New York remembers, one year later
By Ben Sellers | September 12, 2002NEW YORK -- If last year's terrorist attacks crippled the Big Apple, yesterday's Sept. 11 anniversary signified its resurrection. With the debris now cleared, some 60,000 people gathered around the site of the World Trade Center to confront their grief, but also to honor those lost in the attacks. The day opened with a bagpipe procession through the city streets, followed by a statewide moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., when the first plane hit exactly one year ago. In a separate ceremony held at Ground Zero and open only to family and friends of victims, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani led a reading of the names of the more than 2,800 who died there last year. "It's a somber memorial for the events that took place," said Michael Hayes, whose family member Phil Hayes died in the collapse of the WTC.
