Laughing at 9/11
ListenIn the days after 9/11, late night talk show hosts like David Letterman and Jon Stewart limped back on screen. On September 20, Stewart mused, “They said to get back to work, and there were no...
View ArticleSteve Reich’s WTC 9/11
ListenSteve Reich is one of the most acclaimed composers working today. He was a pioneer in using recorded voices as part of his compositions.Even though Reich is no stranger to difficult subject...
View ArticleReturning Home on September 11, 2001
ReadOn the morning of September 11, I was in midtown Manhattan, so I walked south – downtown. There I encountered the wave of refugees walking north, people still wearing white breathing masks, people...
View ArticleThe Little Fireboat That Could
ReadMaira Kalman has written and illustrated more than a dozen books, for children and adults. In the months following 9/11, when a friend suggested she write a book about the attacks, she said,...
View ArticleHip-Hop Reacts to 9/11
ListenRight after 9/11, Davey D, a longtime hip-hop journalist and radio host, remembers rappers throwing benefit concerts for firefighters and cops. “I remember Canibus joining the army, and Eminem...
View ArticleThe Reluctant Fundamentalist
ReadMohsin Hamid was born in Pakistan but has spent about half his life in the US. In July 2001, he finished the first draft of his novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist, the story of a young global...
View ArticleThe New National 9/11 Memorial
LookTen years ago, Lower Manhattan was the epicenter of the most shocking, upsetting day in many Americans' lifetimes. But today Ground Zero is bustling with construction workers, cranes, and other...
View ArticleSarah Jones’ Post-9/11 World
ListenEarly in 2001, the writer and performer Sarah Jones started working on a one-woman Broadway show called Bridge and Tunnel. The play, which won a Tony Award, featured Jones playing a diverse cast...
View ArticleThe World Trade Center in Tampa
LookDuring the clean up of Ground Zero, 700 million pounds of steel were removed. Some pieces were shipped, like relics, to be used in memorials all over the country. One piece — measuring about 17...
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Artists Respond to 9/11: Studio 360's List
LookCountless artists in the past decade, from novelists to comic book illustrators to documentary theater directors, have grappled with the events of 9/11 and the War on Terror. Studio 360 listeners...
View ArticleDisability Benefits Restored for New Firefighters
When the alarm sounds in the firehouse, Andre White moves fast. He doesn't have time to consider the possible dangers he'll face."You never know what's going to happen," the 29-year-old member of...
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Revealed: The WTC Performing Arts Center
One of the last pieces of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex is finally coming into view.Designs have been released for the performing arts center, to be named for businessman Ronald Perelman...
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Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Islamophobia Edition
In the fifteen years since 9/11, the American media landscape has been rife with misconceptions and fear surrounding Islam, commonly depicting Muslims as violent, foreign intruders in America....
View Article#AskTheMayor About Policy; Candidates on School Choice, Third Party...
Coming up on today's show:Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners in our weekly #AskTheMayor series.Jill Stein, Green Party candidate for president, discusses her candidacy...
View ArticleHow September 11th Revealed the Real Hillary Clinton
This story was co-reported and written with Ed Pilkington, chief reporter, The Guardian USIt was August 2003, almost two years since the tragic events of 9/11, and the sickening plume of smoke that...
View ArticleInspired by Mariners on 9/11, One Photographer Found a Passion
Sunday marks 15 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Penn. Over the next few days, WNYC is speaking with a few...
View ArticleWhat Did September 11th Make You Realize?
This Sunday marks 15 years since the September 11th attacks. It was a day that changed the way New Yorkers think about the world around them.We asked you to finish this thought: September 11th made me...
View Article#AskTheMayor: The People's Policy Press Conference
For this week's #AskTheMayor, Brian moderates "The Peoples' Policy Press Conference." Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses his policies, as well as the...
View ArticleWhere Lower Manhattan Stands, 15 Years Later
In the years after the September 11th terrorist attacks, New York City undertook the enormous and complicated task of rebuilding the World Trade Center site and revitalizing Lower Manhattan.Today,...
View ArticleFifteen People to Remember, Not Just on 9/11
Kimberly Phelan was only 17 when her father, Kenny, died on September 11th. A firefighter and former NYPD officer, Kenny wasn't supposed to work that day, but he owed a day of work back to the...
View ArticleListen Now: 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony
Beginning at 8:46 a.m., WNYC will offer a live audio stream of the 9/11 commemoration ceremony in Lower Manhattan. Listen below:
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: Clinton, Trump and 9/11
One was a real estate developer. The other, a U.S. Senator from New York. But the ways in which Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton responded to 9/11 tell us important things about the candidates.This...
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Brenda Berkman: NYC's First Female Firefighter. September 11 Responder. Artist.
Back in the late 1970’s, Brenda Berkman sued the city claiming the fire department’s physical exam discriminated against women and won. Then in 1982, Berkman became the first female firefighter in New...
View Article360 Extra: Philippe Petit, Man on Wire
On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we wanted to revisit Kurt’s conversation with an artist who had a special relationship with the World Trade Center site.It had all the glamour,...
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Remembering 9/11 Around the Region
Nine-Eleven definitively changed the lives of people who live in the New York City area. In many cases, it's also changed the landscape well beyond Ground Zero, whether it's a neighborhood 9/11...
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15 Years Later, a Mother Shares Her Son's Final Call from the World Trade...
For the past 10 years, Elaine Leinung has been living with the last recording of her son Paul Battaglia's voice: his call to 911 from the World Trade Center's North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001.Verizon...
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How Skyscrapers Have Changed Since September 11th
When two planes crashed into the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, architects knew skyscraper design would never be the same.One of those was Dan Kaplan, a senior partner at the firm FXFOWLE. He watched...
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