In memory of those lost in the attacks on September 11, 2001 today’s post is dedicated to sharing our 9/11 stories.
Where were you that day and what were you doing that morning?
I will start us off.
I had just moved to New York City and that morning I took the subway from the small apartment I was staying at in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to Astoria, Queens. I wanted see if Astoria was nice, I heard good things about the proximity to Manhattan and a cool beer garden. The subway was underground at the time of the first attack and when I came above ground in Queens I was told the trains were shut down and I had to exit the train.
My next several hours were spent walking home along with thousands of people that were stranded just like me. New York City is a town is dependent on public transportation and without it you are going to be walking or battling with the masses for rather scarce taxi cabs, (especially in Queens). I bought a street map at a deli and mapped my walking route home. It was the last map they had so I ended up giving the map to a woman from Long Island that needed it much more than I did.
As I walked home I would stop in bars, stores and restaurants to try and catch news updates. It was probably the only time in my life that I had a whiskey before 10:00 am. The most surreal part of the day was standing at the foot of the Queensboro bridge and seeing thousands of people walking from Manhattan and not a single car in sight. People had walked all the way from the financial district in lower Manhattan, over the bridge and into Queens, probably about 5 or 6 miles. There were people everywhere and no one knew how to get home. Everyone looked shocked and so did I. It was oddly quiet and that continued for a few days…
I had a new job that was starting on September 14th at a tech company. The company called the day before my start date and told me they needed withdraw the job offer. For a split second I was ready to say ”You can’t do that!”, but I quickly realized that this wasn’t about “me”. I simply responded, “No problem, I understand” and I hung up the phone.
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I just remember listening to the radio on the way to work. The station had a contest for the 10th caller or whatever and while the lady was yelling and excited about winning the DJ interupted her to say that a plane crashed into one of the towers. At the time they thought it was a small plane.
I walked into work and didn’t even think twice about it. Then my phone started ringing with calls about what had happened. It was such a sad day and the future looked so dim for us. I hope we never forget that day and the people who died needlessly.
I agree, was quite a sad day. Today was a tough day to be in the city. It was good to see people gathering and honor those that have passed on, but at the same time strange to watch the tourism aspect of it all.
I was still in bed because it was approximately 6 AM on the West coast. I remember I visited a banker in the towers years before, luckily they were very near the lobby and got out. That personal connection made the situation much more personal.
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