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Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly spoke at the Fresh Kills Landfill Closing Ceremony. The Staten Island landfill had already been scheduled to close when 9/11 happened. The workers of Fresh Kills rose to the challenge of hosting the largest police…

In this WFUV interview from January 8, 2002, Ray Wilson talks about his 15 years as organizer of CenterStage, the annual summer concert series at the Twin Towers--he produced over 1,000 concerts for the series. Workers and tourists crammed into the…

In this WFUV interview from January 8, 2002, Ray Wilson talks about his 15 years as organizer of CenterStage, the annual summer concert series at the Twin Towers--he produced over 1,000 concerts for the series. Workers and tourists crammed into the…

Ray Ragusa gives a tour of the organization during the Recovery Effort. He descibes working at the landfill as being "at home" compared with working at Ground Zero. Ray estimates the manpower of the different agencies present during the Recovery…

Ray Ragusa worked at Fresh Kills for 18 years as a heavy equipment operator. He describes the work ethic and skill of the workers at the Recovery Effort. Ray says it always popped into his mind that he was sifting through the remains of the WTC, but…

Ray Ragusa remembers finding a body at the landfill and describes his reaction. He says trying to find anything at the landfill was like the "proverbial needle in a haystack."

Ray Ragusa has been working as a heavy equipment operator for the city of New York for 18 years. He describes how fortunate it was that the condition of the landfill was ready for the September 11 recovery effort. Ray remembers what he was doing on…

Ray Ragusa worked at the Fresh Kills Landfill for 18 years as a heavy equipment operator. On the day of the Closing Ceremony, Ray describes how the Recovery Effort functioned at the landfill, how they kept track of where material was dumped, and what…

Ray O. Light [collected April/May 2002] Newsletter [2 of 4]

Ray O. Light [collected April/May 2002] Newsletter [1 of 4]

Ray Cook tells us about an upcoming [Aug24, 2002] Mohawk memorial for WTC ironworkers and construction workers around the country.