I never thought New York City could experience anything worse than the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. I was wrong. The memory of that day is seared in my mind. I recall taking the Metro North train into Grand Central terminal and hearing that a plane had flown into the World Trade Center. I assumed it was a Cessna that had gotten into an accident, so I proceeded downtown by subway, heading to my office at the Wall Street Journal. More.
I saw 9/11 in New York. This is worse.
Al Petrocelli, FDNY Battalion chief who lost son on 9/11, succumbs to coronavirus at 73
Albert (Al) Petrocelli, a retired FDNY battalion chief from Huguenot who lost his son, Mark, on 9/11, and a man loved deeply by many, succumbed to the coronavirus early Wednesday. He was 73. His wife, Ginger, said he visited his doctor on March 17 after feeling fatigued and was diagnosed with the illness on March 24. More.
The U.S. Should Set Up A 9/11 Commission Over Its Coronavirus Response, Says Representative Adam Schiff
Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), wrote on Twitter Wednesday that he’s working on a bill to create a formal nonpartisan commission to review the country's response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, referencing the commissions created to investigate the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the World Trade Center in 2001. More.
House chairman proposes 9/11 Commission-type review of coronavirus outbreak
A House committee chairman is proposing a post-9/11-style commission to provide a "full accounting" of the nation's handling of the coronavirus threat before it mushroomed into a full-blown pandemic that threatens to leave hundreds of thousands of Americans dead. More.
Applying the lessons of 9/11 to the coronavirus response
The United States continues to grapple with the far-ranging consequences of the coronavirus, from the immediate public health, economic and national security effects to the long-term impact to our society, culture and national identity. There are few crises in U.S. history that have presented such an array of difficult issues to overcome. More.
9/11 first responder and beloved father of two, Anthony Iraci, 48, succumbs to COVID-19
Beloved husband, father, coach, a former NYPD detective and retired FDNY firefighter Anthony Iraci, 48, has died on March 27, from complications of COVID-19, at Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC), according to his wife, Melissa Iraci. The Westerleigh couple had two children, Alexa, 18, a student at Wagner College, and Anthony Jr, 15, who attends St. Peter's Boys High School. More.
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Directs One World Trade Center to be Lit Red, White and Blue
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed the lights of One World Trade Center's 408-foot spire be lit red, white and blue this evening in recognition of the ongoing nationwide effort to combat COVID-19. "We are dealing with a deadly serious situation right now, and it is more important than politics and more important than partisanship. This is a war and if there is division at this time, the virus will defeat us. More.
Military Judge in 9/11 Trial at Guantánamo Is Retiring
The military judge presiding in the Sept. 11 death penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has scheduled his retirement for later this year, in the latest blow to efforts to start the long-running trial in 2021. The judge, Col. W. Shane Cohen, wrote in a one-page letter to the chief war court judge that he was ending his 21 years of Air Force service on July 1. More.