October 8, 2008
September 22: Cheers, Tears and a Ballgame
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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.
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Proudly They Hail
For more than a week, Shea Stadium had been filled with authorities, trucks and materials in its role as a staging area for a massive rescue effort. Friday night, with cheers, bagpipes, tears and a ballgame, Shea served as a staging area for New York City's ultimate recovery.
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Fans Come Out Strong
The game between the Mets and the Braves at Shea Stadium Friday night served as a symbolic comeback for New York, its citizens and its baseball fans.
No Haven in TriBeCa
To know the changed TriBeCa, walk with Andrea Blanch down Greenwich Street. Stop, then gaze with her at the heaping corpse of the fallen twins.
Flight Attendants Jittery in New Roles
It's a flight attendant's job not only to be calm, but to appear calm.
Info on Tickets For Prayer Vigil
Tickets for Sunday's prayer service for victims of the World Trade Center disaster are available to the public until noon Saturday at local police precincts and at the Family Assistance Center in Manhattan.
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Morale Boost for NY's Bravest
His eyes filled with tears and his heart thick with emotion, firefighter Joseph Vosilla, who survived the deadly Father's Day blaze in Astoria, walked out of Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan Friday and into a world changed from the one he left behind.
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Confirmed Fatalities
The New York City medical examiner yesterday released a list with the following names of people confirmed dead in the World Trade Center disaster. These names are in addition to those already reported.
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Dennis Duggan: Remembering a Quiet Hero
"And I will carry this: It is the police shield of a man named George Howard, who died at the World Trade Center trying to save others. It was given to me by his mom, Arlene, as a proud memorial to her son."
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A Photo Shows Officer's Heroism
The last time Carmen Suarez saw her husband in person was when he left
What They're Saying
In light of the World Trade Center disaster, Queens residents' opinions varied Friday as to whether the primary for mayoral, citywide and City Council candidates should be held Tuesday, as a judge ruled.
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Businesses Near Disaster Struggle
As the legs of thousands of World Trade Center disaster tourists scissored past the Broadway entrance of his Roy Rogers restaurant Friday, manager Satter Soied stood behind the cash register in a daze.
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Thousands Try to Purchase Gas Masks
The fears about biological and chemical warfare in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are sending thousands of area residents to military stores seeking gas masks, even though experts say the devices likely will offer little protection.
ANALYSIS
Tragedy Changes Tone of Campaign
The horror that struck the city on Primary Day has voters concerned about choosing the candidate who can best manage a crisis - and has reduced months of rancor over police policies and schools.
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A Record of Saving Lives
Battalion Chief William McGovern was last seen alive on the morning of Sept. 11 around the 30th floor of Tower One in the World Trade Center, his fellow firefighters told his wife, Mary.
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Firefighters Funerals
Funerals have been held or are planned for the following firefighters killed in the World Trade Center disaster:
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City Gets First $2 B in U.S. Aid
As exhausted rescue workers continued their grim tasks in the smoky rubble of the World Trade Center, the city received the first installment of a federal aid package Friday and officials began to talk about building a fitting replacement.
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Relief Funds Growing
As millions in donations pour in for those affected by the World Trade Center attack, officials involved in relief efforts said Friday that they face challenges in giving it away.
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INS: Legal or No, Report Missing KinG
Officials are encouraging undocumented immigrants to contact authorities about friends or family who may have been lost in the World Trade Center terrorist attack without fearing that their illegal status may be used against them.
