NYC-WTC_000230661

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

daily news, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2001

Fewer than 5, missing Duplicate names crossed off lists as death toll grows I By PETE PONOHUE and CORKY SEMASZKO Miiy NEWS sTATF iwftrrms

The number of people reported missing in the 4 World Trade Center catastrophe dipped under 5.000 yesterday for the first time since the terror attacks, even as the death toll continued to inch higher. Since last week, the official gridlock meter in a city where tally of those believed buried in police barricades and security the rubble has fallen by more checkpoints have made getting than 1.300 as police found dupli- around town difficult for weeks. cations in the lists compiled by Lht),a said there are no plans city hoapJtBls and rescue agen- to do away with the car-pooling tties. rules imposed last week because The trend continued yester- they have considerably reduced

% JmI '■■-■.J day. when the number dropped by 233 to 4,386. “We've been able to eliminate the number of passenger cats en- tering Manhattan. “We're evaluating the informa- numerous duplications and get don to see if we can alter the that number as accurate as we hours." he said. “But no decision possibly can.” Deputy Mayor Jo- has been made.” 'f aeph Uiota said. The rules prohibit solo Man- ■a._ a___ I hattan-bound drivers from cross- I Moro known dead Brooklyn. Manhattan,

KJ Meanwhile, the death toll rose by six, to 369. And the Fire De- Williamsburg and Queensboro I bridges, or entering the Lincoln partment identified the remain- and Midtown tunnels, weekdays ing seven firefighters from the between S a.m. and noon. group of 16 whose bodies were Lhota said the rules will re- recovered Monday. All were main in effect on Columbus Day. based in Manhattan. Alternate-side parking regula- It They are Capt Fredrick IB of tions, which were suspended Ladder 2; Firefighter Michael after the attack, will stay sus-

I I Clark of Ladder 2; Firefighler pended until at least next I Faustino Apostol of Battalion 2; Wednesday because of Colum- Firefighter Martin Demeo of the bus Day and the Jewish hull- Hazmat unit; Firefighter An- days. drew Fredricks of Squad 18; u Firefighter. Bruce Gary of En- ’ """ I gme «, and Firefighter William Alao, NY Waterway will add ' Johnston of Engine B. «“rt^g Monday be- A . I™" Exchange Place/Colgate “There s no q^tion that „ jersey City and W, 38B1 St. we're not going to be able to re- , a - ■ ' . I cover all of the heroes that were ">»“«•. "PP*® I . i/xe+yvw, 11. Mayor r:,.!;™-; on Sept. n Giuhan, the terrorists attack on the

Authority is delaying the sweep- Al Ground Zero yesterday, res- ing subway route changes slated

13 ^^■'1 cuers uncovered a few body *** .r",a to ■*"«««»». souns ,o relieve train crowding. The biggest casualty is the new V which would run ’KhR i J JI ? a MDimuiuo CMJ rcws ““ pulled from the rubble Sept. 12. Consinjctjqn crews carved a from Forest Hills, Queens, to secor.d Ave. on the lower East Side. It was supposed to start kQ, WHITE ANO BLUE CITY road through the wreckage be- roUing Nov, 11 and relieve Flag* fly along Central Pam West yesterday as a wnindetf city tween the remains of 2 World crowding on the Queens Blvd. M|B It hand Wgh wtdle going about the bustnass of restoring order out o1 terrorist chaos. Trade Center and what had corridor trains^ particularly the been the Commodilies Ex- E and F change ao they could reach the 'ifs going to be delayed, prob- ruiiu of 1 World Trade Center. ably for a matter of weeks, but “The main thing is to clean eo- we won’t really know for how etything out." said construction long until we see when we can . worker Frank Pastorl. -Clean it get the N and R lines back," -oul fast but gently, because you Transit Authority spokesman Al don't know what you 'll find." O'Leary said. RiHh i_ljiiiia ” ’I”* tracks are Dusn returns Whitehall St. to President Bush visited the city Cily Hall because officials fear yesterday for the second time the cleanup of the Trade Center since the stteclas. But the trip wreckage above could make the barely registered a blip on the tunnel ceilings collapse.

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