Week Nine: November 6-12
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Ellis Island in the distance |
It’s a bright, cold, sunny day, and I’m on the roof of an apartment building just south of Trinity Church.
Looking south-west, Ellis Island is visible across land reclaimed from the Hudson River during the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Directly above Trinity Church |
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A crane works on WTC 4 |
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Trinity Street |
Turning an looking north, the view is incredible.
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WTC 4 (foreground) and WTC 5 |
The view up Trinity Street shows buildings 4 and 5 World Trade Center, the two partially-collapsed buildings east of the towers.
Nine weeks in, and many floors are still standing.
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Facade of the North Tower (WTC 1) |
Fires still burn underground, and everything but the construction equipment is gray.
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Windy |
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Michigan lends a hand |
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St Paul’s Chapel |
Back down at street level, there is more color.
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Laughing |
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See no evil |
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A long lifeline |
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Bloomingdales |
Tuesday November 6th is Election Day.
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Posters in Chinatown |
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Handle with care |
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Mike for Mayor |
Mike Bloomberg is elected Mayor, after record campaign spending of $69 million—an average of $96 for each of the 718,488 votes cast in his favor.
That helps explain all the posters.
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Mini Mikes |
The Post Office release a poster of its own: know your suspicious mail.
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One New Yorker didn’t love peace |
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Gloved one |
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I M NY |
The city is held up by paper—new postings cover old fragments, leaving unintentional word games that eventually fade and tear and wash away.
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Ink, fire, flags, and Tito |
Of course, this being New York, any reminder that won’t fade or tear or wash away is for sale.
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Times Square |
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Under the FDR Drive |
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Brooklyn Bridge |
On November 12, American Airlines Flight 587 breaks apart and falls on Rockaway Beach, Queens.
A Level 1 Emergency is called: all bridges, tunnels and airports around the city are shut down.
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Manhattan Bridge, closed |
The closures happen very, very quickly.
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Lower Manhattan |