Soon ahead of the September 11, 2001 assault, Álex Sánchez was going for walks along with his good friend on his way to a Reduced Manhattan courthouse, where he would be his translator. He remembers feeling a highly effective vibration in the floor when the first tower collapsed. That fateful working day continues to wreak … Read more
What you should know Table of Silence Project 9/11 is a free performance organized at Lincoln Center in honor of the lives lost during the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. In partnership with Buglisi Dance Theater and Dance / NYC, the artistic collaborators reinvented this year’s project for its 20th … Read more
NEW YORK – To commemorate the 20th anniversary of September 11, Governor Kathy Hochul signed three laws to ensure that all first responders who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup operations can access the benefits available. The bills make it easier for first responders to apply for World Trade Center benefits … Read more
NEW YORK – A former flight attendant who set off from Boston to New York City while pushing an airline beverage cart in honor of the flight crews who died on September 11, arrived at Ground Zero on Saturday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Paul Veneto announced his arrival after posting … Read more
The FBI released a recently declassified 16-page document on Saturday night relating to logistical support provided by two of the Saudi hijackers on the eve of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The document describes the kidnappers’ contacts with Saudi partners in the United States, but offers no evidence that the Saudi government was … Read more
NEW YORK – At sunset Saturday, two vertical beams of brilliant blue light shot upward through the darkened New York City sky, evoking the Twin Towers in an annual tribute visible for miles. The public art installation “Tribute in Light”Or Tribute of Lights first shone six months after the September 11 attacks and has been … Read more
NEW YORK – On the 20th anniversary of September 11 New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed legislation that would allow members of the National Guard to qualify as veterans under New York state law. Governor Hochul also issued a honorable mention to members of the New York National Guard for their exemplary service both during … Read more
What you should know It is 20 years since the terrorist attacks against the twin towers in New York and the Pentagon, which occurred on September 11, 2001. A group of heroes managed to thwart a possible third attack after causing a plane to crash in Pennsylvania. Using hijacked planes as missiles, terrorists inflicted the … Read more
WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said Friday that he is committed to getting more money for a federal program that provides health care to people affected by the September 11, 2001 attacks. . The deficit-facing program was created to address medical challenges that arose for those who were exposed on the … Read more
NEW YORK – The face of terror and uncertainty of a crowd that fled aimlessly away from the south of the island of Manhattan, many across Fifth Avenue, many barefoot and without looking back, has accompanied me for twenty years. Also the image of others, who stopped their race and cried without consolation, crumbled, powerless, … Read more