Retired NYPD Detectives Educate Youth on September 11 Attacks in Venice, Florida
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**VENICE, Fla. ** - The September 11 terror attacks are a day so many remember, and on Wednesday, it will be 23 years since that day changed our nation. But, many students in school today weren't born yet. That sentiment struck a cord with two local retired New York City Police detectives who share a common bond. They were both there when the attacks happened and are now using their experiences to educate our youth about the significance of 9/11.
Matthew Center was just 24 and a rookie New York City police officer. Jose Castellanos was 32. Both worked out of the same precinct in Manhattan. On September 11, 2001, it was primary day and Center was working the polls in Brooklyn when he learned a plane hit the World Trade Center.