Remembering September 11 in New York: A Guided Tour

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“Damn. It’s already 8:58,” I grumbled, glancing at the morning show graphic on the television screen. I was running late for work… again. I rushed to the bathroom to brush my teeth and searched for my brown loafers.  “Will I need a jacket?”  A walk to the window revealed a crystalline blue sky. The air […]

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Six-word Memoirs: Losing Loved Ones on 9/11

The PBS news program “Need to Know” featured this very moving segment on New Yorkers coping with the loss of loved ones on 9/11. Watch it here. They also created a beautiful slideshow of loving tributes.  

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NYC Montage

This beautiful video montage of Manhattan features Gershwin’s classic “Rhapsody in Blue.” While this footage is relatively recent, note Times Square before it became “pedestrianized.”  

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Another New York City Timelapse

Another beautiful time lapse film of New York City, this one by James Ogle.

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Sub City New York

In this short film by Redglass Pictures, emerge from the New York subway… and find yourself in a new, sometimes unexpected world. The filmmakers aptly describe this montage as a “visual poem.”  

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The Beat of New York

This great video montage of the streets of Manhattan, created by Tim Hahne, gives you a serious sense of the beat of New York. In fact, the film’s soundtrack is based on the drumbeat of a subway performer.

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New World Trade Center, in (Short) Video

Curious about the new World Trade Center? Check out this quick, stunning video, which features impressive CGI and showcases the site’s new design.

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