Coming home...
Nov 5th, 2001 | 12:07 PM
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Coming home...
My husband is a native New Yorker. He is still numb from the pictures of the devastation in NYC.
I know that he wants to 'view' the missing buildings. He won't really be able to accept what has happened until he gets "home". I don't believe he really wants to get right down near the WTC - I know that I don't want to and my dd is too young.
Are there any places from which he can see that the towers are 'really gone' without interferring in the daily lives of NY'ers coping with this tragedy?
I appreciate any input. I don't want to "gawk" but I know that my dh needs some form of "closure". We were fortunate, though, in that we didn't loose any friends or loved ones on 9/11.
God Bless,
Carole
I know that he wants to 'view' the missing buildings. He won't really be able to accept what has happened until he gets "home". I don't believe he really wants to get right down near the WTC - I know that I don't want to and my dd is too young.
Are there any places from which he can see that the towers are 'really gone' without interferring in the daily lives of NY'ers coping with this tragedy?
I appreciate any input. I don't want to "gawk" but I know that my dh needs some form of "closure". We were fortunate, though, in that we didn't loose any friends or loved ones on 9/11.
God Bless,
Carole
Nov 5th, 2001 | 12:35 PM
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I was downtown yesterday and to be honest with you I would not want to go close enough to see the rubble. I was as far as canal st yesterday and the smell coming from the WTC was unbelievable.I have smelled it a couple of times in the last several weeks but yesterday was the closest I have been since it happened.My husband has been down there a couple of times for doctor's appointments and says you really can't get very close at all. You can see that the buildings are gone but everything is fenced off.
I think if you just came to NYC and walked downtown you would get the closure you need..The skyline without the two towers is a heartbreaking sight in itself. Not to mention all the flowers and pictures etc at the firehouses.
I think if you just came to NYC and walked downtown you would get the closure you need..The skyline without the two towers is a heartbreaking sight in itself. Not to mention all the flowers and pictures etc at the firehouses.
Nov 5th, 2001 | 12:40 PM
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Maybe you can visit the photo exhibit
on Prince Street (someone just posted their web site earlier today, www.hereisnewyork.org)
on Prince Street (someone just posted their web site earlier today, www.hereisnewyork.org)
Nov 5th, 2001 | 12:40 PM
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Kate -
That is basically what I am hoping to do. See the skyline minus those two towers that have been there my whole life.
I don't want to get close. I don't want to see the site. I don't want to be in the way of the people who live there and deal with this daily.
I really want to go to NY to spend money! As a fan of Mayor Guilliani I want to heed his advice that the best way to help NYC is to go and spend money!
Thanks a million,
Carole
That is basically what I am hoping to do. See the skyline minus those two towers that have been there my whole life.
I don't want to get close. I don't want to see the site. I don't want to be in the way of the people who live there and deal with this daily.
I really want to go to NY to spend money! As a fan of Mayor Guilliani I want to heed his advice that the best way to help NYC is to go and spend money!
Thanks a million,
Carole
Nov 5th, 2001 | 02:01 PM
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You want to see the skyline, and the missing building...I'd suggest the top of the Empire State. We were there in Oct and are going back in Dec. My wife had never been to the top so we did the tourist thing and went up. The view to lower Manhattan was saddening, knowing that the last time I was there the WTC towers were still standing.
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Nov 5th, 2001 | 02:02 PM
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Hi Carole:
A real good place for you and your husband might be on a return trip from Staten Island on the Ferry. You get a nice ride for about an hour and it's free. The trip back to Manhattan is jaw dropping when you see the Towers gone. But is puts every thing into perspective. Be prepared to shed some tears and remember that the smells in Lower Manhattan are not pretty. Thanks for coming to NYC and enjoy your trip.
A real good place for you and your husband might be on a return trip from Staten Island on the Ferry. You get a nice ride for about an hour and it's free. The trip back to Manhattan is jaw dropping when you see the Towers gone. But is puts every thing into perspective. Be prepared to shed some tears and remember that the smells in Lower Manhattan are not pretty. Thanks for coming to NYC and enjoy your trip.
Nov 5th, 2001 | 04:07 PM
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Thanks AC! I can't imagine a city I'd rather visit - any time of the year under any circumstances. New York Rules!
Actually - I am really looking forward to NYC without snow. I often end up in the city in late December - February. This will be my first fall trip.
It is also my daughter's first trip to see Dad's hometown. She is 5.5 and too excited for words. In fact, she's driving me nuts and we still have 9 days until we leave.
Wish me luck - a talkative 5 y.o. and a 2.5 hour plane flight... Oy vey, gives me a headache just thinking about it!
Carole
Actually - I am really looking forward to NYC without snow. I often end up in the city in late December - February. This will be my first fall trip.
It is also my daughter's first trip to see Dad's hometown. She is 5.5 and too excited for words. In fact, she's driving me nuts and we still have 9 days until we leave.
Wish me luck - a talkative 5 y.o. and a 2.5 hour plane flight... Oy vey, gives me a headache just thinking about it!
Carole
Nov 6th, 2001 | 12:18 PM
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Hi Carole, I can definitely understand your husband's feelings. I am a native NYC-er and until August, worked at the trade center.
My company relocated to Jersey City which is on the western shore of the Hudson River. From the promenade here, you can see downtown Manhattan-as a matter of fact, there is nothing but the Hudson between Jersey City and NYC. Many, many people have been out here to take in the tragically changed skyline.
You can take a ferry here from West 38th Street (I think it costs $ 3 each way) or take the Newark/Journal Square PATH from Herald Square to Grove Street and walk about 10 blocks to the river.
I do urge you, though, to then head back to NYC and spend some time (and money!!) down in Tribeca or SOHO or Chinatown. These neighborhoods were in the "frozen zone" and businesses suffered terribly.
Have a nice trip. I hope that your DH finds some sort of peace and closure.
My company relocated to Jersey City which is on the western shore of the Hudson River. From the promenade here, you can see downtown Manhattan-as a matter of fact, there is nothing but the Hudson between Jersey City and NYC. Many, many people have been out here to take in the tragically changed skyline.
You can take a ferry here from West 38th Street (I think it costs $ 3 each way) or take the Newark/Journal Square PATH from Herald Square to Grove Street and walk about 10 blocks to the river.
I do urge you, though, to then head back to NYC and spend some time (and money!!) down in Tribeca or SOHO or Chinatown. These neighborhoods were in the "frozen zone" and businesses suffered terribly.
Have a nice trip. I hope that your DH finds some sort of peace and closure.
