Remembering the Hero Search-and-Rescue Dogs of 9/11, 25 Years Later
Robert Schenell remembers being the first member of the New York Police Department’s K-9 Unit on the scene when the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept 11, 2001. Seventeen minutes later, Schenelle watched a second plane crash into the WTC’s South Tower. Schenelle and his rescue dog, Atlas, […]
Never Forget Betty: Remembering the Flight Attendant Who Made the First 9/11 Call
25 years after the historical 9/11 terrorist attack, Harry Ong, the brother of the flight attendant who made the first reported call of the hijacking, still gets anxious as the anniversary approaches. “As September 11th approaches each and every year, the tension just builds up and the stress, sometimes debilitation, we never forget,” said Ong. […]
9/11 Documents Suggest NY Officials Knew of Poor Air Quality and Withheld Information
New York City officials released thousands of never-before-seen documents questioning the air quality at Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks. The city launched a public online portal with around 170,000 documents from various government agencies dealing with NYC’s air quality after 9/11 and the health risks posed by it. The documents made public on Tuesday […]
