Archive for May 2011

By Lisa Chamoff Achim Heukemes will literally never forget what happened on Sept. 11, 2001 — the date, along with an American flag, is tattooed on one of his tanned biceps.. … During his Forrest Gump-like journey, Heukemes will carry a canvas tapestry with the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died in New…

By John Riley On Monday, as news of the killing of Osama bin Laden electrified the city, a family member of one of the victims of the 2001 attacks came by the construction site of the Sept. 11 memorial and asked three ironworkers to mount a special flag. … Known as the “Flag of Honor,” it incorporates…

By Bethany O’Grady In the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death, media outlets from around the world have swarmed Lower Manhattan near the World Trade Center site, where tourists and New Yorkers are trading patriotic sentiments with each other in front of the cameras. The somber mood typically shared by visitors to the site has, for the most…