Ten years ago today, American Airlines Flight 587 bound for the Dominican Republic took from the JFK Airport. Turbulent air led the co-pilot to use the rudder to keep the plane up, but the rudder broke off. All 260 people on board—251 passengers and 9 crew members— and five people on the ground were killed when the plane crashed into the quiet residential neighborhood of Belle Harbor Queens. This morning, Mayor Bloomberg will be joining hundreds to remember the victims at the Flight 587 Memorial 17 blocks from the actual crash site. more ›

Yesterday marked a somber anniversary: The seventh anniversary of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash. On November 12, 2001, the Dominican Republic-bound plane had taken off from JFK Airport; turbulent air led the co-pilot to use the rudder to keep the plane up, but the rudder broke off. All 260 people on board - 251 passengers and 9 crew members - were killed when the plane crashed into a quiet residential neighborhood. Five people on the ground were also killed. Mayor Bloomberg said at a ceremony at the Flight 587 memorial on Beach 116th Street in Belle Mead, Queens, "Our hearts are still heavy with grief. The memories of those we lost still vivid y nuestro amor por ellos sigue fuerte." more ›