I'm in North Jersey so I'm roughly the same distance from the city as you seem to be. I don't have memories of my dad going in to the city regularly, but I did go in with him every now-and-then, but never to the towers. However, I do have a fond memory of the towers and my dad... my dad has been in a wheelchair for almost thirty years and earlier on in his paralysis he was still working as an architectural draftsman. In 1993, after the truck-bomb in the basement of the towers, a decision was made to upgrade the elevator plates to make them more handicap accessible and when the time came to pick a design, my dad's concept was chosen. I never got to see his design after it was installed, but ever since 9/11 I've always had that bit of something to help me think more positively about the horrific events of that day.