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Artist Mary Crescenzo describes how the performance piece she created for the Day of the Dead turned into a memorial. The performance took place November 1 at the Pelham Art Center in Pelham, New York.

Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker magazine was interviewed on NPR's Fresh Air. He reflects on the damage done to the New York skyline, the critical remarks he had made about the WTC in the past, and rebuilding the future in its…

The recorded performance of Marc Wilson's prose poem. The piece is accompanied by guitarist Michael Schockey and is based on contents of office paper and other scraps found at Ground Zero.

Violinist Emily McHugh made this recording on St Patrick's Day 2000. She used to play her Irish fiddle at the PATH station under the WTC. She recorded herself warming up at 8am that morning.

Jim Gladman tells his story of the summer of 2001. He was working on an illustration of the WTC for Big Magazine and he also attended Glenn Branca's "Hallucination City" premier at the WTC plaza. "I felt the WTC, New York, and Branca's music formed…

Jim Gladman and Jeff Cashdollar made this recording of the premier of Glenn Branca's "Hallucination City." It was one of the last performances to take place at the WTC complex. It featured 100 electric guitars and 20 electric basses and a drummer.…

Jonathan Siskin was evacuated from his apartment in Battery Park City on 9/11 and had to run into a restaurant to escape the dust. He saved the voicemails he received that day - friends calling from New York City, Connecticut, Illinois, Israel and…

Jeff Strubel worked as a tractor operator at Fresh Kills Landfill. After September 11, Jeff helped with the Recovery effort. He says that a lot of the guys who worked at the landfill, the firefighters, don't want to talk about what they…

Jeff Strubel worked as a tractor operator at Fresh Kills Landfill. After September 11, he spent some time at Ground Zero, helping with the clean-up. In this clip he describes all of the cars and other vehicles found at the site.

Jeff Strubel worked as a tractor operator at Fresh Kills Landfill. After September 11, Jeff helped with the Recovery effort. In this clip, he talks about how he and the other workers feel to be a part of this difficult process. Every guy has his…

Jeff Strubel worked as a tractor operator at Fresh Kills Landfill. After September 11, Jeff helped with the Recovery effort. He says the guys he worked with really supported eachother but they still find it to difficult to talk about. Jeff…

Josh's mother, Martha Rosler, left three messages on his answering machine over the course of September 11 and 12. She expresses her hopes that her son and daughter-in-law are safe. She wonders if giving blood would be the right gesture. A comicbook…

Josh's friend Danielle Nguyen, calling from Phoenix, left a message on his answering machine on September 11. A comicbook artist, Josh later collaborated on a fundraising anthology called "911 Emergency Relief."

Josh's friend Dean Haspiel left a message on his answering machine right after the 1st tower fell. Josh and Dean later collaborated with many other comic book artists on a fundraising anthology "911 Emergency Relief."

Jeff Strubel worked as a tractor operator at Fresh Kills Landfill. He started on September 11, just doing what ever he could to help. He describes some of the public support he experienced while driving his equipment from ground zero.

Faith Schwartz worked as a physician's assistant at the Recovery Project at Fresh Kills. She had just graduated before September 11. She never expected that her first job would be on the "garbage dump."

Faith Schwartz worked at the Recovery Project at Fresh Kills as a physician's assistant. She is proud of the workers who never complained about the uncomfortable conditions at the landfill, the decontamination process they have to go through even…

A Fresh Kills tractor operator, Edwin was born and raised on Staten Island. He lost people close to him on September 11. He talks about the silent sadness that will still linger with the workers who spent so much time there -- even after the closing…

A tractor operator at Fresh Kills, Edwin was born and raised on Staten Island. He reflects on the surreal nature of September 11, and what he has had to do to cope.

A tractor operator working at Fresh Kills, Edwin was born and raised on Staten Island. He watched the progression of the WTC construction. In this clip, Edwin describes the recovery work he did after September 11. He is still amazed by the amount…