rachel1997 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Well, a few minutes ago they lit up 2 towers of light to represent the twin towers. I'd expected better because the light towers look so thin and you can't really see them up close because so many lights are on in the city.*******************edit:I can't find any photos, but this web site has some neat stuffhttp://www.whitelightlaser.com/wtclaser/rebuilding_in_light.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel1997 Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 You can see them from far away and very, very far into the sky.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel1997 Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 For many New Yorkers, the Twin Towers are legendary. But for some, there is now talk about the buildings, the kind that sometimes spurs urban legends. Some residents of the Lower East Side, who for decades have had an unobstructed view of the majestic 110-story towers simply by glancing down East Broadway or Madison Street, say they see the outlines of the two destroyed buildings."It was amazing," said Mike Atta, who works at a grocery store at Rutgers and Madison streets. "It was a light, a straight light going up into the sky. It actually looked like the Twin Towers."Atta said many people have stood outside his store on evenings to admire the "ghost" and have spoken to him about it. "Some people say it's just a light," Atta said. "Some people say it's an amazing thing."Whether it's a light that rescue workers are using to illuminate Ground Zero as they dig for survivors or an inexplicable phenomenon, people say they do not fear what they see."I wasn't spooked," said Angela Wu, a volunteer with the nonprofit, community-based Lower Manhattan Residents Relief Coalition, which is helping Lower East Side residents through the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack. "It was sort of a heavy experience."B.J. Crown, a Red Cross disaster mental health expert, said many things could account for what people see. It could be a light rescue workers are using. But it could also be an image in people's minds that offers them a way to deal with the grief associated with the attacks. "These things are normal reactions to abnormal situations," Crown said. "I would think it would be sort of comforting for them."Crown explained that if it is an image in people's minds, it is not unlike what victims of lost limbs deal with, initially believing that they can still feel their lost arm or leg. She cautions that if it is an image and people keep seeing it for months to come, they should talk to a mental health expert.The towers "were the most beautiful thing you could see from here," said Carlos Torres, 28, a lifelong resident of the Lower East Side.Torres said he also saw the faint image of the towers one recent night when his boss pointed it out to him. "Scared? Why?" Torres asked. "It's a thing of God." http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/ny-nyghos232380693sep23.story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel1997 Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 bump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orchid21 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 i can see it from my window and i think its beautiful...it goes up so high into the sky....i wish they would keep it forever i honestly think it is the best memorial they can ever put there..it is beautiful in its simplicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heretic909 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Although it was kinda hazy from my view, I could see the lights shooting up into the clouds from Queens tonite. Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crxtacy Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 i live in jersey city and am no further than a mile away... literally right across the river... the lights are so bright even with all of nyc lit and though they seem to dim into the sky, the moment it hits a cloud, the whole cloud is illuminated... very eery and depressing yet very much needed... on a similar note any one know if the wtc scenes from the upcoming movie Spiderman has truly been edited out... it would be a shame. It would be kinda like not releasing Queen of the damned because aaliyah died. i dunno just wanted to see it one more time from a fresh point of view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romy20 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 I can see the lights from my top window and they look very pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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laurie619 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 doesnt get any better then this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pookie23 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Originally posted by laurie619 doesnt get any better then this.... Werd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elementx Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 I saw the lights tonight as I drove home from work. And to me it looks like the light extends up into the heavens... And we are just letting all our loved ones up there know that they are being thought about every passing day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel1997 Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 Originally posted by elementx I saw the lights tonight as I drove home from work. And to me it looks like the light extends up into the heavens... And we are just letting all our loved ones up there know that they are being thought about every passing day... that is a very nice way to put it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel1997 Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 Can anyone see them in the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurie619 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Originally posted by rachel1997 Can anyone see them in the day? They are on during the day!?!?!?!? You people should go and read the NJ board about the lights http://bbs.clubplanet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=86039some people compared them to clubs complaining they should have been brighter….it mad me sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teklord310 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Thats the NJ board for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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