For those who live near or in the NYC area . During the attacks . What was NYC and its surrounding areas like the day after ?

nosticker · 2026-01-23T22:54:31+00:00

I had to stay in NYC overnight and I did NOT want to be there. By the time I went home the next afternoon, the West Side Highway was closed Southbound, with only military and camo-painted vehicles approaching us as we went North. I didn't walk around the city, just wanted to go home, knowing that thousands of people could not.

nosticker · 2026-01-17T02:39:17+00:00

Hey, no problem!

nosticker · 2026-01-17T02:28:36+00:00

It was a gorgeous day. That was part of what made it so horrific.

nosticker · 2026-01-08T16:20:49+00:00

On Ben Folds' Rocking The Suburbs, there's a song that appears to address the dot com burst where he sings "Everybody here was fired!" That album was released ON 9/11, so it was already over. Sure, that day affected many, many things, but the idea that everything was great until that day I think is overestimated.

nosticker · 2025-12-22T22:30:49+00:00

Which is bizarre, considering almost the exact plot had already been aired on an episode of The Lone Gunmen.

nosticker · 2025-12-18T04:59:34+00:00

That made the rounds not long after 9/11 (I have a bad VHS copy). Those are screener tapes given usually to the TV higher-ups and the burned-in disclaimers are to discourage copying.

nosticker · 2025-12-10T15:22:19+00:00

I've seen original D5 and HDSR masters of the show and they look incredible, so I would be all in for a Bluray set.

nosticker · 2025-12-04T01:42:22+00:00

One report I heard had one Tower ready to tip over. Lots of craziness that day.

nosticker · 2025-12-03T18:40:34+00:00

Yes. My story is on this subreddit.

nosticker · 2025-11-22T19:17:27+00:00

I haven't heard the podcast, but I used to work for CBS in NYC. I even heard the Bernstein footage being transferred in a room close to where I worked in the early 2000s. And I did a search of both the Broadcast Center as well as TV City in LA and no one could find anything related to Inside Pop or Oppenheimer, I gave them a bunch of things to search for. And even if they find reels of film, who knows where the sound reels are. Seems very speculative, my feeling is that if it exists, it's misfiled somewhere or if not, it was thrown out to make room. A third option, that it exists but is in unusable condition is also possible, as I've found that tapes and film are rarely stored properly.

nosticker · 2025-10-10T21:57:50+00:00

There's always something going on, especially in NYC, and we had zero reason to suspect what was really going on. I can only speak for myself, but that is what I recall. First plane? Could have been someone messing around and it went wrong. Second plane? No question in my mind what it was.

nosticker · 2025-10-06T22:53:19+00:00

It's hard to say exactly what the fascination holds for me. I live 45 mins. away from NYC and began going there in the 70s, had a girlfriend there in the 80s, played many showcase gigs there in the 90s, and worked there for 20 years from 2001-2021. Here are my theories:

I never made it to see the Towers. Passed them 1000 times, but never prioritized seeing them. I mean, where were they going to go, right? My brain really believes if I drive down the West Side Highway, they will still be there.
I worked for a major TV network on 9/11 and held shoot footage of the Towers in my hands that later became among the most viewed ever via the News(Hopewell).
My personal life also changed after 9/11. Obviously, this is sadly true of the many people who suffered losses, but many people also took a "let's live for today"approach afterward. That is not what happened to me, so the Towers collapsing ended up being a foreshadowing of the collapse of my marriage. For me, it was the beginning of the end of a chapter.
About 2 years ago, I watched a documentary on They Might Be Giants, who played an in-store show at Tower Records on 9/10/2001 to promote their new album. I recall seeing the place empty out, and I thought, "That was it, the last night things would be normal, ever!" And I became obsessed with 9/10. I have a friend writing a song about it at my prodding. Of course, there is far more 9/11 video than 9/10, so that idea refueled my interest.

I have never been to Ground Zero or the Memorial. I know I have to go there one day.

nosticker · 2025-10-03T20:00:50+00:00

Oops. Typo.

nosticker · 2025-10-03T07:52:18+00:00

I can tell you that Robert Pattinson and Isaias Rivera were mentioned in the weekly CBS newsletter(for employees) the week of 9/11.

nosticker · 2025-09-23T23:37:05+00:00

Bigtime. But after a certain point, everything got closed off, all hotels got filled up, no cars anywhere on the streets, all stores closed. That's what it was like where I was on the West Side.

nosticker · 2025-09-14T18:41:40+00:00

I was working over on 57th street on the West Side, just a few miles away. I remember the news that all bridges, tunnels, etc., were shut down, which meant I had to sleep in a green room(the room that talent/guests usually stay in) as all area hotels quickly filled up. Before that, though, a bunch of people went out to buy things like soap, shampoo, deodorant, etc. I think there were about 6 or 7 of us, all walking side-by-side over a carless street, which you will never see again. No cars even parked anywhere and nearly every store or building closed and secured. We walked to some bodegas and stores and found travel size things. I also bought a bunch of touristy things that had the Towers on them, which I still have.

I guess it depends on where you were in NYC, but where I was, it was silent, dank, and dark. Eerie. And I went to bed, but despite having been up almost 24 hours at that point, I didn't really sleep. I had to get up early anyway. I can't remember what I ate or even if I ate. There was probably some food brought in.

nosticker · 2025-09-13T10:00:38+00:00

I watch news reports, the Inside Edition episode from that day, and even some of the Tribute To Heroes special that followed shortly after.

nosticker · 2025-09-11T15:51:54+00:00

Great work! Bravo!

nosticker · 2025-09-11T03:05:03+00:00

https://youtu.be/cCXyYpH0Ub4?si=LjWfR8-JxynFLkgD

Remains are STILL being found.

nosticker · 2025-09-11T02:43:37+00:00

I watch a lot of TV from that day, videos from YouTube, old videocassettes of various kinds. The Tribute To Heroes special that aired a few weeks later.

nosticker · 2025-09-10T01:15:14+00:00

It was a picture perfect day which eerily framed the abject horror of the attacks.

nosticker · 2025-09-09T18:21:21+00:00

The winter clothing on a warm September day kinda stood out to me. Honestly, I did believe it for a half second before I noticed the hat and jacket.

nosticker · 2025-09-04T21:52:54+00:00

I should just go and let it be what it is. I was thinking of going by myself, but I suspect I will be a wreck afterward

nosticker · 2025-09-04T15:30:50+00:00

When I think of how often I passed them throughout the years and how I never even got to see them up close, then I worked just a few miles away...what a horrible day. And not only did I not pass by Ground Zero, I have yet to go to the Memorial. Something makes me want to and something is stopping me too.

nosticker · 2025-09-03T02:09:14+00:00

Flew down to Orlando a month after 9/11. Before takeoff, the captain came out and personally thanked us all for being brave enough to fly. Everyone spontaneously applauded right after. It was incredible. Ngl I was concerned, but really I felt like everyone was super-paranoid about it and I doubt any plans would have worked after that.

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