New Yorkers were in mourning and not in the mood for war. Many came to the anti-war demonstrations.
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The three of us took cover against a concrete bench in Battery Park City as we saw the Tower begin to collapse. As the debris cloud rapidly approached, my asked me "are we were going to die?". Because I wasn't sure if we were going to die, I stood up and took the photo- in case we were "found" afterward.]]> Instead of being at my new job, I am at the Hudson River Piers, standing speechless next to the West Side Highway, frozen with disbelief, and wrestling with the sights and sounds I unfortunately witnessed less than 24 hours earlier. On this breezy September morning I am staring down into real-time death, devastation and despair. The gripping smell that lingered in the air that morning, and for the next few months, is a scent I won't ever be able to forget.]]>