I was at work the morning of 9/11 on the 40th FL at 26 Federal Plaza. We watched the first plane fly by our windows over Church St. before it struck the North Tower. The wings were wobbling up and down and our first thought was there was something mechanically wrong with the plane. When the second plane hit, we were all staring at the Trade Center in disbelief. We immediately understood this was a deliberate attack and we grabbed jackets, handbags and many of us ran out of the building. I think we believed our building would be the next target. Police had closed the Brooklyn Bridge subway entrance and I walked up to Canal St to grab a subway. Some of my co-workers stayed behind for whatever reason and witnessed the Twin Towers collapse. I just wanted to get out of Dodge. The Federal Building was closed for the next two weeks, and it was months before the dust and debris were finally cleared from the area.
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