For many of us, September 11, 2001, is a day that resonates deeply within our hearts. Even though 23 years have passed, that day brings a rush of memories and emotions, reminding us of the importance of reflection and remembrance. We must never forget this event because it teaches us valuable lessons and helps us… Read More >>
We Must Take Care of 9/11 Responders & Survivors
It’s hard to fathom that more than two decades have passed since Sept. 11, 2001. For some, many of the events of that day are simultaneously the past and the present. They have instant memories that are real and painful. For others, there are constant reminders of 9/11 because of the diseases and chronic healthcare… Read More >>
9/11 Recovery Volunteers Urged to Meet Registration Deadline
Twenty-one years after 9/11, more than memories of lost loved ones, family, and friends linger. Physical and mental health concerns for those who were directly impacted as they were volunteering to help with rescue efforts may become grim realities, especially after two decades. Medical and financial resources have become available for those who were directly… Read More >>
20 Years After That Horrible Day
It’s difficult for me to write about the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and always will be. But we must talk about the loved ones, the friends, and the acquaintances whose lives touched ours and whom we lost on that horrible Tuesday morning. To speak of them even when it’s hard is to honor them and… Read More >>
Remembering 9/11 in 2020
For the 19th anniversary of 9/11, there is an added poignancy given all the losses caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. It’s true that these two, massive events have completely different circumstances, and are not remotely related. But the horrible results are the same — we have lost too many we love and hold dear,… Read More >>
Doing What We Can for 9/11 Survivors
Today, Americans are honoring those we lost on Sept. 11, 2001, including those who were in the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers. I will be taking time out to remember those Wall Street friends, former co-workers, and acquaintances who were taken away too soon. I will wonder what their lives would have been like, if… Read More >>
Helping Those Whose 9/11 Grief is Forever
It’s been 17 years since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 and most everyone has stories, moments, images and emotional links that defy the passage of time. For many people who lost family, friends and co-workers on 9/11 the ties to trauma, grief and pain are very present and real. We should do what… Read More >>
One Important Lesson from 9/11
As we remember the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993, I recall the powerful sense of unity and compassion of the days immediately after the 9/11 attacks. Initially, there was a lot of confusion. Like many others working in media that day, I was beginning to get bits… Read More >>
The Ongoing Aftermath of 9/11
It’s been 15 years but for many September 11, 2001 is frozen in time with all the shock, hurt and tragedy easily accessible. The full horror experienced by those who lost spouses, life partners, children, siblings, coworkers, friends and neighbors is not a distant memory. Their lives were forever changed by that day and its… Read More >>
Disaster Recovery from 9/11, Hurricane Ike Helped BNY Survive Sandy
(Editor’s note: This is the second part (click here for part one) of an interview with Susan M. Vismor, head of global business continuity for BNY Mellon. This section of the Q&A focuses on the management and best practices issues that were tested by Hurricane Sandy, which devastated the East Coast and the Northeast of… Read More >>
