Tag: 911
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9/11 Memorial Joins the Fold as Popular Visitor Destination
Thursday, December 29, 2011
The National September 11 Memorial admitted its one millionth visitor this week. The memorial plaza and its two fountains opened to the public on Sept. 12.
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Funding Dispute Could Delay Opening of 9/11 Museum
Monday, November 21, 2011
The 2012 opening of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center could be delayed because the museum and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are arguing over funds.
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Photographer Richard Drew Remembers 'The Falling Man'
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Richard Drew worked as a photographer for the Associated Press for 32 years before he took his most powerful image on Sept. 11, 2001. Drew has called "The Falling Man" “the most famous photograph no one has seen,” since many outlets refused to publish the photo in the wake of 9/11.
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Eric, The 9/11 Brother
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Eric Leinung was 12 years old when his older brother, Paul, went into work at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Paul didn't make it out. And things at home turned ugly.
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Why I Didn't 'Heart NY More Than Ever' and What I Did About It
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
In late September 2001, WNYC aired a piece by one of our producers, Jule Gardner (now Banville) about her decision to leave New York just after the attacks. We checked back with her recently and found out her life’s changed more than a little since that move.
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WNYC's Guide to 9/11 Arts Events
Friday, September 02, 2011
This month, cultural institutions around the city are paying respect to the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks through literature, visual arts, theater, dance, music, and film. Here's our guide to what's happening around town.
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Most New Yorkers Think 9/11 Museum Should Be Free: Poll
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Seventy-five percent of New Yorkers think the National 9/11 Memorial Museum should be free, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.
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Visitors to Make Online Reservations to See 9/11 Memorial
Monday, June 13, 2011
In July, members of the public will be able to reserve spots online to see the memorial honoring victims of the 9/11 and the 1993 trade center attacks.
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New 9/11 Time-Lapse Documentary Debuts at Sundance
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Though it may not have won the big documentary award at Sundance, Jim Whitaker's "Rebirth" is likely to be of special note to New Yorkers: it's a new documentary about 9/11 and Ground Zero.
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Muslim Groups Use Video to Combat Islamophobia
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of 9/11/01. In New York, the day is always loaded, especially in the face of the continuing controversy around the Islamic cultural center proposed for near Ground Zero, and the fact that this year, the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr falls on 9/11.
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Growing Up South Asian in the Wake of 9/11
Saturday, September 11, 2010
What is it like to grow up South Asian in the wake of 9/11-- whether or not you are a muslim?
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Ahmed, The Muslim Detective
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Meet Detective Ahmed Nasser, a Yemeni immigrant who has tried to make post-9/11 life easier for Muslim New Yorkers.