Sept. 11, 2010

Even though the weeks leading up to today's Sept. 11 anniversary featured controversy the proposed Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero, a fringe Florida pastor (and the media circus that increasingly surrounded him) who had planned to ban copies of the Quran and growing anti-Muslim sentiments, today must remain a day to remember those who lost their lives on that horrible Tuesday morning nine years ago.

I spent part of this morning at St. Paul's Chapel, which is across the street from where the World Trade Center once stood, and along Broadway in lower Manhattan. Below is a clip of the Rev. Dr. James Herbert Cooper commemorating the moment American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower.





Snapshots of Sept. 11, 2010:



On my way to lower Manhattan early this morning.



Protest sign in the Union Square subway station as I made my way to lower Manhattan.



New York police officers cordon off the block of Park Place where the proposed Cordoba Center would be built.



The debate over the proposed Cordoba Center continues in writing near Ground Zero.



The debate over the proposed Cordoba Center continues in writing near Ground Zero.



The World Trade Center cross outside St. Peter's Catholic Church on Church Street.



Looking south towards Ground Zero from Church Street.



Looking towards Ground Zero from outside St. Paul's Chapel.



A Sept. 11 altar inside St. Paul's Chapel.



Inside St. Paul's Chapel.



Sept. 11 artifacts inside St. Paul's Chapel.



A child's depiction of the attacks hangs inside St. Paul's Chapel.



A Sept. 11 artifact inside St. Paul's Chapel.



Outside St. Paul's Chapel on Fulton Street.



Ground Zero from Vesey Street between Church Street and Broadway.



Anti-Islamic sentiments on display directly across from Ground Zero on Church Street.



An anti-Cordoba Center protester stands outside St. Paul's Chapel on Church Street.



An interesting juxtaposition in front of the Millenium Hilton on Church Street.



Ground Zero from the Millenium Hilton's facade on Church Street.



The debate over the proposed Cordoba Center continues in writing directly across Church Street from Ground Zero.



A Sept. 11 tribute along Broadway in lower Manhattan.



A New Yorker commemorates Sept. 11 on Broadway in lower Manhattan.



Looking towards Ground Zero from the intersection of Nassau and Ann Streets in lower Manhattan.