I worked about 6 blocks from the towers and when the first plane hit, I asked someone if it was like the 1st Twin Tower terrorist bombing, and they said no, I then asked if it could be an earthquake, and they didn't know. Then we saw the smoke and sparkly debris (I don't know if it was the foil on some sheet rock, or what, but the dust sparkled in the air) and heard that a plane hit a tower. It was a beautiful, clear day, and I thought, "why would a plane hit a building on such a nice day", I then asked, "Could this be a terrorist attack?". They didn't know, but we began to watch the live coverage on TV, and then the 2nd jet hit, and I was pretty sure it was terrorism then. I was getting ready to leave the building when an announcement came for us all to evacuate. Once on the street, I saw thousands at the City Hall park area standing motionless, staring at the burning towers. I saw some little wiggly things falling, and asked it it was people, someone said "Yes". At that point I was snapped out of the trance of staring at the spectacle and headed for the subway, which was eerily empty. I went straight to Grand Central to get my train home. On the train someone said the first tower had fallen. As the train was leaving Manhattan, the 2nd tower fell. I was fortunate enough to get one of the last trains off Manhattan, because all trains and I believe all the subways too, were stopped. I then spent days watching TV, hoping they would "get the people who did it!".
I worked about 6 blocks from the towers and when the first plane hit, I asked someone if it was like the 1st Twin Tower terrorist bombing, and they said no, I then asked if it could be an earthquake, and they didn't know. Then we saw the smoke and sparkly debris (I don't know if it was the foil on some sheet rock, or what, but the dust sparkled in the air) and heard that a plane hit a tower. It was a beautiful, clear day, and I thought, "why would a plane hit a building on such a nice day", I then asked, "Could this be a terrorist attack?". They didn't know, but we began to watch the live coverage on TV, and then the 2nd jet hit, and I was pretty sure it was terrorism then. I was getting ready to leave the building when an announcement came for us all to evacuate. Once on the street, I saw thousands at the City Hall park area standing motionless, staring at the burning towers. I saw some little wiggly things falling, and asked it it was people, someone said "Yes". At that point I was snapped out of the trance of staring at the spectacle and headed for the subway, which was eerily empty. I went straight to Grand Central to get my train home. On the train someone said the first tower had fallen. As the train was leaving Manhattan, the 2nd tower fell. I was fortunate enough to get one of the last trains off Manhattan, because all trains and I believe all the subways too, were stopped. I then spent days watching TV, hoping they would "get the people who did it!".