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...
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