She was 15 when 9/11 changed her life. 25 years later, she reflects

WNYC News | Sep 10

25 years ago, WNYC reporters hit the streets with their microphones to cover the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack. 

WNYC’s Samantha Max has been poring through our archives to hear what they gathered. She brings us this story of one woman we interviewed when she was a teenager…learning to navigate a new reality.


 

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