“Es schwimmt eine Leiche im Landwehrkanal” — “A corpse swims in the Landwehr Canal” — went a music-hall song in the 20s, referring not specifically to Rosa [Luxemburg] but to the post-World War I poor who committed suicide out of desperation.

2001/9/11 12:26:48 PM – Susana and I were on our morning run around Washington Square Park when we heard the first impact.