Week Thirteen: December 4-11
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Ice & fountain |
Uptown, the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center opens; even the Zamboni has a flag.
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Infrastructure |
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The streets of Manhattan |
Downtown, the streets are a network of orange and white plankways covering the pipes and cables snaking in and around the disaster site.
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Barriers |
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Pointing |
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A better view |
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Looking North |
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Off Broadway |
Crowds of New Yorkers, tourists, and photographers have found all the best views.
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Just faces in the crowd |
Their faces say a lot.
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Looking South |
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Through the tarp |
Some people wait in line to peek through dime-sized holes in the tarps.
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The camera just fits |
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No stopping |
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No parking |
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Off limits |
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Contrast |
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Map of the Red Zone |
The restricted Red Zone surrounding the towers is slowly shrinking.
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Behind the wall |
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North tower |
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South tower |
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Facade |
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Pit |
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Vehicle washing station |
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Dismantling the facade |
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Teddy bears |
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Never forgotten |
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Bobby hat |
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Wreaths in the damaged Winter Garden |
Friday December 7th is the 60th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Four days later, at 8:46 am, there is a moment of silence at the recovery site, marking exactly three months since the first plane hit.
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Two steal birds |
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Draped flag |
New memorials join reminders of the tragedy.
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Delivering a wreath |
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A new tree |
Reminders of the holidays.
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EPA sensing equipment |
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Compulsory education |
Reminders of danger.
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Signpost: Kabul, 6750 miles |
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Pursuit at Tora Bora |
Reminders of war.
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... and faces |
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Names ... |
And reminders of the missing.
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Reconnection |
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Reconstruction |
We have a lot of work to do.
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Dusk at Ground Zero |