Originally Posted by
highgamma
From memory, I'll read the article next and see how well I recalled.
1. The first sanitation worker in NYC history to die in the line of duty died that day in Staten Island.
2. My dad's fire company was first on scene. He was off that day. (He was the nozzle man at the USS Constellation fire that happened soon before that.)
3. The Brooklyn plane landed across the street from a Catholic grammar school in an abandoned lot/buildings.
The sanitation worker was not on duty but was shoveling snow. The USS Constellation fire was afterwards, on December 19th. That's another grim anniversary. There was a Catholic high school 2 blocks away. A nun in the school claims she saw the pilot trying to not hit the school. This has not be confirmed. It did hit occupied buildings.
Hmm. Memory not so good. Have to call my dad about the Constellation fire on Thursday.