As a city, we've arrived at the point where we are now 20 years removed from Sept. 11, 2001 — one of the darkest moments in our history, a date that forever altered our city both physically and spiritually.
Black plumes of smoke pour out of the World Trade Center after hijacked aircraft were deliberately rammed into them during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams
But for those of us alive to bear witness to that terrible morning, the memories have not been blurred by the passage of such an extensive period of time. Before 9/11, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center had become the symbol of our nation’s economic power — standing all above Lower Manhattan as the hub of commerce and business that employed tens of thousands from across the tri-state area.
Witnesses on the ground watched in horror as trapped victims above the impact zones began leaping to their deaths. Thousands of first responders — police officers, firefighters, paramedics — converged on the World Trade Center to save as many lives as possible. Firemen work around the World Trade Center after both towers collapsed in New York on September 11, 2001.
New York suffered the worst losses in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Over the following eight months, construction workers and first responders combed the ruins at what was then called “Ground Zero,” removing debris while also recovering victims who died.REUTERS/Peter Morgan Ground Zero was finally cleared of World Trade Center rubble in May 2002, and over the next decade, the site was rebuilt into a modern center of business.
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