Archive of News (2001)
A NATION CHALLENGED; To Touch, to Flex, to Grasp: Healing an Organ Called Skin
For some, escaping death on Sept. 11 was a matter of seconds. On the burn unit of the New York Weill Cornell Center, the struggle for life is hand-to-hand combat, day by day, week after week.
To Touch, to Flex, to Grasp: Healing an Organ Called Skin
For some, escaping death on Sept. 11 was a matter of seconds. On the burn unit of the New York Weill Cornell Center, the struggle for life is hand-to-hand combat, day by day, week after week.
A NATION CHALLENGED: THE SITE; Safety Questions Remain About Air at Ground Zero
Air quality in Lower Manhattan has gradually improved since the early days after the World Trade Center disaster last month, when a gritty, acrid residue of combustion and dust hung over parts of the city like a shroud. But at certain times, under certain conditions — usually for brief periods — the bad air still returns.
Safety Questions Remain About Air at Ground Zero
Air quality in Lower Manhattan has gradually improved since the early days after the World Trade Center disaster last month, when a gritty, acrid residue of combustion and dust hung over parts of the city like a shroud. But at certain times, under certain conditions — usually for brief periods — the bad air still returns.
The Same Blue Uniform, An Unsettling New Terrain
DETECTIVES Patrick Divers and Al McCoy of the Brooklyn North narcotics squad used to spend their days running buy-and-bust drug operations in Bushwick. But lately, they have been doing different tasks; far different, like searching for body parts in debris from the World Trade Center at the Fresh Kills landfill, and escorting office workers to their buildings at ground zero.
The Same Blue Uniform, An Unsettling New Terrain
DETECTIVES Patrick Divers and Al McCoy of the Brooklyn North narcotics squad used to spend their days running buy-and-bust drug operations in Bushwick. But lately, they have been doing different tasks; far different, like searching for body parts in debris from the World Trade Center at the Fresh Kills landfill, and escorting office workers to their buildings at ground zero.
A NATION CHALLENGED: THE SCHOOLS; Unexplained Ailments at Stuyvesant High
Board of Education officials said yesterday that they were at a loss to explain why dozens of students and teachers at Stuyvesant High School had experienced headaches and breathing problems since returning last week to the building, which is four blocks north of the collapsed World Trade Center.
Unexplained Ailments at Stuyvesant High
Board of Education officials said yesterday that they were at a loss to explain why dozens of students and teachers at Stuyvesant High School had experienced headaches and breathing problems since returning last week to the building, which is four blocks north of the collapsed World Trade Center.
After Attacks, Studies of Dust and Its Effects
Despite a steady stream of data from public agencies showing that the stubborn, eye-stinging plumes of dust from the wrecked World Trade Center pose few risks, thousands of people — residents and workers in nearby neighborhoods, firefighters, demolition crews, those who fled the attacks — say they still fear for their health.
After Attacks, Studies of Dust and Its Effects
Despite a steady stream of data from public agencies showing that the stubborn, eye-stinging plumes of dust from the wrecked World Trade Center pose few risks, thousands of people — residents and workers in nearby neighborhoods, firefighters, demolition crews, those who fled the attacks — say they still fear for their health.