The 9/11 Memorial at St. George, Staten Island
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Remembering 9/11: Addendum
Posted on 19:13 by Unknown
The 9/11 Memorial at St. George, Staten Island
September 11, 2013 -- I Remember Lt. Col. Jerry Don Dickerson Jr.
Posted on 07:22 by Unknown
Since its inception, I have participated in Project 2,996, a tribute to the 2,996 innocent victims of 9/11, where bloggers eulogize each victim. Previously, I have remembered Mary Lenz Wieman, Mark Francis Broderick, Capt. Patrick J, Brown, Hagay Shefi, Alison Marie Wildman, Daniel Thomas Afflitto, and Donna Bernaerts-Kearns. Please check out these tributes as well today, as they deserve
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
12 Years Later: Remembering 9/11
Posted on 15:45 by Unknown
September 11, 2001. New Yorkers were heading to the polls to vote on the next mayor of the city. It was a morning full of promise and baseball fans were excited about the Yankees' chances of making the playoffs, the Mets thinking about the future, and the start of the new football season. In other words, it was a day not much different than those September days we've been experiencing in the New
Posted in 1WTC, 2WTC, 3WTC, 4WTC, 9/11, Al Qaeda, anniversaries, Ground Zero, infrastructure, James Zadroga, Lower Manhattan, New York City, project 2996, rebuilding, terrorism, WTC Memorial, WTC Museum, WTC Transit Hub
|
No comments
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Crumbling Infrastructure Watch
Posted on 06:30 by Unknown
This morning, New Jersey commuters trying to get to the Holland Tunnel found themselves navigating a maze of detours and major delays as a key route was shuttered.
The emergency closure was the result of concrete falling from the covered roadway on Route 139 which is one of two major highways leading to the tunnel. Emergency repairs are underway, but the fact is that the roadway needs
The emergency closure was the result of concrete falling from the covered roadway on Route 139 which is one of two major highways leading to the tunnel. Emergency repairs are underway, but the fact is that the roadway needs
Saturday, 31 August 2013
Lower Manhattan and World Trade Center Views
Posted on 09:15 by Unknown
Corbin Building, the Fulton Center, and 195 Broadway from Dey Street
The WTC Transit Hub from Greenwich Street at Vesey
Looking down Greenwich St at the WTC Transit Hub and 3 and 4 WTC
Detail of the 1WTC base cladding
4WTC exterior finished; the building needs interior work, but is in its final form.
Looking up at 1WTC and 4WTC.
Ornate detail work on 140 West
Posted in 1WTC, 3WTC, 4WTC, Fulton Street Transit Hub, Lower Manhattan, rebuilding, WTC Transit Hub
|
No comments
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Drumbeat For Action Against Syria's Assad Grows Louder
Posted on 07:45 by Unknown
The ongoing civil war in Syria has led to more than 100,000 dead, more than 2 million refugees situated in grim camps in Syria, Turkey, Jordan, and the entire region is in turmoil, especially after the latest reports indicating that chemical weapons of some kind were used against civilian populations in a Damascus suburb.
It's the latest in a string of scattered incidents involving chemical
It's the latest in a string of scattered incidents involving chemical
Posted in Bashar al-Assad, chemical weapons, China, Civil War, foreign policy, Hizbullah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Russia, Syria, United Nations, wmd
|
No comments
Monday, 26 August 2013
Yosemite Besieged By Massive Wildfires
Posted on 06:00 by Unknown
At more than 120,000 acres, the Rim Fire continues burning all through the Central Sierra Nevada range, and has burned areas within one of the nation's crown jewel national parks - Yosemite.
While Yosemite Valley is safe for now, the same can't be said of the Hetch Hetchy area.
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir taken 4/2013
The Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is San Francisco's primary water supply and is a
While Yosemite Valley is safe for now, the same can't be said of the Hetch Hetchy area.
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir taken 4/2013
The Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is San Francisco's primary water supply and is a
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)