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Artists Registry
Flushing NY United States
Artist's Statement
My grandfather arrived at Ellis Island on July 19, 1909 and settled in Manhattan. My parents were raised in Chelsea. My first job as a teenager was a messenger in lower Manhattan (remember before faxes, pagers and i phones). My dad worked on the 106th floor of the South Tower for several years. The WTC has always been a part of my life. It is imbedded in my personal story as a New Yorker. Today, I work at the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Each and every day myself or a member of my team is asked about September 11th 2001. I share these photographs with you all. Whether you were 2 blocks away, 2 states away, 2 continents away. On September 11th 2001 and for months it felt as though we all were "out on the stoop" together. Our stories connect us all! Always share them.