October 12, 2008
Stories: Six years after Sept. 11, 2001
Six years after the attacks
Somber, emotional ceremony marks 9/11 anniversary
Under gray skies, in a park about a block away from the former World Trade Center site, the city observed the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in a ceremony marked by firsts and lasts.
Time passes, pain remains for 9/11 families
Barry Zelman and his younger brother, Kenneth, had a longstanding tradition of meeting up for coffee at Starbucks in quaint Denville, N.J., where, every weekend, they would sit for hours over their Americanos.
Feds: Deutsche Bank cleanup may be unsafe
For the second time in less than two weeks, a federal regulator has lashed out at the state agency that owns a contaminated lower Manhattan skyscraper, accusing the agency of ignoring environmental risks in the wake of a deadly fire at the building.
Nassau's 9/11 memorial unveiled
For nearly six years since the Sept. 11 attacks, Barbara York and her family have carried their mantle of grief to a firehouse in Ozone Park.
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fight for civil rights
Local leaders, then and now, reflect on doing their part to push for equality.
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They Failed to Act
Since 1995, the Long Island Rail Road has logged nearly 900 gap incidents at stations from Penn to Bridgehampton.
Born to Serve
Michael P. Murphy's actions in June, 2005 earned him,
posthumously, the nation's highest military award.
Fire Alarm
The only comprehensive look at the last large public
service on Long Island impervious to outside scrutiny - the
fire system.
Remembering Flight
800
On the beach at Smith Point County Park is a monument with
the names of the 230 passengers and crew from Flight 800.
Our
Fallen
Soldiers from Long Island killed in uniform reflect the face of our communities. Newsday remembers their sacrifice.
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