09/10/2026
I lived 15 blocks from Ground Zero in downtown Manhattan and witnessed so much humanity. This is what I choose to remember when I relive this day.
We came together.
As a city. As a country. We became united.
Strangers showed up for each other. We felt we were on the same team. And as tragic and traumatic as that event was in our history, it was also filled with the goodness of people.
That spirit - that goodness - is still here, surrounding us all, every day.
Today, I still see…
❤️🩹 Neighbors who organize meals for new parents.
❤️🩹 People who offer their subway seats to the elderly.
❤️🩹 Strangers who stop to let the man with the cane come down the stairs safely.
❤️🩹 People who Venmo each other for coffee, no reason needed. Or text to check in.
❤️🩹 Friends who drop everything to be there on hard days.
The good is still here. All around you.
It always has been. And always will be. Don’t lose sight of it.
Look for the good.
And be the good.
It matters.
#911