Before September 11, 2001, the defining image of New York City was its twin towers. After that day, their absence left a hole in the fabric of the city. Stories of survivors and the heroic actions of first responders have taken worthy precedent, but the lofty history of Windows on the World, known as “the U.N. of restaurants,” has been forgotten. A new documentary zeroes in on the dining space located between floors 106 and 107 of the North Tower, and honors the 79 workers and 91 guests who were lost there. Narrated by former staff members such as Michael Lomanco, the executive chef who watched his staff wave white tablecloths 100 floors above him from the street, the film moves from the restaurant’s inception in the 1970s to the way it transformed the World Trade Center into a dining landmark. “The extraordinary immigrant workforce of Windows and what they collectively created is just a reminder of the contributions of immigrant New Yorkers to the restaurant world and to the culture of the city,” co-director Julie Cohen said. “We want people to remember not just the tragedy, but the real beauty and the specific stories of what was lost on that day.” —Maggie Turner