The World Responds to Mosque Near Ground Zero
This summer, city-backed plans to build an interfaith community center and mosque two blocks away from Ground Zero sparked an international debate. Although there are nuances to the arguments, one...
View ArticleApp Assignment: How 9/11 Impacts Your Life
DoFor the 10th anniversary of 9/11, The Takeaway is speaking to people from all over the country about their own reflections on the terrorist attacks. For many, the events of September 11th altered...
View ArticleGeneration 9/11: Why I Enlisted
ListenAll week long, in honor of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, we’re talking with and about young people came of age at the time of the September 11 attacks. Today we’re looking at how 9/11 factored...
View Article9/11: Looking Back and Ahead with Lee Hamilton
ListenAll week long, we’ve been talking about the tenth anniversary of 9/11. We’ve spoken with young people, experts, soldiers, and you, our listeners. Today, we're focusing on the 9/11 commission, and...
View Article#2917: New Sounds Live: A Sweeter Music
For this edition of New Sounds, hear live performances from a recent New Sounds Live concert at Merkin Hall - "A Sweeter Music." Pianist Sarah Cahill performs new works by Frederic Rzewski, Jerome...
View ArticleNew Sept. 11 Commemorative Coins a Cheap Imitation, Say Politicians
They aren't buying it.A 10th anniversary September 11 commemorative coin is siphoning money away from funding that goes to the official memorial and the advertisements backing the currency are duping...
View ArticleWTC Memorial to Include Timed Ticketing System
A word of advice to visitors planning to visit the World Trade Center Memorial: make a reservation.In anticipation of the millions of people expected to visit the site, the 9/11 Memorial Foundation...
View ArticleCity Principals Get New Curriculum for Teaching 9/11
ReadJust in time for the tenth anniversary, the city's public schools will now have a new curriculum for teaching about the 9/11 attacks.In a letter to principals Thursday, Chancellor Dennis Walcott...
View ArticleThe Day After Primary Day; Syria Developments; 9/11 Memorials
Primary day is behind us. WNYC’s Anna Sale and Brigid Bergin discuss the vote and the results of city-wide and local races, then Columbia University professor Ester Fuchs and Fordham professor...
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