story808.xml
Title
story808.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-06-19
911DA Story: Story
story is like every other story on that day. I was horrifeid and angry at the same time. i was stunned. As I walked to my office through Central Park at 110th and onto Fifth Avenue, a homeless man greeted me with such a warm smile that will always haunt me. I will never forget that day. I remember the clothes I wore and recently, I wore the same shoes. I tried to get home as soon as I could. It toook me all day and fianlly arrived in Weehawken, New Jersey at about 8 pm.
From Boulevard East, which is a promenade facing the city, I looked in disbelief at the smoke and the skyline forever changed. When I fianlly got home and saw images on tv of people plunging to their deaths rather than face being incenerated, I cried for hours. I cried for an awful lot of people who I never knew.
New Yorkers are people who come from all over...the city changes us. We belong instantly to it.
From Boulevard East, which is a promenade facing the city, I looked in disbelief at the smoke and the skyline forever changed. When I fianlly got home and saw images on tv of people plunging to their deaths rather than face being incenerated, I cried for hours. I cried for an awful lot of people who I never knew.
New Yorkers are people who come from all over...the city changes us. We belong instantly to it.
Collection
Citation
“story808.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 16, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/16528.