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Seventeen-year-old Katelyn Mueller wrote this song, Tuesday, three days after 9/11 to express what she and her friends were feeling at the time.

In this recording from 1992, Fire Chief William Feehan talks about the New York firefighters' culture and tradition. Feehan was killed when the buildings collapsed on September 11; four days later, the recording was aired on NPR by David Isay's Sound…

Philippe Petit caused a sensation in New York City in 1974 when he walked a tightrope stretched between the two towers. In this recording, he reads from his book On the High Wire.

French aerialist Philippe Petit caused a sensation in New York City in 1974 when he walked a tightrope stretched between the two towers. This radio segment includes original news coverage of the event, as well as an interview that took place after…

Ben Cheah and Eliza Paley recorded ambient noises at the WTC in August 2001. In this clip, they captured the sound of the elevator shaft.

Ben Cheah and Eliza Paley recorded ambient noises at the WTC in August 2001. In this clip, they take an elevator down toward the lobby.

Ben Cheah and Eliza Paley recorded ambient noises at the WTC in August 2001. In this clip, they take an elevator upstairs.

Nate Cory, a young man who came to New York with his family right after 9/11, recounts what it was like to visit the city at that time. This piece was produced in Portland, Maine, for Blunt Radio during the fall of 2001.

Chalkdust (aka Hollis Liverpool), a scholar and musician from Trinidad, wrote this calypso song dealing with 9/11 and politics.

Radio producer Ginger Miles, whose home is in Lower Manhattan, weaves together interviews with neighbors from her building.
With funding from the New York Council for Humanities.

Radio producer Ginger Miles, whose home is in Lower Manhattan, remembers the WTC area before the attack and talks about how the neighborhood has changed.
With funding from the New York Council for Humanities.

Two young hiphop artists, Colin Travers and Eric Minor made a three minute dedication piece sampled from news clips. It is being played on WKCR. They poured their hearts into their piece "RIP WTC." Colin grew up in Brooklyn Heights and witnessed the…

Timothy Speed Levitch, the eccentric New York tour guide who was featured in the documentary The Cruise, saw the WTC Towers as competitive twins. The events of September 11 inspired him to write the spoken-word piece, Sibling Rivalry. In this…

Diana Kingsley went up to the roof of her building after the first plane hit on 9/11. From there, only ten blocks away, she could see the top third of both towers. We hear the messages she left when she tried to call her fiancée Matthew Geller on his…

In an interview with Ben Shapiro on December 11, 2001, Kenneth Jackson of the New-York Historical Society talks about September 11. Part 5: Why historical perspective is important.

In an interview with Ben Shapiro on December 11, 2001, Kenneth Jackson of the New-York Historical Society talks about September 11. Part 4: What the WTC represented, and what sort of memorial is appropriate.

In an interview with Ben Shapiro on December 11, 2001, Kenneth Jackson of the New-York Historical Society talks about September 11. Part 3: Why we miss the towers, and why they were problematic.

In an interview with Ben Shapiro on December 11, 2001, Kenneth Jackson of the New-York Historical Society talks about September 11. Part 2: What gives 9/11 particular horror.

In an interview with Ben Shapiro on December 11, 2001, Kenneth Jackson of the New-York Historical Society talks about September 11. Part 1: The role a cultural institution should play post-9/11.

As part of his sound installation Buildings [New York], artist Francisco López recorded ambient nighttime noise in the World Trade Center between January and March 2001. The piece, commissioned by Creative Time, was exhibited in the Brooklyn Bridge…