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Tomorrow will mark the third anniversary of the attacks on September 11th. The city announced their plans to commemorate the day last month, with the day beginning at 8:46AM (when the first plane struck the North Tower) with a moment of silence. Names will be read by parents and grandparents, and others will be able to lay flowers at the lowest level of the WTC site. Other moments of silence will follow at 9:03AM (when the second plane struck the South Tower), 9:59 AM (time of fall of the South Tower), and 10:29 AM (time of fall of the North Tower). The Post reports flooding from the midweek storm may limit access to the the lowest level of Ground Zero; the city has been working to pump water out in time for tomorrow's ceremony.
NY1 will have live coverage of the ceremony; they have also been examining what the status of the rebuilding is, lingering health issues, how WTC Memorial designer Michael Arad feels the weight of responsibility and much more. The NY Times also has their section on "Rebuilding Lower Manhattan", in addition to recent stories about the after effects of September 11; yesterday's story about different companies' and organizations' decisions about keeping an image of the World Trade Center did resonate with us, as we wonder about some storefronts and vans that still have the Twin Towers standing in their logo's sklyines. Also, check out the NY Times' A Nation Challenged section, which includes Portraits of Grief - profiles of victims.
Other September 11 resources:
- Gotham Gazette on the three years of rebuilding at Ground Zero
- The Smithsonian's collection of September 11 artifacts.
And a Tribute in Light will return. This photograph of the Tribute in Light test run is from Michael Sheppard of LoEnd.
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If you have time, a fast modem, it's really interesting to listen to the Opie and Anthony radio shows from that week.
They are all online at
http://oavirus.com/911/index.html
Does anyone know when the Tribute in Light will be up this year? The obvious answer is "tomrorrow, stupid" but curiously, it's not listed on the group's website as taking place this year, nor is it mentioned on their recorded message detailing their various exhibits around town. I'd definitely like to try to get some photos this year if it will really be going on.
What will people be doing tommorow??
After the events of 9/11, (This might be Sappy to some) I personally take that day off to think about my life, the people in it and the people now missing from it.
I'm adopting a kitten with my girlfriend tomorrow. Just happens to be on September 11, that's all.
Lana,
Based on what I've read the lights will be on for one night only. So start scouting a location for those pictures.
I am pretty sure they did some testing on Staten Island earlier in the week but haven't been able to find any news coverage, even though I saw a NY1 camera crew. The NY Times article linked has mention that they will go up tomorrow at dusk.
i've seen the lights tribute all week. or maybe it was the acid?
its the testing this week.
I'm not doing anything special. To me it seems morbid to feel forced to flagellate about 9/11 every year. I saw (and smelled and heard) it the first time, I don't need consistent reminding. I can't be the only one with 9/11 fatigue.
I saw the lights from 25th St Last night. Looked nice.
Jen W, I know a lot of people who feel the same way you do. I think, though, for many, there is a need to talk about it, because that's how people confront an issue and try to figure out how they feel about it (sort of like therapy). My good friends who lived down there and saw the buildings fall don't really care for September 11 remembrances either, and I think the memory lives in the hearts of many people everyday anyway. But I was very moved by seeing the parents and grandparents read the names of the victims and families lay flowers at Ground Zero - it made me very grateful for the things I have. I don't like the jingoism related to the event, but on the human healing side of things, I think remembering is important, and it's just that it's still pretty raw and the country is in the middle of things that are directly September 11 related that it seems like flagellation (especially with tabloid papers' coverage). Hopefully that'll change and it can be more personalized and intimate.