September 6, 2002

Blocks From Ground Zero, a Counselor Listens to Her Students

By ELIZABETH FARRELL

The Borough of Manhattan Community College's main building is only four blocks from ground zero. The college, part of the City University of New York, lost nine students working in the World Trade Center on September 11, saw one of its buildings badly damaged by the attack, and had its main building temporarily turned into a command post for the rescue and recovery effort. When the college reopened its doors to students on October 1, some 500