On the night of Sept. 11, 2001, hours after the attack on the World Trade Center, Kurt Rimmel was at Ground Zero. As a grip in the movie industry, he and some co-workers were asked to provide production lights at the site in an effort to find survivors. Rimmel told News 12 New York that among all the debris, one item stood out. It was a photograph of a young boy in a wooden frame. More.
20 years ago, he found a photo of a little boy in the rubble of 9/11. He hopes someone can claim it
On 9/11, Chinatown residents watched the towers fall. Some are still recovering.
On Sept. 11, 2001, May Chen stood outside Confucius Plaza, a 44-story residential tower located on the outskirts of Chinatown. It was primary day, an important day for Chen, whose husband was running for New York City Council. The streets were buzzing with voters heading to the polls and workers en route to their offices. More.
Surviving 9/11 was ‘just the first piece of the journey’
Trapped in the wreckage of the World Trade Center, Will Jimeno lived through the unthinkable. Twenty years later, he’s still living with it. Injuries that fateful day ended his police career. More.
Health Effects of 9/11 Still Plague Responders and Survivors
John Feal, now 54 years old, was a supervisor at a demolition company when terrorists hijacked two planes that brought down the World Trade Center buildings—and two others that crashed into the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pa., respectively—20 years ago. More.
9/11 survivors from Chicago who were in World Trade Center, Pentagon say 'never forget' daily life
Three Chicago area fathers all survived the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. They gave a harrowing account of what they went through, and how terrorism changed their lives forever. Time sits still in memories, even from miles away, leaving behind a vivid trail of sounds, smells and emotions. More.
20 years later, 9/11 survivors still cope with the trauma: ‘It never goes away’
Trapped deep in the wreckage of the World Trade Center, Will Jimeno lived through the unthinkable. Twenty years later, he’s still living with it. A brace and a quarter-sized divot on his left leg reflect the injuries that ended his police career, a lifetime dream. He has post-traumatic stress disorder. More.
Charlotte banker’s harrowing escape from the World Trade Center’s North Tower on 9/11
He was sitting on the 81st floor of North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001. The first hijacked plane struck the 93rd floor. Charlotte banker Dave Paventi had arrived in New York City a day earlier for business meetings. “I remember it was a foggy day, and I got to the office and immediately walked over to the windows and stepped up on the heat register to look out and couldn’t see a thing,” Paventi said. More.
The Mystery of 9/11 and Dementia
More than a decade after the twin towers fell, Ron Kirchner began forgetting things. Buckling his belt. Closing his car door. Once, while visiting a preschool class on the 13th anniversary of 9/11, he even neglected to wear his customary necktie and New York City Fire Department hat. More.