Bronx Sept.11 Events

Here are a few events taking place in the borough this Sunday, Sept. 11 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. Let us know in the comments section if you've heard of something we've missed.

Bronx Community College, Meister Hall lobby, 2155 University Ave., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - The program will feature speakers from campus reflecting on their personal connection to 9/11. For more information, call (718) 289-5193.

Lehman College, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., at the College Walk outside Shuster Hall in front of the campus 9/11 memorial, 1 p.m. - The program will include a song by children from Lehman’s Childcare Center as well as “The Star Spangled Banner” and “America the Beautiful” sung by the Lehman College Community Chorus, also speakers, and concludes with the playing of “Taps.” For more information, call (718) 960-4992.

The New York Botanical Garden is offering free All-Garden Pass admission from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2011. All New Yorkers, particularly Bronx residents who may be in search of a way to commemorate the anniversary locally, are invited to enjoy the Botanical Garden as a beautiful venue that naturally lends itself to both quiet contemplation and family sharing. Add reflections to the memorial tree, which was planted in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden on the first anniversary (10 a.m. –12 p.m.) Hear readings of Jeannette Winter’s September Roses, a resource provided by New York Council for the Humanities, which tells a story of the ways people of diverse backgrounds came together to help each other in the aftermath of the tragedy. (10:30, 11, and 11:30 a.m.)

Bronx News Roundup, Sept. 10

Happy Friday everyone! Some good reads to prepare you for the weekend. 

There are two Bronx memorial services scheduled for the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The attack claimed the lives of 156 Bronxites. The first memorial service is set for tomorrow morning at Jacobi Hospital. The second memorial will be held at the Bronx County Courthouse at noon on Wednesday.

One 9/11 widow, a Bronx woman from Ivory Coast who is Muslim, opens about her loss, her life in the wake of tragedy and her religion. Every year, she visits ground zero and prays.

Muslims and Jews share a building, ideas and inter-faith tolerance in Parkchester.

Prosecutors inthe Riverdale synagogue bombing plot trial say one of the defendants has a documented history of anti-Semitism.

The Bronx high school girls volleyball preview.

Video of Gen. Colin Powell's appearance at a ribbon-cutting for a new apartment building being opened and named after him. The south Bronx building is just blocks from where Powell grew up.

El Diario editor Erica Gonzalez talks about the challenges facing many Latino lawmakers in the Bronx, including Pedro Espada Jr.

9-11-01

Memories of the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 are as crystal clear to us as the weather that day. After pausing to overcome some of the initial shock, reporter Hannan Adely (now at the Journal News) and I just walked around the community talking to people. Here's what we found.

Feel free to post your thoughts and memories about 9-11 here.