The Ripples Start Here
Version 2.0 of the 9/11 Tribute Museum Tells the Story Like Never Before, But Also Aims to Inspire and Make a Difference
The 9/11 Tribute Museum reopens today, Tuesday, June 13, in its new home, at 92 Greenwich Street (near the corner of Rector Street), immediately following a 10:30 am ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The Museum, formerly known as the 9/11 Tribute Center, now expanded and revamped, was founded in 2006 by the September 11th Families Association, a group that began as a confederation of widows and family members of New York City firefighters who perished during the 2001 terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center.
Senior Curator of Exhibits and Public Programs Meriam Lobel explains that, unlike the 9/11 Memorial Museum, which focuses mainly on the day itself and artifacts from the Twin Towers, the Tribute Museum emphasizes sharing the personal stories of family members who lost loved ones, survivors, first responders, recovery workers and community residents.
The first thing visitors sees when ascending the stairs to the Museum's exhibitions is a quote from the 14th Dalai Lama: "Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects". This, Ms. Lobel says, is the central theme of the Museum.
From the first responders, firemen and civilian volunteers who worked tirelessly on September 11, 2001, to the people who started scores of organizations in the following months and years to help survivors, families of victims, and people affected by other disasters and traumas, the Museum is a testament to the ability of individuals to have a positive "ripple effect" on local, national, or global communities.
While the overall message of the Museum is one of uplift, many of the galleries are, unsurprisingly, harrowing and emotional. There are kiosks throughout, featuring interviews with family members of victims, survivors who were in the World Trade Center, Lower Manhattan residents, and more.
One of the most moving parts of the presentation is the memorial to those who died that day, which is made up of photos sent in by family members. Some 9/11 memorials overwhelm by their sheer magnitude: an endless list of names that, together, form a picture of incomprehensible human loss and devastation. But this remembrance astonishes and devastates through granular detail: a photo of a father with his children, a woman grinning at the camera, or a man floating on his back in a lake. All show a glimpse of those who died through the eyes of those who loved them the most.
Guided by winding paths, the viewer progresses through multiple galleries, each with a different theme, and all of which are broadly organized by chronology. The presentation begins with a short history and overview of Manhattan (including the 1993 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center), and then quickly turns to the events that occurred on in September, 2001. Using television broadcasts, military reports, professional and non-professional photographs and videos, and personal testimonies, the exhibit offers a detailed, intense account of events in Lower Manhattan during and directly after the planes hits the towers.
In the latter half of the Museum, the focus shifts to the people who decided to organize after 9/11 to create a positive impact. A question raised by 9/11, Museum board president Lee Ielpi, was "what do we do afterwards? We're going to have to do something positive, we're going to have to rebuild our City and our country. And the people who were affected by 9/11 are the catalyst to start this movement." Mr. Ielpi, a retired New York City firefighter, was a 9/11 first responder along with his son, Jonathan Lee Ielpi, who died that day.
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Connor E Gaudet, Oral History Coordinator with Lee Ielpi, Board President and Meriam Lobel, Senior Curator of Exhibits and Public Programs
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"We are showing all of the remarkable efforts of people in the 9/11 community who have moved forward by reaching out to help other people who have been impacted by trauma and loss," Ms. Lobel explained, citing as an example the Peter C. Alderman Foundation (which seeks to "heal the emotional wounds of survivors of terrorism, torture and mass violence"), Beyond the 11th (a non-profit that provides support to widows in Afghanistan who have been afflicted by war, terrorism, and oppression), and multiple initiatives launched by the Tribute Center itself. "There are many, many different 9/11 initiatives, and we hope that by reading and learning about them, we can inspire our visitors to think, 'Oh, maybe I can do something in my own community,'" she says.
The 9/11 Tribute Museum, located at 92 Greenwich Street is open Monday through Saturday, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, and on Sundays, from 10 am to 5:00 pm. Admission is $15 for adults, $5 for children (ages 8-12), and $10 for military/uniformed services, students and seniors. For more information, call 866-737-1184 or browse: 911tributemuseum.org.
Isabel Tessier
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Old Seaport Alliance Gala
Second Annual Event Aboard Wavertree
It was June 6, but the weather had the feel of early October. It didn't matter though, as a few hundred neighbors gathered for a night of festive drinks, music, food and fun aboard
Wavertree.
The Old Seaport Alliance was hosting its second annual gala to raise money for neighborhood improvements.
The Old Seaport Alliance, a non-profit neighborhood improvement organization founded in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is comprised of Seaport businesses, employees, residents, and other stakeholders. Over the past three years, the OSA has worked to promote, support, enhance and enliven the Old Seaport district.
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Victor Chan and Renee Lee, owners of Suteshi,
Amanda Zink, owner of the Salty Paw and Fernando Dallorso, owner of Dorlans Tavern
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Among its first successes, the OSA successfully transformed a construction staging area into a public space, made available for use by the community through its Neighborhood Plaza Partnership with the City's Department of Transportation. OSA then successfully advocated for a Citibike station in the Seaport, as well as clear view corridors across the East River, from Peck Slip to Brooklyn.
OSA's mission is to promote its neighborhood and local businesses, beautify and enhance the streetscape, and to enrich its unique community through increased programming of its public spaces with events, markets and more. The OSA always seeks to honor the spirit of the Seaport's history and resiliency while advocating for growth and community.
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Maura Kilgore and Neil Mossberg, co-chairs of the event
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Maura Kilgore, proprietor of the Seaport's Seahorse restaurant, seen here with co-chair Neil Mossberg said, " Despite threats of rain and chilly weather, the whole neighborhood turned out to support our event. That is just the kind of special neighborhood and neighbors we have at the Old Seaport."
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Today's Calendar
What's Going on Today
in Lower Manhattan
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Today in History
June 13
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What remains of the Eaglet Public House in north London
after a 1917 German air raid.
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313 - The Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, is posted in Nicomedia.
1373 - Anglo-Portuguese Alliance between England (succeeded by the United Kingdom) and Portugal is
the oldest alliance in the world which is still in force.
1381 - The Peasants' Revolt led by Wat Tyler
culminated in the burning of the Savoy Palace.
1525 -
Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, breaking the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.
1740 - Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an
unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine.
1774 - Rhode Island becomes
the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
1805 - Lewis and Clark Expedition: scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether
Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.
1881 - The
USS Jeannette is
crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
1886 - A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
1893 - Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw;
the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.
Pioneer 10, a spacecraft launched by NASA in March 1972. Its aims were to study the planets Jupiter and Saturn, and the edges of the Solar System.
1898 -
Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
1917 - World War I:
The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
1927 -
Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade in New York City.
1966 - The United States Supreme Court rules in
Miranda v. Arizona that the
police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
1967 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General
Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1970 -
"The Long and Winding Road" becomes The Beatles' last U.S. number one song.
1971 - Vietnam War:
The New York Times begins publication of the
Pentagon Papers.
1977 - Convicted
Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.
1983 - Pioneer 10 becomes
the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune.
1994 - A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for
the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.
1996 -
The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.
1997 -
A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
2002 - The United States withdraws from the
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
Births
1731 - Martha Washington, 1st US First Lady (1789-97)
1928 - John Nash, American mathematician (subject of movie "A Beautiful Mind") and Nobel laureate
1951 - Mike Weaver, American WBA World Heavyweight Champion
Deaths
1861 - Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician and father of modern magic
1920 - Essad Pasja, Albanian military man/minister, murdered at the Versailles Peace Conference
Edited from various sources including historyorb.com, the NYTimes.com
Wikipedia and other internet searches
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EYES TO THE SKY
June 12 - June 25, 2017
Drunk on daylight, meet Saturn rising - and other flirtations
by Judy Isacoff
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Solargraph from Sashay - Budapest_ 2014 |
Closest, brightest and most visible for the year,
planet Saturn rises looking like a gold-tinted star above the southeast horizon around the time the Sun sets opposite, in the northwest.
In astronomy, when two celestial bodies appear opposite each other in Earth's sky, it is known as "opposition."
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Arrivals & Departures
Cruise Ships in the Harbor
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Many ships pass Battery Park City on their way to and from the midtown passenger ship terminal. Others may be seen on their way to or from docks in Brooklyn and Bayonne. Stated times, when appropriate, are for passing the Colgate Clock and are based on sighting histories, published schedules and intuition. They are also subject to tides, fog, winds, freak waves,
hurricanes and the whims of upper management.
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