The National Trust for Historical Preservation released its annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Places, and one of them is the World Trade Center's Vesey Street Staircase. Before the September 11 attacks, the Vesey Street Staircase was seen and used by the public on a daily basis. Located near the intersection of Vesey and Church streets, it consisted of two granite-clad outdoor flights of stairs and an escalator that led from the World......

One of the founders of the proposed-then-denied International Freedom Center at the Wrold Trade Cener site, Tom Bernstein, has resigned from the board raising money for the memorial. The co-founder of Chelsea Piers, Bernstein is the second board member to quit; the first was Agnes Gund. The turmoil over what kind of culture will be at Ground Zero continues, but the Daily News reports that the Smithsonian has been asked to advise on exhibits. While......

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 "9/11 Comission," really the National Commission on Terror Attacks Upon the United States, is meeting today at the New School, to speak with various NYC government officials and servants, from past and present, to understand how the city reacted on September 11, 2001. At the center will be how first responders, from NYPD, FDNY, and emergency services, reacted, as the September 11's events will be summarized. The Times reports that the Pentagon's response plan......

Watch out, Jeopardy! fans - the NY DMV may be screwing with you, as tale of two cities' joey details a trip to the Herald Square DMV. Since his and other would-be licensed drivers have to wait in line for hours at that location, the DMV installed a LCD ticker of trivia to amuse people and prevent them from plotting an uprising. joey, however, has some problems with it: How fun! Or so I thought.......

The New York Times coverage of September 11, 2003 and their A Nation Challenged section Washington Post coverage of September 11, 2003 NY Post - Giuliani on remembering, but not forgetting The Daily News - On not having Dick Cheney at Ground Zero The Smithsonian has a fascinating collection, September 11: Bearing Witness to History, that is filled with objects from September 11, such as Mayor Giuliani's cell phone, K-9 search equipment, fragment from the......

Gothamist was directed to a great weblog by an eGullet article. The blog, The Julie/Julia Project, is the diary of a woman trying to cook everything in Julia Child's classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking. "365 days. 536 recipes. One girl and a crappy outer borough kitchen." Unfortunately, if she's sticking to the one-year format, she's near the end of her run. But the quality of her writing and the vivid descriptions of the......