10 July 2007

Ground Zero

We had time to spare between getting off the Staten Island ferry and a free gig later that night so we walked to Ground Zero.

The site is currently being reconstructed and is currently a pit. I read in the New York Times that they are still searching for bodies.

Here's some pictures from the first viewing site:





(There was a guy selling drinks 4m infront of this sign)

And from another vantage point:




At the first site there was the (reconstructed) fire station which was first to respond to the disaster:





The atmosphere was (not overly) solemn. I saw one lady crying. The fireman were posing for photos and one was even dancing (wtf?).

There was an inside tour with salvaged items etc which we didn't do.