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It’s Friday.
Weather: A lovely start to the weekend — sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Sunny again on Saturday, high in the upper 90s. A few clouds on Sunday, and warming to the mid-80s.
Alternate-side parking: In effect until Thursday (Yom Kippur).
Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, a day of horror that left 2,753 dead in New York and thousands more injured.
It is hard to overstate how much things changed after the attacks, from the commercial makeup of Lower Manhattan and airline travel to personal relationships and private lives. Even now, the remains of those who died are still being identified.
As my colleague Dan Barry asks, what does it mean to “never forget”? Someday, he writes, there will be no one alive with a personal narrative of Sept. 11, and time will transform a visceral memory into a history lesson.
But for now, for many, the day remains a lived experience. Here are just some of the ways Sept. 11 changed the city and its people forever.
[Read more of our coverage marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.]
How 9/11 changed policing
Surveillance technology that came into use after Sept. 11 has fundamentally changed the way the New York Police Department operates, altering its approach to finding and foiling terrorist threats, but also to cracking minor cases.
New Yorkers going about their daily lives routinely encounter digital surveillance tools like facial recognition software, license plate readers or mobile X-ray vans.
Both supporters and critics of the shift say the attacks profoundly changed American policing — perhaps most acutely in New York.
How 9/11 changed New York’s Muslim community
Shahana Hanif, a Brooklyn resident, and her Muslim peers who came of age after Sept. 11 witnessed the ways their communities were deeply affected by police measures targeting Muslim residents.
“What we realized and had to grapple with from a very young age was fighting for a more democratic city, fighting for equity without even knowing these terms,” Ms. Hanif said.
For Ms. Hanif, now 30, the fallout from Sept. 11 became a driving force in her pursuit of politics. And other Muslims from her generation are entering New York’s electoral ranks, too.
Survivors of 9/11 are still falling ill
By some estimates, more than 400,000 people in Lower Manhattan were exposed to toxic material from the pulverized towers, leading to health issues — some fatal — that were diagnosed many years later.
John Mormando, 54, was working as a commodities broker a few blocks from ground zero in 2001. He later underwent a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer, an ailment suffered by a cluster of men who spent time near the site.
“We were told that the air was fine, and we needed to get back to work,” he said. “There were buildings still on fire.”
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From The Times
How a TV Ad Enticed Broadway Crowds Right After 9/11
Woman Describes Life Inside R. Kelly’s Orbit of Live-in Girlfriends
Hurricane Ida Likely Drowned Millions of Rats in New York City
New York Edges Closer to Prepandemic Life, as City Workers Return
Elizabeth McCann, 90, Dies; Broadway Producer With a Formidable Track Record
Want more news? Check out our full coverage.
The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle.
What we’re reading
More than a third of New York City’s municipal workers have yet to receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. [Gothamist]
As emergency crews in New Jersey searched for people missing after Ida’s floods, a body was found in the Passaic River near Newark. [NBC 4 New York]
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that preschool, day care workers and after-school staff will be required to get vaccinated by Sept. 27. [Chalkbeat]
And finally: Events honoring 9/11
The Times’s Melissa Guerrero writes:
Venues and organizations in New York City are marking the 20 years that have passed since the Sept. 11 attacks. Here are suggestions, both virtual and in person, for events to attend on Saturday:
In-person: ‘A Village Gathering: To Honor and Remember’
At 5 p.m., people will gather to share stories and listen to readings and music at AIDS Memorial Park in Manhattan.
R.S.V.P. for free on the event page.
In person: ‘Holy Ground Land of Two Towers’
Attend a live performance by the jazz ensemble Onyx Collective at 7 p.m. in Manhattan.
Purchase tickets ($21) on the event page.
In person and virtual: ‘Concert for Peace’
At 7 p.m. in Manhattan, join Musicians for Harmony for a concert featuring performances by the Juilliard String Quartet, Musique Sans Frontières and others.
For more information, visit the event page.
Read about more events happening in the city.
It’s Friday — find your peace.
Metropolitan Diary: Make way
Dear Diary:
I was walking in Morningside Park when I saw a mama duck and her ducklings heading out of the park. I tried to get her to go back but she wouldn’t.
A woman called out and said the ducks were headed for Central Park.
Really? I asked. How is she going to get there?
We’re going to help, the woman said.
And we did. Seven of us, all strangers, guided the duck and her ducklings through the street, stopping traffic, picking babies up onto the curb and following closely to make sure they all got there safely.
When we got to Central Park, all the babies intact, they emerged from the bushes and hopped in the water. We all cheered. It was so energizing. We parted ways, and I walked home with a huge smile on my face.
The highlight was a truck driver who cursed at us when we stopped traffic, only to let out a gasp when he saw the ducks.
“Oh my God,” he yelled. “They’re so cute.”
— Linda Herskovic
Illustrated by Agnes Lee. Read more Metropolitan Diary here.
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