September 11, 2021 marks the twentieth anniversary of “9/11,” the horrific terrorist attacks on America that took nearly 3,000 lives.
New York Law School sits just blocks away from what became known as Ground Zero, the site of the former World Trade Center’s “Twin Towers,” which collapsed after being struck by two hijacked jetliners.
In the weeks immediately following the attack, NYLS students, staff, and faculty—eyewitnesses all—were asked to put their thoughts about what they had experienced that day on paper. These essays and reflections were compiled and published as Eight Blocks Away: Memoirs of September 11, 2001.
Submissions from 2016
Certificate: Flag flown over Camp VII in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, presented to New York Law School, Joint Detention Group - GTMO Cuba | Operation Enduring Freedom
Submissions from 2011
Eight Blocks Away: Memoirs of September 11, 2001, New York Law School
Submissions from 2008
Letter from Celestino Martinez, Class of 2006, Celestino Martinez
Flag flown on behalf of NYLS, with Celestino Martinez and Dean Matasar, New York Law School
Submissions from 2003
United States Marine Corp Certificate: Flag flown by St. Edward Lora in Honor of New York Law School Staff, United States Marine Corps
Submissions from 2002
Conference Announcement | Focus on September 11: Lessons in Communication, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information at the Columbia University Business School, and Media Center at New York Law School
Certificate: Flag flown on US Capitol in honor of Class of 2002, Architect of the Capitol
Flag flown in Honor of Class of 2002, Architect of the Capitol
IN OBSERVANCE OF THE SIX-MONTH ANNIVERSARY: A Message from Dean Richard Matasar March 11, 2002, New York Law School
Message from Dean Richard Matasar In Observance of the Anniversary of 9/11, New York Law School
Obituaries - Craig Lilore, Richard B. Madden, Joseph Lostrangio, Weirong Lin, New York Law School
Remember, Rebuild: In Observance of the Anniversary of 9/11, New York Law School
Submissions from 2001
Law School Responses to WTC Attacks: An Update, Stephen Ellmann
Dean`s Message, September 11, 2001, Richard A. Matasar
Dean`s Message, September 14, 2001, Richard A. Matasar
Dean`s Message, September 17, 2001, Richard A. Matasar
From the Office of Public Interest and Community Service at New York Law School| Volunteers Needed in Disaster Relief Effort, New York Law School
Meeting Minutes: September 11 Law School Pro Bono Coordinating Committee, New York Law School
Messages and Assignments from the Faculty, New York Law School
New York Law School Community Fund: Helping TriBeCa Rebuild, New York Law School
September 11 Law School Pro Bono Coordinating Committee Members, New York Law School
Letter from Saint Louis University to NYLS, Saint Louis University School of Law