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Staten Island 9/11 Memorial Not Vandalized After All
Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro has issued an apology to the families of 9/11 victims -- after officials mistakenly believed a local memorial had been vandalized.Five plaques were found...
View ArticleSteve Rosenbaum on the Memorial at Ground Zero
Documentarian Steve Rosenbaum discusses his project: videotaping and photographing construction at the memorial center at Ground Zero. An article about his work, "Inside the Future 9/11 Reliquary,"...
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Rebuilding the World Trade Center
Over the past year, key elements in the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site and the 9/11 Memorial have finally emerged above street level. But the fate of other pieces of the site remain...
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Progress at the World Trade Center
The memorial observance is taking place in Zuccotti Park, kitty corner from the World Trade Center site. This past year, the site has gone through a dramatic transformation as structures have finally...
View ArticleFamilies of 9/11 Victims Celebrate Lives While Commemorating Loss
On this ninth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, many family members of the victims are attending the annual reading of the names at the World Trade Center site today. For some, this mass...
View Article9/11 Families Mourn As Park51 Controversy Continues
The air was crisp and the mood was solemn as family members gathered at a site near Ground Zero for New York City’s ninth September 11th commemoration ceremony at Zuccotti Park. Many wore white ribbons...
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9/11 Memorial Pools Get Test Run
The north pool of the 9/11 Memorial got its first test on Tuesday. The taps were turned on, creating cascading waterfalls over the 30-foot high granite walls. The pools are called "Reflecting Absence"...
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Look | World Trade Center in June
WNYC began visiting the World Trade Center site in April 2010 and continues to document the construction of One World Trade Center, the 9/11 Memorial, the transportation hub and the people working on...
View ArticleVisitors to Make Online Reservations to See 9/11 Memorial
ReadThe memorial on the site where the World Trade Center towers once stood opens on September 12, 2011 — one day after the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. Starting on July 6, family members of the...
View ArticleDecade 9/11 Conversation: Radio Rookies and Clifford Chanin
ListenPart four of our Decade 9/11 series of conversations: WNYC Radio Rookies Brendan Illis and Norhan Basuni and 9/11 Memorial Museum director Clifford Chanin talk about the collaboration between the...
View ArticleFreedom Walk
Joey Rizzolo was six years old when he watched the events of September 11th 2001 on the news, while folding laundry with his grandma in his living room. At the time, Joey didn't understand the larger...
View Article9/11 Memorial Crowds Changing a Downtown Neighborhood
Crowds have been gathering at the corner of Greenwich and Albany Streets since the September 11 Memorial opened to the public on Monday. Until this week, the corner was a relatively obscure spot that...
View ArticleFamilies Oppose 9/11 Remains at Memorial Museum
Families of Sept. 11 victims on Sunday called for congressional hearings to establish federal protocols on how to handle human remains after disasters like the terror acts that took thousands of lives...
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Look | One World Trade Center Gets City’s 'Tallest' Honor
WNYC began visiting the World Trade Center site in April 2010 and has continued to document the construction of One World Trade Center, the 9/11 Memorial the transportation hub, as well as the people...
View ArticleBoth Sides Say Deal is Near on Stalled 9/11 Museum
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Port Authority Chairman Patrick Foye are both saying they're close to an agreement in the dispute that has stalled the construction of the 9/11 museum at the World Trade...
View ArticleBloomberg Supports Federal Funds for 9/11 Memorial and Museum
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday said he supports National Park involvement at the September 11 Memorial and Museum.“We’d love to get 20 million bucks a year. We’ve asked them,” said Bloomberg, adding...
View ArticleConstruction Mishap at World Trade Center Site
Days after a final steel beam was put in place at 4 World Trade Center, a construction accident occurred when a crane broke some windows of the building.The fire department said no injuries were...
View Article9/11 Anniversary Will Mark Rise of New Buildings, But No Museum
Some family members of the victims of the September 11 attacks are angry that The National September 11 Memorial Museum will not have its planned opening on Tuesday, the 11th anniversary of the...
View ArticleOfficials Reach Agreement on 9/11 Memorial Museum
An agreement that paves the way for the completion of the Sept. 11 museum at ground zero has been reached a day before the 11th anniversary of the terror attacks.The agreement between the Port...
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What the 9/11 Memorial Says About Us: A Walking Tour of the Site
Since it opened on September 11 of last year, more than 4.5 million visitors have entered the National 9/11 Memorial to observe the reflecting pools in the footprint of the World Trade Center.But what...
View ArticleWTC Site Floods, But Officials Say Buildings Will Be Hurricane-Proof
Millions of gallons of water streamed into the World Trade Center site during Sandy, cascading through the PATH terminal and down ramps used for construction vehicles. But officials say the prognosis...
View Article9/11 Museum Delays Will End with Spring Opening
As another new office tower opens at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan, its would-be neighbor, the National September 11th Museum, is still facing delays.The City Council got an update on...
View Article9/11 Museum Film Sparks Concerns Over Reference to Islam, Terrorists
The National September 11 Memorial Museum plans to show a film that is already causing controversy.Groups who were asked to screen the seven-minute documentary "The Rise of Al Qaeda" said the film...
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Annual 9/11 Ceremony Carries on with Subtle Differences
It's the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and family and friends of victims made their annual journey to Ground Zero, but this year's commemoration had a few differences from years past.It's the...
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The New Normal of a Post-9/11 Workplace
This year, Lower Manhattan hit some important milestones: One World Trade Center opened and Greenwich Street was restored. This was also the first year that the 9/11 Memorial plaza has been fully open...
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Pope Francis Joins Faith Leaders in Call for Peace at 9/11 Memorial
Pope Francis met with first responders, firefighters, and victims' families before holding an inter-faith service at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in Lower Manhattan this morning. Pope Francis speaks at...
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Visiting the 9/11 memorials with those most closely affected
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: And, finally, some thoughts as we approach, on Sunday, the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.There are national memorials at three sites. In New York...
View ArticleWatch live: Family, friends and survivors commemorate 9/11
Watch and listen as friends, family and survivors gather to read the names of those killed at the World Trade Center site on September 11, 2001. The remembrance begins at 8:41 a.m. ET and will include...
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Ground Zero Artifacts Give Towns Across the U.S. a Piece of 9/11 to Memorialize
Twisted metal I-beams. A fully-intact train car. A metal spire from the North Tower.These artifacts, pulled from the wreckage after the September 11th attacks in New York City, were among hundreds that...
View ArticleSee For Yourself
After the opening of the September 11th Memorial and Museum, record-breaking crowds traveled to Ground Zero, to the exact spot where the tragedy happened. In this archival edition of Fishko Files,...
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