Ten years ago, when Katie McDonnell’s birthday fell on Father’s Day, officers from NYPD, ESU Truck 1 surprised her with a Disney princess party. They closed off the street and brought in the mounted unit for horse rides. “There weren’t any kids,” Katie remembers, “just my family and the officers,” officers who have become almost [...]
On Friday May 18th, in a ceremony at the 9/11 Tribute Center, New York State Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy and Lee Ielpi, Board President of the Tribute Center who lost his son Jonathan Ielpi on 9/11, honored the New York National Guard for their service after 9/11. Major General Steven N. Wickstrom, Commander of the [...]
On Wednesday, March 7, the Tribute WTC Visitor Center held a dedication ceremony for a unique object. Terry Truelove and Gerry Stewart, two employees from the Costco store in Hazlet, NJ, preserved their community’s expressions of empathy and patriotism in the months after September 11, 2001. As a store greeter, Terry Truelove wore her vest [...]