Look back in sorrow: NYers say 9/11 changed them forever − Poll

A quarter-century later, New Yorkers say the 9/11 attacks changed them forever.

They now look back with more sorrow than anger.

More than 3 in 4 registered voters in a new Suffolk University survey, 77%, say they still feel the impact on their life and attitudes from the clear, crisp day in 2001 that saw the worst terror attack in U.S. history. Even a 51% majority of those now 18 to 34 years old say it has affected them permanently, though the oldest of them were just 9 then and the youngest hadn't been born yet.

“A quarter-century later, the scar left on New York City hasn't faded into the background,” said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center. “The data shows that for an overwhelming majority of residents, the emotional and psychological gravity of that day continues to shape their everyday attitudes and outlook on life.”

The poll of 500 registered voters in the five boroughs finds the memory fresh in their minds.

Americans across the country remember that day, of course. A national online poll taken in August by You/Gov found 75% of those surveyed − including 90% of those 30 and older − remembered…

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/