Memorial Marks the Sacrifice of “65-2” Firefighters
Richie Manetta of Brooklyn was one of those whose death is believed to have been caused by exposure to toxins at Ground Zero
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Flags Fly to Remember a Neighbor Who Never Came Home That Day
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
For a decade, the residents of Hausman Street in Greenpoint have borne witness to their friend, Catherine Fagan.
One Woman’s Commitment Brings Honor to Red Hook’s Fallen
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
In the summer of 2009, Josie Sanfeliu filled her bike basket with petition papers, strapped on her bike helmet, and rode from her home in Park Slope, past the Gowanus Canal and under the Brooklyn Queens Expressway to a series of firehouses in Red Hook. It was a 15-minute trip that she had made many times since September 11, 2001, and would make a hundred more times over the next two years.
A Grassroots Memorial Honors Sheepshead Bay’s Victims
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Grieving over their losses, neighborhood residents turned a handball court into a wall of memory
Two Kinds of Comradeship: Soldiers Turn Firefighters after September 11
Friday, September 2, 2011
A fire company in Bushwick, which lost six men in the Al Qaeda attack, has been replenished by military veterans On Sept. 11, 2001, Joshua Wiener was in the field with his Marine Corps regiment [...]
A Muslim School Marks the Tenth Anniversary with Memories of Bias
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Al-Noor’s students became targets after the Sept. 11 attacks, and have gone to great lengths to prove their value as Americans
For the Siller Brothers, an Empty Tee on the Golf Course
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Their firefighter sibling, Stephen, never made it to their family game on Sept. 11, 2001 As much as the Siller brothers loved golf, it was a rare and special day when all four of [...]
From a Hilltop Cemetery, A Gravedigger’s View of Tragedy
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
A decade later, Anthony Manero remembers watching the planes destroy the Twin Towers and burying five victims
9/11 in 2011: The View From Brooklyn
Sunday, August 28, 2011
(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) On Sept. 11, 2001, Brooklyn found itself with a front-row seat to Al Qaeda’s attack on the World Trade Center. From graveyards to golf courses, private schools to housing projects, the impact [...]
9/11 Workers Approve Settlement of Claims after Years-Long Battle
Friday, November 19, 2010
More than 10,000 workers who sued New York City because of health damages suffered while working in the 9/11 rescue approved a settlement today, according to The New York Times. The settlement amounts to $625 million and [...]
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast
Thursday, September 8, 2011
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