Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
The clean up at ground zero officially ended on May 30, 2002, when the last beam of the World Trade Center was ceremoniously lifted onto a truck and carried out of the sixteen-acre hole in lower Manhattan. We talked with the ironworkers, dock builders, equipment operators, foremen, and carpenters who have been working at the site twelve hours a day, seven days a weeks since mid-September. They spoke about the sacrifices they’ve made, their emotional connection to the site, and the powerful sense of duty that has kept them going for more than eight months. As one foreman commented, it was a job “you wish you never had to come to,” but that “you never want to leave.”
Original airdate 6/18/2002.
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Firefighter Kevin Delano participated in the rescue and clean up effort at ground zero immediately following the attack on the World Trade Center. On July 30th, 2008, he passed away from leukemia. His doctors believe there could be a connection between his illness and his exposure to burning jet fuel at the World Trade Center site. More …
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Dr. Philip Landrigan oversees the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program at Mount Sinai Hospital. Through a federal grant, this program provides free examinations to workers and volunteers who responded to the September 11th attacks. Rafael Pi Roman speaks with him about the latest information on the health of his patients. More …
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
After years of delays, construction is underway at ground zero. Larry Silverstein gives Rafael Pi Roman an overview of the site and the plans. Watch now… More …
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
In 1973, local Thirteen program The 51st State aired this video ode to the World Trade Center in honor of its grand opening. It’s abstract and a little strange; stranger still today. Read more about The 51st State and this segment. More …
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
It’s been 7 years, and the scars, while still there, fade gradually. Do you do anything special on September 11th to remember or reflect on the day? Let us know in the comments. More …
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Developer Larry Silverstein held the lease on the World Trade Center on 9/11, and he has been a major player in the rebuilding saga at ground zero. Seven years later, there’s not a single completed structure on the site (except 7 World Trade Center, which was built privately by Silverstein). Watch interview…
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Rafael Pi Roman hosts a half-hour look at how 9/11 is still affecting the lives of many New Yorkers. The program explores the difficulties that have plagued the rebuilding effort. We also meet some of the people suffering from severe health problems because of their work at ground zero, and profile people who lost family or friends on 9/11. Watch. More …
