One of the first donations to the nascent 9/11 Memorial Museum in 2006 was a collection acquired from the American Red Cross September 11 Recovery Program, which consisted of hundreds of drawings and cards made by children. More.
Hardhat Tells the Story of Medical Professionals at Ground Zero
Don’t equate the coronavirus crisis to 9/11
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was in my middle school library in a New York City suburb with another student. The library was eerily empty. We looked around a corner to where the staff offices were, and saw everyone gathered around a TV. More.
Al Petrocelli, firefighter who lost son on 9/11, dies of coronavirus
A beloved FDNY battalion chief from Staten Island who lost his son on 9/11 has died of coronavirus. Al Petrocelli succumbed to the virus on Wednesday morning. He was 73 years old. Petrocelli went to his doctor on March 17 complaining of fatigue — he was sleeping around the clock, his wife Ginger told the Staten Island Advance. He was diagnosed on March 24, a week before his death. More.
Judge who presided over World Trade Center terrorism trials dies of coronavirus
Kevin Duffy, a longtime judge who presided over three major New York terrorism trials in the 1990s, has died of the coronavirus. He was 87. The district court executive in Manhattan federal court said Duffy died Wednesday in Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut. More.
I saw 9/11 in New York. This is worse.
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.
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.