10 years ago on September 21st, 2014 The third section of the High Line opens from 30th Street through Hudson Yards References: www.thehighline.org
86 years ago on September 21st, 1938 A Category 3 hurricane makes landfall on Long Island, becoming one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded to hit New England
23 years ago on September 21st, 2001 A benefit concert and telethon is simulcast across 35 major television channels and raises over $200 million for the September 11th Fund
9 years ago on September 21st, 2015 A Bronx Legionnaires' disease outbreak kills 10 and sickens over 100
7 years ago on September 21st, 2017 A quadcopter drone strikes an Army Blackhawk helicopter off the coast of Staten Island