On Saturday, performances and memorials around the city and online will mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks. Here’s how to find them. Source: New York Times
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What Does It Mean to ‘Never Forget’?
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2021
Twenty years after Sept. 11, a look at what we hold on to and what we choose to let go. Source: New York Times
9/11 Victims Are Still Being Identified, 20 Years Later
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2021
The medical examiner’s office is still working painstakingly to identify 9/11 victims. There are 1,106 victims whose remains have not been found. Source: New York Times
Trying to Find Your Mother’s Remains From Ground Zero, 20 Years Later
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2021
The medical examiner’s office is still working painstakingly to identify 9/11 victims. There are 1,106 victims whose remains have not been found. Source: New York Times
Lower Manhattan Rebounded After 9/11, but the Pandemic Erased the Gains
By Gotham Rex on September 4, 2021
The triumphant comeback of Lower Manhattan after 2001 became a rallying cry for New York City. But its offices have emptied out, tourists are gone, and hundreds of retailers have shut down. Source: New York Times
9/11 Museum’s 20th-Anniversary Exhibitions Become Victims of Cuts
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2021
At an important vantage point in history, there will be no special shows looking back at the 2001 attacks, and critics say the museum keeps too tight a rein on the story. Source: New York Times
Leslie Robertson, Who Engineered the World Trade Center, Dies at 92
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2021
He remained proud of the towers, which stood long enough for thousands to escape on 9/11, but carried with him “a troubled heart.” Source: New York Times
Remembering Jim Dwyer
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2020
A farewell to the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Times journalist. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Marks 9/11 at a Time of Harrowing Loss
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2020
As they memorialize a past tragedy, New Yorkers face another profound and deadly crisis that is not yet over. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Remembers 9/11 Amid a Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2020
The solemn rituals that mark a tragedy that brought New York and the nation to its knees will be altered under the burden of another crisis. Source: New York Times
Charles Cook, Ground Zero Volunteer for Months, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on August 27, 2020
After the planes hit on 9/11, he walked from his home in Harlem, against the tide of people fleeing, to help. After Hurricane Katrina, he lent a hand in New Orleans. Source: New York Times
Tribute in Lights Will Shine After All, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2020
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum had said the display would have to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Source: New York Times