October 12, 2008
September 19: The Brotherhood: A Tales of NY Firefighters
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Slideshow: The Towers in Flames
Twin terrorist attacks set the World Trade Towers aflame.
Slideshow: Scenes of Horror
Rubble replaced New York's proud towers.
Photos: Artists' visions for WTC site
These are some of the artistic designs for what the World Trade Center site could become on display at Max Protetch galleries in Manhattan.
A 'Short-Timer' Is Among the Dead Heroes
Two shifts separated New York City Fire Lt. Michael Warchola from retirement and a trip to Australia when he sped to the World Trade Center last Tuesday with Ladder Co. 5.
'No Doubt in Our Minds That She Is Gone'
Karen Hagerty was so organized she lined up cans of cat food in her pantry in alphabetical order with the "beef" first, the "chicken" next, and so on. Cans and bottles in her refrigerator were lined up with similar precision in neat lines and labels facing outward.
Looked Forward to Becoming an American
Hagay Shefi was "proud to be almost a citizen of the United States," Shefi's father, Dov, recalled yesterday. "He admired this great state" and was just "one step away" from becoming a citizen.
A Devoted Dad, A Sporting Guy
David Leistman was a devoted father and a dedicated coach, and with his two children - Brian, 13, and Katie, 12 - he was able to combine his two passions.
Their Last Date Was the Night Before the Attacks
"My heart is broken," Elena Lazar said, sobbing about her only child, whom she buried on Monday. "He was such a wonderful boy."
Frantic Phone Calls to His Mother From Tower One
Jeffrey Nussbaum, 37, of Oceanside was working on the 92nd floor of Tower One when the first plane struck.
A Passion to Rebuild
City officials released an ambitious proposal for rebuilding lower Manhattan yesterday as the city acknowledged the one-week anniversary of the World Trade Center attack - and the slim chance of finding more survivors.
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He Left Early So He Could Coach Soccer That Night
Rudy Mastrocinque got up early Tuesday, dressed and tried not to awaken his family inside their Kings Park home before making his way to work at the World Trade Center.
Picture of Courage
The graphic picture showed firefighter Armondo Reno screaming in pain as he was pulled from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.
'Hard to Feel Anything'
Three of the most sought after men in the city, by the names of Mario, Joe and Angelo, sat at a table yesterday afternoon in their dark blue, one-piece uniforms, their pizzas long finished. Their conversation moved slowly from one quick joke to the next, with the long silences in between used to stare indifferently over each others' shoulders.
A News Source In The Works
WHILE government Web sites stayed eerily static for hours after last week's terrorist attacks, private companies and nonprofits swiftly ripped up their home pages to focus on the tragedy.
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'He Was My Life, My Future'
Jillian Volk grew up with Kevin Michael Williams. They lived five minutes apart, she in Wading River, he in Shoreham. They were high school sweethearts, and college did not separate them, either.
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In Search of Normal
At the Charm Beauty Salon on West 86th Street in Manhattan, Judith Strauber sat for her weekly polishing.
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Free Spirit Brought Joy to All Near Him
Always the prankster, Larry Polatsch donned a tuxedo and crashed the wedding of Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas at the swanky Plaza Hotel in Manhattan last fall.
A Time To Log On And Touch Someone
THE FIRST MESSAGE arrived at 9:37 a.m. Susan McBride had awakened in St. Louis yesterday, excited about a trip to New York City, where she, her mother and sister were to be part of a taping for "Iyanla," the new talk show developed by Barbara Walters. After hearing the news about the attack on the World Trade Center from her car radio, she went home and checked the airlines.
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Consulates to Help Identify Nationals
More than 100 representatives of foreign countries met yesterday with city officials to coordinate efforts to identify the hundreds of people from abroad who are among the victims of the World Trade Center terrorist attack.
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Sorting Through Towers' Wreckage
Lt. Pete Cassidy is only 20 days from retiring from the Linden, N.J., Fire Department. Instead of taking it easy, cruising through his last days on the job, Cassidy is on Staten Island, sifting through mounds of debris from the World Trade Center.
Pataki, Lawmakers Look to Help Victims
Albany - Gov. George Pataki and state lawmakers are devising a number of ways to assist those affected by the World Trade Center attack, including offering free college tuition to victims and their families, creating special medals for rescue workers and granting billions of dollars in tax breaks for businesses in lower Manhattan.
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Ellis Henican: The Tragedy Is Hitting Us in Waves
We're coming back to life around here, or so we keep telling ourselves. That's what the mayor has been asking us to do, isn't it? And the governor. And just about everyone else straight up to the president. God knows the restaurants, the theaters and the airlines are desperately praying we come back to life and quick - before their businesses all go broke.
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Suspects Sought In 3 Incidents
Police last night were looking for suspects in three separate incidents that investigators believe were motivated by anti-Arab sentiments, including one in which a 51-year-old man was struck in the back with a paint ball.
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Labor Leader Thanks Heroes
Debbie Kowalski's smile lasts only as long as she's tending the sickest of the sick at NYU Downtown Hospital.
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Confirmed Fatalities (Stand Alone Chart)
The New York City medical examiner last night released the following names of people who died in the World Trade Center disaster. These names are in addition to those already reported.
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Circling the Words: Devotion, Perseverance
Hoping to precisely describe his best friend, Christopher Griffin sat down in a quiet corner of his brother-in-law's Valley Stream home and began putting words on paper.
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Volunteering His Service, One More Time
Glenn Winuk rushed from the Broadway law offices of Holland & Knight last week along with the rest of the firm's staff.
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In Eye of Storm, Site of Sanctuary
In the storm of rescue activity at ground zero there exists a sanctuary in the lobby of a deserted office building at Greenwich Street and Park Place where workers can rest or simply gather their thoughts.
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Workers Head Back to Court
Crossing several checkpoints where armed U.S. marshals and National Guardsmen stood watch, the 750 people who work at the federal courthouse in Foley Square returned to work yesterday for the first time since the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
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Cautiously Returning To Skies
The 737 waited for him on LaGuardia Airport's tarmac, at the end of a long, sterile concourse. Flight attendant Franklin Bahamonde, wings pinned over his heart, rolled his neat luggage and eyed the gates tentatively, cautious now, like the whole city.
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Immigrants: Be Sure of Targets
To Boris Miketic, this is not the time for Americans to be choir boys. But, he said, military action against the terrorists who attacked the World Trade Center should come only after the enemy has been clearly defined.
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The Lost
ON A LATE summer day of bittersweet beauty, the smoke and steam still rise from the rubble where concrete turned to dust and where rescuers look and listen for signs of life that haven't been seen or heard. The enormity of it all is still too much to wrap your arms around.
