Fernandez on loss, recalling colleague Salman Hamdani
Sal hadn’t come to work on 9/11, and I assumed he had stayed home once the towers were hit. His mother was searching for him. more
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Alyssa R. Griffin credits her inspiration of becoming a journalist to her father, Raymond L. Griffin III, a retired rescue firefighter.
A firefighter’s daughter finds her calling in the aftermath of 9/11
Everything I know about being part of a community began with watching my dad. Twenty-five years after Sept. 11, I’m proud to carry that lesson with me and to serve communities in my own way. more
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Ted Corn, a captain with the Deer Park Fire Department's Fire Police, remembers the fear and uncertainty of Sept. 11, 2001, when his son Jason escaped from the North Tower. Corn also lost several friends from his fire department in the attacks.
Courage and loss remembered 25 years later
Long Island residents continue to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died and the profound changes 25 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. more
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A street sign bearing Terrence J. Manning’s name stands above Silver Lake Place in Baldwin, where Manning grew up. The street was renamed in his memory in March 2011, nearly a decade after he was killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Dedicated street names preserve the legacy of 9/11 victims in Baldwin
Across Baldwin streets have been dedicated in the memory of the 10 community members killed on Sept. 11, turning familiar corners into lasting memorials. more
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Students and staff at Mepham High School participate in the school’s annual Stairway Climb, honoring the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and recognizing the first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice.
At Mepham High School, a new generation carries the memory of what was lost on 9/11
While today’s students cannot remember where they were on Sept. 11, social studies teacher Kerry Dennis believes they can understand its significance through their families, community and the people whose names they encounter at school. more
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Dr. Suzanne Sirota Rozenberg has been with Episcopal Health Services for 30 years.
Dr. Suzanne Sirota Rozenberg spent the day at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, waiting to help
Hospitals outside Manhattan were expected to receive stable patients transferred from city hospitals so those facilities could focus on treating the most seriously injured. But the anticipated wave of patients never came. more
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