The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial
Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress of the 9/11 Memorial. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial,” readers of The MEMO blog can share some of the unique vantage points captured by Amy.
After the whistle blows: The high visibility safety vests are a tale-tale sign they are construction workers. Sitting in Zuccotti Park is another clue that these are construction workers laboring at the World Trade Center site, a few yards away. Around noon, in shady spaces surrounding the site in lower Manhattan, passersby can often spot large groups of construction workers taking a break.
By Michael Frazier, Sr. Communications Manager for the 9/11 Memorial
On a recent Sunday, The National 9/11 Flag served as the backdrop for the Waterfront Warriors event in Long Beach, NY. The event honored wounded military service members who had come up from Walter Reed Medical Center to enjoy a week of "R&R"with hos
Alice M. Greenwald has been working in museums for more than 30 years, a job she loves immensely."You get to shape something from the ground up," she said.Greenwald has been the Director of the 9/11 Memorial Museum since 2006. As director, Greenwald is re