UNITED STATES: THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS LINE UP TO VISIT JOB FAIR FOR THOSE WHO EITHER LOST OR WERE AFFECTED BY ATTACK ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE

Record ID: 337903

  • Title: UNITED STATES: THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS LINE UP TO VISIT JOB FAIR FOR THOSE WHO EITHER LOST OR WERE AFFECTED BY ATTACK ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE
  • Date: 17th October 2001
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA (OCTOBER 17, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE OF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 0.05 2. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE LINING UP FOR JOB FAIR (2 SHOTS) 0.19 3. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOB APPLICANT EDWARD VIANNO SAYING: "I was a block away from the the twin towers during that day, so my job got shut down because of that, till now, so I'm just waiting to see if they open it back up or to see if I just have to move on." 0.35 4. TRACK: PEOPLE LINING UP FOR JOBS 0.44 5. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOB APPLICANT MARY AL-HAKEEM SAYING "Right now I cannot be too picky but I don't want to take just anything. But the main thing is a J.O.B.. That's all I'm interested in is a job. I need to maintain my household." 0.59 6. SV: APPLICANTS ENTERING TWIN TOWERS JOB EXPO 1.07 7. VARIOUS OF APPLICANTS TALKING TO EMPLOYERS (5 SHOTS) 1.36 8. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) TONY COLES, NEW YORK CITY DEPUTY MAYOR FOR PLANNING SAYING: "Today, here at Madison Square Garden, we have 200 employers who have more that 10,000 jobs available. We've asked the employers to give priority to people who've lost their jobs because of the attack." 1.48 9. VARIOUS OF JOB APPLICANTS FILLING OUT FORMS (2 SHOTS) 1.56 10. SV: APPLICANTS TALKING TO EMPLOYERS 2.03 11. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOB APPLICANT CINNAMON PEREZ SAYING: "Oh actually I have two job interviews set up, so I came out really satisfied." 2.07 12. PAN: CROWD OF JOB APPLICANTS WAITING TO ENTER JOB EXPO 2.17 13. SLV: FRUSTRATED CROWD BOOING POLICE 2.31 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVADQ76D3LDI40JHXQHNGOA74V4H
  • Story Text: Thousands of New Yorkers lined up for hours to visit a
    job fair for those who either lost their jobs or were
    adversely effected by the September 11 attack on the World
    Trade Center.


    Thousands of job-seekers huddled for hours on a
    blustery fall day on long lines that snaked around city
    blocks, to attend a city-sponsored jobs fair held on Wednesday
    to help those jobless in the wake of the attacks on the twin
    towers.

    The lines snaked twice around the huge Madison Square
    Garden complex, a testament to the countless casualties that
    continue to pile up in the wake of the attacks miles and
    months from the devastating day at grand zero.

    One of those displaced workers lining up outside the Garden
    was Edward Vianno.

    "I was a block away from the the twin towers during that
    day, so my job got shut down because of that, till now, so I'm
    just waiting to see if they open it back up or to see if I
    just have to move on," said Vianno.

    Last week New York Major Rudolph Giuliani said the city
    could lose up to 1 billion dollars in tax revenue and 100,000
    jobs because of the September 11 attack on the World Trade
    Center.

    Mary al-Hakeem worked in 2 World Trade Center for a
    security firm, but was laid off after the collapse.

    "Right now I cannot be too picky but I don't want to take
    just anything. But the main thing is a J.O.B.. That's all I'm
    interested in is a job. I need to maintain my household," said
    al-Hakeem.

    Inside the job expo, some 200 employers from 1-800-TOWTRUCK
    to IBM set up cheerfully decorated recruiting tables to hand
    out applications, accept resumes and generally cheer people
    on.

    Deputy Mayor Anthony Coles said there were some 10,00 jobs
    available at the jobs fair.

    "Today, here at Madison Square Garden, we have 200
    employers who have more that 10,000 jobs available. We've
    asked the employers to give priority to people who've lost
    their jobs because of the attack," said Cole.

    Easily the most popular recruiting table belonged to the
    New York City Fire Department, where firefighters chatted with
    job-seekers who wanted to know when the next firefighter's
    exam might be held.

    Some of the employers present at the job fair included
    Macy's department store, IBM, JP Morgan Chase and AOL Time
    Warner. Also represented were organizations such as the United
    States National Guard, the Girl Scouts of America, and local
    museums.

    According to Cole, because of the long lines and the calls
    from other employers who wanted to participate, the city is
    planning to hold another fair soon, and it could become a
    regular event. Later in the afternoon on Wednesday some of
    those who had been waiting for hours to enter the job fair
    grew upset when they were told they might not get in.


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