Back to work on Sept. 19th, 2001 This morning I was very eager to get into Manhattan and take a look around. As I got off the Subway at the N/R Whitehall Street station, It was very eerie. There were military people and trucks everywhere. It was difficult to get around as the police blocked off every entrance to the WTC site. The smell was very unique and is something I will never forget. It smelled like burning rubber and the smell electrical sparks make all combined. It burned your lungs. There was dust and papers every where. All the cars were coated in soot and papers clogged the streets.