Lead Stories
In December 2001 the Days Inn in Hicksville, New York (near John F. Kennedy International Airport), was fined and ordered to issue partial refunds to customers after people stranded by the air-travel shutdown on September 11 were charged $399 a day for rooms normally priced at $139….The New York Times reported last October that at least 76 families of people killed in the September 11 attacks received portfolios from Providence Inc., a Cincinnati firm that lends money to victims in anticipation of litigation. The portfolios contained gifts of up to $200, along with a list of suggested lawyers….And last December, New York City police arrested 115 unlicensed vendors near Ground Zero and cracked down on many more vendors for selling counterfeit items bearing the logos of the police and fire departments.
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Standing Tall
Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): illustration/Shawn Belschwender.
