From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V7 #257 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Wednesday, September 12 2001 Volume 07 : Number 257 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [none] [adamk@zoom.co.uk] WTC tragedy [Michael Bravo ] NYC [irvin lin ] shock [anna maria "stjärnell" ] Re: Awful Day [Gabriel Laverdiere ] Back on the list [Joseph Zitt ] From DC [Craig Gidney ] Re: the day from hell [RockChic02@aol.com] Dagley photos of NYC from Abaton HQ... ["abaton" ] message from emily bezar ["JoAnn Whetsell" ] A sad time for all. [cheryl belansky ] New York [Phil Hudson ] Love & "We're Ok" (Thoughts From Rachael/MPress)... [SpiritWe@aol.com] Re: New York [nadyne@mindspring.com] Re: New York [meredith ] RE: New York ["Foghorn J Fornorn" ] Hello from W. Pennsylvania ["Renee Campbell" ] RE: New York [Phil Hudson ] Report You're Safe [Sherlyn Koo ] Re: Hello from W. Pennsylvania [meredith ] RE: New York [Phil Hudson ] [Fwd: Emergency Services Information for the N.Y.C. Area] [Ted ] Fw: Canadian editorial on America ["Angel's Shadow" Subject: WTC tragedy I'm quite shaken by the events. I spent the evening (Moscow time) calling the relatives of my various russian-speaking friends now living in US and in NYC in particular, relaying 'we are ok' messages, since it was almost impossible to call in or out from NYC. My deepest condolescences to all people in New York, in Washington, and all americans in general. I do have a request for someone in NYC area - a close friend of mine worked in WTC, and I am awfully concerned about her. I do not have any of her phone numbers, only a residential address on Staten Island. I know there is a hotline about WTC workers, but I've been unable to reach it from here. If someone is willing to try to get through to the hotline, or maybe glean a home phone from a directory service (I don't know if that's possible), please get in touch with me by email for the details. Thanks ever so much in advance. - -- /\/\ike ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 01:41:50 -0700 From: irvin lin Subject: NYC thank god you all that answered were alright. i still don't know how two of my friends are over there. i have contacted everyone else that i could or have heard from others that i know (including someone who actually works at the WTC and was late to work and hence was coming out of the subway when it happened) and they are okay. my prayers are with you all. irvin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 04:30:02 -0700 (PDT) From: anna maria "stjärnell" Subject: shock Hi.. Saw the news yesterday and was shocked. My heart goes out to all those who are affected by it. I truly hope all ectophiles are okay. Anna Maria Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 08:33:49 -0400 (EDT) From: Gabriel Laverdiere Subject: Re: Awful Day When the US government bombed Hiroshima I'm sure it was quite a horrible day wasn't it. Yet i'm sure few americans complained about it. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 09:05:33 -0500 From: Joseph Zitt Subject: Back on the list Hi. My humansystems.com email is not functioning, so I missed about a week's worth of ecto, and have just resubbed from the current address. I hope all Ectophiles, etc, are safe. I got out of DC immediately when I heard the Pentagon was hit (as well as reports of hits in DC itself that turned out to be erroneous), and am now at my mother's house in NJ (where, BTW, I'll be moving at the end of the month). - -- |> ~The only thing that is not art is inattention~ --- Marcel Duchamp <| | jzitt@metatronpress.com http://www.metatronpress.com/jzitt | | Latest CD: Jerusaklyn http://www.mp3.com/josephzitt | | Comma: Voices of New Music Silence: the John Cage Discussion List | ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 09:31:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Craig Gidney Subject: From DC The first inkling I had that something was wrong was that I could not get on the net at all. Then I heard my co-workers talking about the WTC plane crashes. Almost immediately, there were reports--relayed by frantic co-workers--about the plane hitting the Pentagon. From the corner of my old office, we could look across the Potomac as a white wall of smoke covered a portion of the horizon in an otherwise crystal-clear sky. Next thing we new, rumors were flying -- a car bomb at the State Department, a plane circling the White House. We were dimissed around 11:30am. As I stepped out into the eerie and beautiful day, I watch a long processional of dazed workers beginning a march towards the Wilson bridge. Car were lined up bumper to bumper along M Street. Except for a few flare-ups, most people were calm. As I walked the two miles home, watching various groups of people crowd around impromtu media centers (mostly boomboxes set up on the sidewalk or in cars), I just remember wanting to get home and go to sleep. - --Craig ===== "Tired moons ask higher tides."--Zelda Fitzgerald Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 15:36:01 EDT From: RockChic02@aol.com Subject: Re: the day from hell I know people have been writing in to express their sympathies etc. since yesterday. I wanted to do the same. I was at school when we heard the news and my entire school was absolutely in shock. I'm on the verge of tears with every letter I've read here. I'm in Baltimore and, luckily, have no friends or family who would have been in or around the WTC at the time. But I want to express my deepest sympathies to all those who did. Take care everyone. All my love. <3 Nancy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 15:36:14 -0700 From: "abaton" Subject: Dagley photos of NYC from Abaton HQ... Hello, Here are some photos I took yesterday. You looking from our neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey, east toward NYC.... http://www.abatonbookcompany.com/Blowup.html Give them some time to load as the files are quite large. Regards, Mark Dagley Lauri Bortz Abaton Book Company www.abatonbookcompany.com abaton@voicenet.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 16:51:36 -0400 From: "JoAnn Whetsell" Subject: message from emily bezar With Emily's permission, I am forwarding this message she sent me after I wrote to tell her I was safe. JoAnn, sending love and well-wishes to people throughout the world, but especially those here hurting at home >From: "Emily Bezar" >To: "JoAnn Whetsell" >Subject: Re: >Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 18:14:21 +0200 > >Dear JoAnn, > >Thank god you are ok. What a horrific shock it was to us here in France to >see our country so devastated....I still can't believe it and being so far >away from ground zero only makes it more surreal somehow. I wish you and >all >your family and friends in NY luck and courage and send you my prayers. > >love > >Emily _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 14:50:55 -0700 From: cheryl belansky Subject: A sad time for all. Hello, I have been "lurking" on the ecto-list for some time now (almost a year). These horrific events have been the most tragic and one cannot express the sadness, anger and fear felt by everyone. As I awoke yesterday to prepare for work, I turned on the news. The images of the WTC and the Pentagon on T.V. in flames was numbing and unbelievable. My mother works in the Pentagon as an Assistant for the Coast Guard Commander. It was a very emotional day as I tried to call anyone I could back east to find out any news. Finally at 6:00 PM (PT) yesterday, my sister called and notified me that my mother was treated and released from Arlington General Hospital. She is physically alright, however she is sedated and emotionally distraught. As of today we still have not heard any word concerning my ex-brother in-law. He is employed as a financial advisor for Schwabb,Inc. at the WTC. Words cannot express the grief that is felt for the loss of innocent lives and the victims families. Candles illuminate my house and my prayers go out to the individuals directly affected by these senseless acts. However, all are affected by this tragedy. It gives me much relief that the individuals on the Ecto List are safe. Blessings and Light, Cheryl Belansky ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 16:09:00 -0700 From: Phil Hudson Subject: New York I came across this passage, apparently written by Nostradamus in the 15th Century: "In the year of the new century and nine months, From the sky will come a great King of Terror... The sky will burn. Fire approaches the great new city... In the city of York there will be a great collapse, 2 twin brothers torn apart by chaos while the fortress falls the great leader will succumb the third big war will begin when the big city is burning" * NOSTRADAMUS 1654 2001 is the first year of the new century and this is the 9th month. New York is located at the 41st degree Latitude. Nostradamus also predicted the two wars of the 20th century. I rather hope he's wrong on this one. P ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 19:24:21 EDT From: SpiritWe@aol.com Subject: Love & "We're Ok" (Thoughts From Rachael/MPress)... Hello, Everyone: Rachael Sage here... On behalf of our family at MPress Records, NYC - myself, Margo, Walt & Rich - I want to firstly let everyone know who has been concerned/unable to reach us by phone that we are all o.k., and gratefully, physically unharmed. I want to send my deepest, most heartfelt prayers and love to those families and victims directly affected by yesterday's unbelievable atrocities. We hope that all of the rest of you are safe and relying on loved ones during this devastating time. I myself can best be reached by email, which I will hopefully be able to check again today/tonight. Eerily, I was not allowed to return to my home on Astor Place earlier today (nice but firm policemen actually asked me to head back uptown if I had somewhere else to go as I was approaching 14th St. and because I didn't have my license on me, so I came to my office instead), but hope to be able to do so by this evening. I can't express how incredibly overwhelmed I am by the outpouring of support we have received from so many friends outside/in NYC, who have been concerned. From fellow-artists on the Indiegrrl and OutMusic and UrbanMuse lists, to loved-ones in Germany, England, Canada and all over the world and this country, we send our sincerest gratitude for your thoughtfulness, your warmth, and your community. We feel so lucky to have all of you as part of it, and send love back your way! I am sitting in my office now, alone, and have heard 27 ambulances go by in the last two hours. I can only pray they are people who have been rescued, somehow, and on their way hospitals, where they will be healed. I am reflecting also, of course, on how/if we can as artists help to heal each other through this madness - and how best to do so - knowing in certain ineffable ways that there can be more power in a song, a poem, a dance, than in any weapon...And that ideas, our freedoms, our empathy, are our strongest sources of hope. I know that I, like so many of you, are still in shock, and don't know how to help. I gave blood earlier today, and urge anyone who is able to do the same, it is so needed and such an easy thing to do to help. It seems every one of us is still awaiting news from friends/friend-of-friends we know who work in the area of the WTC, but in the meantime, at least we can try to assist in that way, those of us in NYC or DC or elsewhere. For information/locations: www.nyc.gov/blood.html www.redcross.org www.nybloodcenter.org or 1-800-448-3543 xoxoxo & more love and virtual hugs to everybody, Rachael (& Walter, Margo & Rich) President, CEO & Songstress MPress Records - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - YESTERDAY-RAMBLINGS/REFLECTIONS... Walter was the closest to the site of the devastation (he has his own story which I will leave to him to recount), and I was, predictably, asleep, on Astor Place. Though I'd woken up around 9ish when I heard some noise that briefly shook me from strangely bad dreams, I blew it off and attempted to continue resting. Somewhere around 10, Walter buzzed my apt., and by the 3rd or 4th buzz, I figured it must be important, not being able to imagine who would wake me at that hour...FedEx? UPS? Naked, pretty much blind, (couldn't find my glasses amidst the confusion) and inexplicably nervous, I picked up the handset and heard a very panicked-sounding Walter asking "Rachael - do you know what's going on out there? Get some things together quickly and come down, but I need to use your phone first!" I threw on yesterday's clothes still laying on the floor and within moments he was using my phone (busy signal) & then rushing me out of the building, I guess he felt at the time there might be more violence/attacks/even poison gas possibly and that we'd better leave the general area ASAP. I realize now that most of my closest friends/family who live downtown stayed-put which I suppose I could've done, but in those confused moments, and from the urgency I felt from Walter - who in many ways is the most solid person I know and had come, in effect to "rescue" me - I was genuinely afraid...for my life, for all of my loved-ones. We talked about trying to have me get to Connecticut to stay with my parents, but quickly learned the Metro North trains weren't running, so that seemed out. Walter had rushed me so much (he really must've felt there might be immediate danger), I hadn't even had time to locate my wallet/driver's license, which made me a little worried but somehow it seemed more important to just leave, empty-handed, but with each other. En-route, we started to try to create a "plan". Between frantic breaths of Walter explaining to me that the WTC had just been obliterated by terrorists/the extent of the building collapse that he'd actually witnessed firsthand, we decided we would try to find everyone from MPress and stick together. I was finally "waking up", I'd gone to sleep at 5:30 am the night before, so I was a bit out of it. We walked from Astor to our offices at 28th street, and were aware of how oddly calm, how silent the masses walking with us were...it was like something out of a movie, people weaving in and out of traffic, all cars slowing for the crowds, but no one pushing or shoving, just hurrying. Now and then there was a car or van parked, with the radio blaring and people would gather for a few minutes to hear the news, together (that was the feeling, among everyone lining the streets), reflectively and with shock/amazement. Then, remembering they/we should get as far from the site as possible, we'd all continue our hike uptown. In the panic of Walter so chivalrously and dramatically picking me up from my place, I hadn't put on socks, and by the time we got to my office my feet were bleeding, blistered and sore in their too-tight keds, but it seemed if I had to (which I thought I might and actually did) I could still walk for miles. A few blisters seemed like a blessing, being, at least, REAL... We got to the office to find frustratingly that neither Margo nor Rich were there, so we took a few moments to get some important phone #'s from our database, to check the machine and answer a few incoming calls, and then we left, determined to walk (no subways were running) to Margo's apartment and hoping she would be there, on 89th St. As we passed certain areas of Manahattan near landmarks - the U.N., The Empire State, etc. - there was a sense that we should hurry, literally, as fast as we could to get past certain places that might be targets for further attacks. Walter walks about twice as fast as me, and at one point he gently suggested I wait somewhere and pick a meeting-place, so he could move faster & get to 89th St. to make sure Margo was found. But I up'd my pace, I wanted to stick together, esp ecially since I had no I.D./$ etc. He said if we got separated or there were further violence, I should try to "head east to the water" to get a boat of some kind "if it came to that"; now I was really pretty scared, but still, calm. At one point, he was so (understandably) worked up he asked me if I could SWIM! I can't; I tried not to think that would come into play...I was just grateful he and I were ok, and starting to realize the huge numbers that might've been killed...and to cry, thinking about them/their families' unimaginable loss. Over 60 blocks and several blisters later, we arrived at Margo's apt., and she was there, thank goodness, and of course glad to see us! Many hugs/tears later, we settled in for the rest of the day and into the night. We watched hours of depressing & mind-numbing TV, finally went out for a few minutes to get some deli, and talked through our experiences of the day, and what we each thought might happen "next". Margo has a roommate who'd actually been in the WTC moments before the crash and who'd seen people jumping from buildings; somewhere mid-evening I listened to her horror-story, she obviously needed to share it. It was unbelievable, I wondered how her experience would affect her the rest of her life, it seemed so incredibly traumatic, but like she was still somewhat in shock, recounting someone else's story. She must feel so lucky she is alive! - - - - Margo received a call at some point that Rich - our new label-mate and the newest New Yorker among us, having just moved here from Boston - was fine, he'd been held up in the train system for a couple hours but ultimately diverted back to his home in Long island, thank goodness. Everyone called loved-ones (which took persistence, as the phones were mostly busy) and told them they were ok... We spent the rest of the night beginning to process - together - what had happened, and this morning parted separate ways to take care of individual matters, knowing at the very least we were all accounted for/essentially ok i n our own little MPress family. If I am not allowed back downtown later I will return to Margo's place & spend another night there; it is a luxury indeed to have such friends. Most if not all of us will probably be back in the office Friday, or perhaps even tomorrow, strange as that seems. What else is there to do but, as our beloved friend Pierre at HO Records wrote a few hours ago, "go on or we'll lose before we've even started to fight." I am so lucky to work with such amazing, sensitive and considerate people, all of whom feel like a real family to me (for Chrissakes I shared Margo's toothbrush last night!). And to live in this incredible and miraculous city, which I love more than any place on earth. LOVE... xoxo... and re-member... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MPress Records 118 E. 28th St. Suite 1010 N.Y., NY 10016 www.rachaelsage.com www.urbanmusenyc.com Toll Free: 1.877.TRU.SAGE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 19:31:57 -0400 From: nadyne@mindspring.com Subject: Re: New York Phil Hudson wrote: > I came across this passage, apparently written by Nostradamus in > the 15th Century: Err, you don't happen to have a source for this, do you? Where'd you come across this? The cynic in me thinks that this reeks of the beginning of an urban legend. /nm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 19:43:16 -0400 From: meredith Subject: Re: New York Hi, Phil posted: >I came across this passage, apparently written by Nostradamus in the 15th >Century: Sorry Phil... you've been had. From http://www.nostradamus-repository.org/cityofgod.html: The following quatrain has been circulating the Internet after the WTC bombings. In the City of God there will be a great thunder, two brothers torn apart by chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will sucumb. The third big war will begin when the big city is burning. It is NOT by Nostradamus. The original source may be http://www.ed.brocku.ca/~nmarshal/nostradamus.htm. ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 19:52:05 -0400 From: "Foghorn J Fornorn" Subject: RE: New York Gotta be careful with these. Seems every time something weird happens, some clever clown writes up a cryptic verse about it and passes it off as a Nostradamus prediction. I don't have any actual Noster handy so I can't verify, but this looks like the same sort of bunk. Most recent example was one about the village idiot becoming the lord of the strongest kingdom, very popular last Nov/Dec. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 19:55:59 -0400 From: "Renee Campbell" Subject: Hello from W. Pennsylvania Just to let you all know.. thoes of us in Western PA, are all safe. We are just really freaked out... and our thoughts are with thoes of you in NYC and DC.~Renee Campbell - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 17:07:05 -0700 From: Phil Hudson Subject: RE: New York Kinda looks that way doesn't it? I got it hearsay ( or should that be "seemail" ?) from a colleague. I've read some of the less sensationalist books on him, but don't recall seeing this particular quotation. His works abound with incredibly obscure references. This one *does* look a little clean.... I'm checking around. If anyone else finds the original text or reference, please post it. Phil - -----Original Message----- From: nadyne@mindspring.com [mailto:nadyne@mindspring.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 4:32 PM To: ecto@smoe.org Subject: Re: New York Phil Hudson wrote: > I came across this passage, apparently written by Nostradamus in > the 15th Century: Err, you don't happen to have a source for this, do you? Where'd you come across this? The cynic in me thinks that this reeks of the beginning of an urban legend. /nm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 10:07:52 +1000 (EST) From: Sherlyn Koo Subject: Report You're Safe Hey folks, This site was linked from Google's news section - http://do.millennium.berkeley.edu/ It's an online database (with links to other similar services) where you can enter the names of people you know or believe to be safe, and search for the names of people already in the database. - -sherlyn =-=-=-=-= Sherlyn Koo - sherlyn@fl.net.au =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "So I promise to grab my soul And leave my ego at the door, I'm gonna open up my eyes..." - Melissa Ferrick ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 20:17:15 -0400 From: meredith Subject: Re: Hello from W. Pennsylvania Hi, Renee reported: >Just to let you all know.. thoes of us in Western PA, are all safe. We >are just really freaked out... and our thoughts are with thoes of you in >NYC and DC.~Renee Campbell Thanks for reporting in. I'm embarrassed to admit that being from the metro NY area, D.C. seems very far away, and I have to keep reminding myself that there was a horrible plane crash near Pittsburgh, too. Yesterday so many things happened that if taken alone would have merited the round-the-clock news coverage we're currently inundated with, but added together it all becomes a blur and at least in my case, I find myself focusing on NY because that's where I spend so much of my time, where I know so many people personally. Rachael's note reminds me, I'm just wondering if anyone has heard from the following NY-based ecto musicians: Edie Carey Trina Hamlin Holly Figueroa Amy Fairchild Mila Drumke Anne Heaton (was supposed to do a show in town last night) Susan McKeown (she's on tour in CA this week I think (hope) but it can't hurt to check) Heather Eatman Brenda Kahn Ina May Wool Katell Keineg (was supposed to do a show at the Mercury Lounge tonight, not sure when she was going to be getting into town?) Omission of a name from this list certainly doesn't mean I don't care, but I'm in the midst of a severe brain deep-freeze at the moment. Rationally I know that the WTC area isn't one where most musicians would be likely to be at 9:00 on a Tuesday morning, but many indie musicians do have day jobs so it'll make me feel better to know for sure that everyone is safe. Gods know we need our art in a time like this. In other news, Susan Werner has cancelled her Canadian shows scheduled for this weekend. They will be rescheduled as soon as possible. ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 17:34:10 -0700 From: Phil Hudson Subject: RE: New York Thanks for the update, I thought it looked too good to be true... I've since seen another version which specifies the sky burning at 45 degrees. Curious in that I'm not sure either scale was invented or established until after the Renaissance...perhaps he predicted that too. I liked the bit about Bush getting his, though:) P - -----Original Message----- From: meredith [mailto:meth@smoe.org] Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 4:43 PM To: ecto@smoe.org Subject: Re: New York Hi, Phil posted: >I came across this passage, apparently written by Nostradamus in the 15th >Century: Sorry Phil... you've been had. From http://www.nostradamus-repository.org/cityofgod.html: The following quatrain has been circulating the Internet after the WTC bombings. In the City of God there will be a great thunder, two brothers torn apart by chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will sucumb. The third big war will begin when the big city is burning. It is NOT by Nostradamus. The original source may be http://www.ed.brocku.ca/~nmarshal/nostradamus.htm. ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 22:24:10 -0400 From: Ted Subject: [Fwd: Emergency Services Information for the N.Y.C. Area] Return-Path: Received: from mx02.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.51]) by mta04.mrf.mail.rcn.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20010913020746.QOHT16164.mta04.mrf.mail.rcn.net@mx02.mrf.mail.rcn.net > for ; Wed, 12 Sep 2001 22:07:46 -0400 Received: from content119b.lga2.nytimes.com ([208.48.26.72]) by mx02.mrf.mail.rcn.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #10) id 15hLur-0003Xm-04 for teddy4321@erols.com; Wed, 12 Sep 2001 22:07:46 -0400 Received: from annuncio1.lga2.nytimes.com (annuncio3.prvt.nytimes.com) by content119b.lga2.nytimes.com (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <6.00231C56@content119b.lga2.nytimes.com>; Wed, 12 Sep 2001 14:26:27 +0100 To: teddy4321@erols.com Subject: Emergency Services Information for the N.Y.C. Area From: "The New York Times Direct" Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 14:12:50 -0500 Reply-To: "The New York Times Direct" Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 New York City-area Emergency Services and Resources From The New York Times on the Web Wednesday, September 12, 2001 - --------------------------------- NYTimes.com has compiled the following list of emergency resources and contact information for the New York City area. Closings and some contact numbers may be subject to change. For news and information throughout the day, visit: http://www.nytimes.com BLOOD DONATIONS Manhattan - - New York Blood Center 310 East 67th Street (between First and Second Aves.) 150 Amsterdam Avenue (66-67th Streets) - - St. Clare's Hospital & Health Center 426 W. 52nd St. 212-586-1500 - - St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center 7th Ave. at 11th St. 212-604-7000 Brooklyn - - New York Blood Center 120 Lawrence St. near MetroTech 212-586-1500 - - St. Mary's Hospital 170 Buffalo Ave. 718-221-3000 Queens - - Flushing: St. Joseph's Hospital 15840 79th Ave. 718-558-6200 - - Jamaica: St. Vincent's Medical Center of Richmond 355 Bard Ave. 718-876-1234 Staten Island - - Mary Immaculate Hospital 15211 89th Ave. 718-558-2000 Westchester - - Elmsford 525 Executive Boulevard New Jersey - - New Brunswick 167 New Street For more details on available donor locations, call 1-800-448-3543 (GIVE-LIFE), 1-800-933-2566 or visit: http://www.nybloodcenter.org - ----- HOTLINES Main New York City Numbers: - - NYC Emergency Information: 212-560-2730 - - NYPD Emergency Information: 212-741-4626 or 866-856-4167 Airlines: - - American Airlines: 1-800-245-0999 American Airlines Statement http://www.aa.com/ - - United Airlines: 1-800-932-8555 United Airlines Statement http://www.ual.com/ United also has established its international toll-free numbers for friends or family members who want more information. Those numbers are: The Netherlands: 020504051 Germany: 06966985407 Italy: 024829813 Belgium: 027133646 France: 0169199659 Victim Information: - - Red Cross WTC Victim Information: 212-604-7285 - - WTC: AON Employees: 203-863-6380 - - WTC: Morgan Stanley Employees: 888-883-4391 - - WTC: Carr Future: 800-755-7620 - - WTC: Cantor Fitzgerald: 866-326-3188 - - WTC: Pitney Bowes: 800-932-3631 - - Pentagon Employees: 1-877-663-6772 - - Fire Department and EMT Employees: 718-999-2541 - - Police Department Employees: 718-677-8238 New York City Hospitals: - - St. Vincent's Hospital: 212-604-7285 - - Bellevue Hospital Center: 212-562-4141 - - Coler Memorial Hospital: 212-848-6300 - - Goldwater Memorial Hospital: 212-318-8000 - - Gouverneur Hospital D&TC: 212-238-7000 Other City Services: - - City Mortuary: 212-562-3051 - - Chief Medical Examiner: 212-447-2030 Grief Counseling: - - Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center: 718-579-5000 - - Metropolitan Hospital Center: 212-423-6262 - - St. Vincent's Health Crisis Center: 212-604-8220 - - Department of Mental Health Services: 212-442-5000 - ----- TRANSIT Subways: Most service has resumed with the exception of the 3, C, and the Q Express. City Buses: Buses are operating in Manhattan above 14th Street. For complete details on bus and subway service, visit the MTA Web site: http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/emergency/emernyct.htm Roads, Bridges and Tunnels: - - The Lincoln and Holland Tunnels and George Washington Bridge are closed in both directions. - - FDR Drive and the West Side Highway are closed from 92nd St. to the Battery. - - The Triborough, Throgs Neck, Whitestone and 59th Street bridges are open. Trains - - Grand Central Station and Penn Station have both reopened and Long Island Railroad, Metro-North and New Jersey Transit are all running with limited service. PATH Trains are also in service. For additional updates and information, visit the following Web sites: Long Island Railroad (LIRR) http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/emergency/emerlirr.htm Metro-North Railroad http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/emergency/emermnr.htm New Jersey Transit http://www.njtransit.com/ta_advisorynotices.jsp Ferries - - The Staten Island Ferry is running in the Staten Island-bound direction only. - - New York Waterway Ferries are running outbound only between 38th St., Weehawken and Hoboken with no charge. Airports - - All U.S. airports are closed until further notice. Airline Information Lines: Relatives of American Airlines passengers seeking information about relatives may call 1-800-245-0999. United Airlines said friends or family members seeking information on flights may call 1-800-932-8555. United also plans to post any information it has on its Web site: http://www.united.com - ----- CLOSINGS AND SERVICE CHANGES The following are closed or suspended today: - - All U.S. Financial Markets - - All U.S. Airports - - Businesses in Manhattan below 14th St. - - New York City Public Schools - - New York City Parochial Schools - - Empire State Building - - New York City State and Federal Courts, including Jury Duty. For information call 1-800-692-6878 (NY-COURTS) - - Metropolitan Museum - - New York Public Library - - Fordham University - - St. John's University - - Mailbox Pickup (Post offices are open) - - Street cleaning - - Alternate side of the street parking rules The following are open today: - - Newark Public Schools - - Post Offices - - CUNY schools - ----- Donations The United Way of New York and the New York Community Trust have established a fund to help the victims of the attacks and their families. The September Eleventh Fund will provide immediate support to established emergency assistance agencies. Anyone wishing to contribute may send their donations in care of United Way, 2 Park Ave, New York, New York, 10016, or call: (212) 251-4035. Donations are also being accepted on United Way of New York City's Web site: http://www.uwnyc.org. - ------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL - ------------------------------------- Your registration to NYTimes.com included permission to send you information about new features and services. As a member of the BBBOnline Privacy Program and the TRUSTe privacy program, we are committed to protecting your privacy. To unsubscribe from future mailings, visit: http://www.nytimes.com/unsubscribe To change your e-mail address, please go to our help center: http://www.nytimes.com/help Suggestions and feedback are welcome at: feedback@nytimes.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 21:33:27 -0500 From: Carolyn Andre Subject: Re: NY musicians' whereabouts Meth asked: >Rachael's note reminds me, I'm just wondering if anyone has heard from the >following NY-based ecto musicians: > >Edie Carey >Trina Hamlin >Holly Figueroa >Amy Fairchild >Mila Drumke >Anne Heaton (was supposed to do a show in town last night) >Susan McKeown (she's on tour in CA this week I think (hope) but it can't >hurt to check) >Heather Eatman >Brenda Kahn >Ina May Wool >Katell Keineg (was supposed to do a show at the Mercury Lounge tonight, not >sure when she was going to be getting into town?) Only Susan McKeown - I got through & spoke with Brendan Jamieson on Tuesday late afternoon; he had spoken with Susan in California somewhat earlier in the day. She's ok, though obviously affected by the events. Regards, Carolyn Andre - --- candre@house-of-music.com Chicago, IL / USA Support Independent Music! Use the Internet http://house-of-music.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 20:33:48 -0700 From: "Angel's Shadow" Subject: Fw: Canadian editorial on America FW: Canadian editorial on AmericaI received this from a friend and thought some people might like to read it... Subject: FW: Canadian editorial on America TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing. America: The Good Neighbor. Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television commentator. What follows is the full text of his trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record: "This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all the earth. Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts. None of these countries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States. When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it. When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States that hurries in to help. This spring, 59 American communities were flattened by tornadoes. Nobody helped. The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent, warmongering Americans. I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane. Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes? Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman on the moon? You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles. You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon - not once, but several times - and safely home again. You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everybody to look at . Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here. When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking down through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both are still broke. I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake. Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get kicked around. They will come out of this thing with their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one of those." Stand proud, America! Wear it proudly!! This is one of the best editorials that I have ever read regarding the United States. It is nice that one man realizes it. I only wish that the rest of the world would realize it. We are always blamed for everything, and never even get a thank you for the things we do. I would hope that each of you would send this to as many people as you can and emphasize that they should send it to as many of their friends until this letter is sent to every person on the web. ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V7 #257 **************************