The 13-foot-tall sculpture is a 3D interpretation of a drawing created by Port Authority employees and was used as a symbol for the past 25 years.
This is the 25th anniversary of September 11th. The Memorial plaza will be closed for families, but there are other ways to mark the day. / 4 comments
Plus a survivor's story in conversation at the 9/11 Museum; preparing small businesses for floods; rare indigenous woven sculpture from Colombia.
Plus Tribeca Alliance will host a meet and greet on Thursday; seminar on designing the 9/11 memorial; Lunch Box food fair in Fidi.
Plus a free summer lunchtime music and dance series in Fidi; an observance at the 9/11 Memorial; Let There Be Neon will go to Sunset Park.
Local trainer Oscar Smith is recovering from a fire that damaged his studio. Plus moonGarden at the Seaport; STEM queen in BPC; free Sundays at the 9/11 Museum.
Plus six degrees of Kevin Bacon at American Cut; Jefferson Hayman at Steven Amedee; anniversary of first WTC attack. / 2 comments
The Survivor Tree, which was dug from the rubble in 2001, was nursed back to health by the Parks Department. / 3 comments
Plus a discusion on forensic science at the 9/11 Museum; the mayor honors longterm residents; 325 Greenwich looking handsome.
The museum will be open to residents of Lower Manhattan on Sept. 10; Citizens bank will hand out bouquets; the fire museum will hold its annual ceremony.
Plus Dinner on Duane will be moved indoors for weather; FBI agents discuss the 1998 US Embassy bombings; F.E. Castleberry shop taking shape for October.
Plus dinner on Duane Park set for fall; a new gallery for Broadway; the 9/11 Memorial creates a new outdoor tour.
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