LI a site for Sept. 11 exhibits
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum have announced the 30 cities and towns that will have exhibits displaying artifacts from the 2001 terrorist attacks. Cuomo urged all...
View ArticleGrapes, with wrath
Channeling Mr. Ripley: Believe it, $19.11 gets you a bottle of “9/11 memorial wine” from Mattituck’s Lieb Family Cellars, produced from grapes the winery touts were grown “90 miles from the site of the...
View ArticleTowering legend, flawed man? MLK’s image evolves
On the National Mall in Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. is a towering, heroic figure carved in stone. On the Broadway stage, he’s a living, breathing man who chain smokes, sips liquor and...
View ArticleJoe Paterno memorialized by son
Jay Paterno leaned over his dying father, gave him a kiss, and whispered in his ear. “Dad, you won,” he said. “You did all you could do. You’ve done enough. We all love you. We won. You can go home...
View ArticleStatus of World Trade Center site, 11 years later
The first office building to open will be the 72-story 4 World Trade Center, which has reached its full height of 977 feet and is scheduled to open in October 2013.
View ArticleBill Clinton to speak at Ed Koch’s funeral in NYC
Ed Koch is being remembered as the quintessential New Yorker — an admired but tough, colorful former mayor who will be honored at his funeral by former President Bill Clinton.
View Article9/11 anniversary to be marked with tributes
Sept. 11 victims' loved ones will gather at ground zero to commemorate the attacks' anniversary with the reading of names, moments of silence and serene music.
View ArticleTower opposite NYC’s 9/11 memorial set to open
One World Trade Center is the marquee skyscraper at ground zero in lower Manhattan. But the first office tower to officially open there will be its shorter neighbor, 4 World Trade Center.
View ArticleOn Sept. 11 anniversary, appeals to remember as time passes
Carrying photos with names of their loved ones, victims' relatives praised first responders, thanked the armed forces and hoped for peace and security.
View ArticleUS marks 9/11 with somber tributes, new monument to victims
Americans were commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims Tuesday, after a year when two attacks demonstrated the enduring threat of terrorism in the...
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