Ground Zero

9/11 Responders' Anger: Obama Offers Sympathy, But No Support

nydailynews.com | By Michael Mcauliff | Posted 12.04.2009 | New York


Angry September 11th responders say President Obama has offered sympathy but no support for their appeal to champion their cause in Congress: a bill t...

Paterson: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Shouldn't Be Tried In NYC

nydailynews.com | By Oren Yaniv | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York


Gov. Paterson on Monday joined the chorus of critics questioning the government's plan to try Kalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other accused 9/11 terror...

Subway Sandwich Shop Opening Atop World Trade Center Crane

nypost.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York


As the Freedom Tower makes its ascent into the city skyline, rising alongside it atop a crane will be a Subway sandwich shop that will turn out subs f...

Cairo to Fort Hood: Broader Engagement at Home and Abroad

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Qanta Ahmed, MD

Mass murders have become a depressingly familiar punctuation in the rhythm of modern day American despair.

"Nookie" For The Nook And "Kindling" For The Kindle

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books


If The Joy of Sex is on the Nook, will it be called "Nookie"? And if Sebastian Junger's Fire is on the Kindle, will it be called "Kindling"? We...

World Trade Center: Ground Zero's "Plan B" Needs $20 Million More

nydailynews.com | Douglas Feiden | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York


Taxpayers will have to cough up another $20 million for Ground Zero because of the brutal battle raging between the Port Authority and developer Larry...

Terry Holdbrooks: Guantanamo Bay Prison Guard Converted To Islam; Detainee Was Mentor

The Guardian | Sarfraz Manzoor | Posted 10.06.2009 | World


Terry Holdbrooks arrived at Guant�namo detention camp in the summer of 2003 as a godless 19-year-old with a love of drinking, hard rock music and ta...

The Rise And Fall Of New York: A Tragedy In 3 Acts

Nelson Montana | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York


Nelson Montana

I still love this town. But it saddens me to see how far it's fallen. Can the rest of the country be far behind?

New Rule: If America Can't Get it Together, We Lose the Bald Eagle

Bill Maher | Posted 11.25.2009 | Comedy


Bill Maher

If America can't get its act together, it must lose the bald eagle as our symbol and replace it with the YouTube video of the puppy that can't get up. As long as we're pathetic, we might as well act like it's cute.

The Unedited Truth: Why MSNBC Re-Airs 9/11 Coverage

Dan Abrams | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media


Dan Abrams

Some have called it gruesome or ghoulish, even referring to it as "death porn." Maybe so, but it also really happened.

Turning Tragedy Into Compassionate Action

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York


Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

I can think of no greater tribute to the victims of September 11th than in the positive and inspirational actions that millions of Americans have taken on their behalf both today and year round.

Families Stream Into NYC 9/11 Ceremony

AP | SUZANNE MA | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — The selfless spirit that helped mend a stricken nation eight years ago was renewed. Volunteers marked 9/11 Friday by tilling gardens,...

Eight Years Later: Why Is There Still A Hole at Ground Zero?

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Paul Rieckhoff

I, along with almost two million other troops, were sent to war because of what happened there. Too many lives were lost that day, and too little attention has been given to memorializing them.

Interview: The Inspiring Story of 9/11 Survivor Michelle Rosado

2morrowknight | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


2morrowknight

Although the experiences through the years have ultimately shaped my destiny, I wasn't fully aware that my true "destiny" ever existed until September 11th.

Project Rebirth: 9/11, Jim Whitaker, and the Resurrection of Ground Zero

Brad Listi | Posted 11.09.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Listi

Jim Whitaker is the founder of Project Rebirth, which has chronicled the rebuilding of Ground Zero in New York City for the past eight years. I recently had a chance to speak to Mr. Whitaker.

World Trade Center Death Toll Keeps Growing

New York Post | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York


More than 800 World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers have died since 9/11 -- and cancer has killed at least 270 of those heroes, new data show...

WTC Owners Stop Paying Late Fees (PHOTOS)

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York


New York (AP) -- The owners of ground zero say they've stopped paying $300,000-a-day penalties to the developer at the World Trade Center site after m...

World Trade Center Steel Beam Returns To Ground Zero

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — It became a makeshift memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. Now a massive steel column has been returned to ground zero as...

Largest Column Installed Yet At World Trade Center Site (PHOTOS)

Posted 09.12.2009 | New York


Workers at One World Trade Center have set a 70-ton piece of steel into place, making it the largest column installed yet at the tragic construction s...

Immune System Cancer Found In Young 9/11 Officers

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 09.10.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — Researchers say a small number of young law enforcement officers who participated in the World Trade Center rescue and cleanup operat...

A Death In the Family

Sherman Yellen | Posted 09.09.2009 | Living


Sherman Yellen

After John's cancer appeared and many of his fellow first responders began to die of 9/11 related illnesses, he became an activist. He died yesterday after a three year battle with cancer.

Ground Zero Freedom Tower To Finish In 2018

New York Daily News | Douglas Feiden | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York


A secret report predicts the Freedom Tower - billed as America's defiant answer to terrorism - won't be finished until 17 years after the 9/11 attacks...

Ground Zero Construction Talks Deadlocked

New York Times | CHARLES V. BAGLI | Posted 07.10.2009 | Local


The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the developer Larry Silverstein remain deadlocked over construction of two giant office towers at gr...

Prince Harry Arrives In NY, Visits Ground Zero

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 06.29.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Prince Harry bowed his head in prayer at ground zero Friday "in admiration of the courage shown by the people of this great city" _ a...

Ground Zero Emergency Drill Staged By 800 Responders

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 06.17.2009 | Home


NEW YORK — It was an emergency drill, yet the scene of hundreds of firefighters, police officers and other first responders hustling around the ...