Changed By 9/11: CPA Prefers to Remember Those Who Helped

of Cutchogue was working in an office only 1.7 miles away from the World Trade Center on the morning of As chief financial officer for the advertising agency Dinoto Lee at the time, Hunzinger had a clear view from a fourth-floor office in Soho as the towers fell.

Like the rest of the world, Hunzinger, and his co-workers were in complete disbelief. But they were far enough away from harm or debris from the falling buildings.

 “I watched the second tower go down — it was scary and surreal,” he said. “I heard co-workers who weren’t very emotional screaming.”

Hunzinger, now 41, has lived in Cutchogue with his wife since 2005. He is an independent CPA and serves on the boards of the North Fork Chamber of Commerce, the North Fork Promotion Council and the Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society. Though he’ll never forget the terror of that day from his front row seat in Soho, Hunzinger says he prefers, 10 years later, to remember New Yorkers doing what they do best — helping others.

“It was a horrible thing to happen, but a lot of good came from it,” he said. “Everyone chipping in, whether it was consoling someone or getting on lines that stretched for blocks to donate blood. I’ll always remember all that versus a giant building going down.”