Local residents publicly declared their pride in America by hanging the American flag in front of their buildings on 34th Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets shortly after the World Trade Center catastrophe. More...
Moved by the grief of a dear friend being among the missing in the World Trade Center disaster, an Astoria caterer and her friends and family organized a massive collection drive last week in Astoria, Long Island City and Jackson Heights which brought in five van loads of hot food for those working on the rescue and cleanup effort in lower Manhattan. More...
Sept. 22, the Steuben Parade Committee asks all to join the memorial prayer service for victims of the World Trade Center disaster and their families; St. Patrick More...
The common threads running through most of the stories of the people who experienced the catastrophe at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan last week are overwhelming bravery and simple kindness. Police officers and fire fighters labored long to save as many lives as they could, several times at the cost of their own. Doctors, nurses and other health care professionals dropped what they were doing and headed to downtown hospitals or makeshift triage centers where they labored for long hours to treat the disaster's victims. Emergency workers dug through tons of rubble, often using only their bare hands, to find more casualties. Citizens of this great metropolis stood on line for hours to donate blood, never once specifying who should receive the gift of life they offered. Storekeepers put up signs inviting passers-by to use their bathroom facilities or offered water to those fleeing the catastrophe. The Circle Line and other cruise fleets ferried injured people to medical facilities in New Jersey. Tavern on the Green cancelled a private party and donated the food to police. In our own borough volunteers at the newly opened New York School of Urban Ministry in the former Boulevard Hospital got up at 3 a.m. last Thursday to pack 400 lunches, which they took to the the disaster site for police officers changing shifts. The school has opened its dormitory facilities for local police and fire fighters so they can rest before going out on duty again. More...
Herald In The U.S. Army Band