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Great Neck man's creations ease 9/11 pain

On Sept. 11, 2001, Allen Sedaka had an appointment with woodworking firm Bronx Builders at Windows on the World, on the 107th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

When American Airlines Flight 11 was hijacked by terrorists and crashed into the North Tower at 8:46 a.m., Sedaka was stuck in traffic on the Long Island Expressway.

“I was supposed to be there,” said Sedaka,...

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