9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
On December 5, 2012, the travelling September 11th exhibit, Ground Zero 360, will open at the Atrium in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The exhibit was organized by Paul McCormack, a retired NYPD Inspector who worked at the site of the World Trade Center after the attacks. Photographs by photojournalist Nicola McClean, artifacts from the World Trade Center […]
The Children's Museum of Manhattan and the New York City Police Museum present a new exhibit -- 10-Foot Cops: The NYPD’s Mounted Unit. This event for all ages opens on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, as the NYPD Museum is still recovering from the extensive damage it suffered from Hurricane Sandy. In […]
Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School is hosting an exhibit called Heroic Long Island. The exhibit pays tribute to Long Islanders who have acted with unusual valour. On display are photos and artifacts from a number of Long Island heroes, including several FDNY firefighters and NYPD officers killed in the terrorist attacks of September […]
Ryan Halliday, the godson of retired FDNY Firefighter Tom Carroll of Engine 219, is 22 years old and needs blood and platelet transfusions. Ryan and his family would deeply appreciate donations of blood and/or platelets. To benefit Ryan, designated donations must be made in the Blood Donor Room of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Please visit www.mskcc.org/blooddonations for […]
On Monday, February 25, 2013, the Retired Detectives of NY will host their ever-popular Cigar Night at Club Macanudo in Manhattan. An entry fee of $100.00 includes a 3-hour open bar, a selection of cigars, dinner and good company. There will also be a 50/50 and raffles. Space is very limited. Tickets must be purchased […]
Phyllis Rodriguez, who lost her son Gregory at Cantor Fitzgerald in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, will speak about her experience attending the hearings in Guantánamo. The talk will take place at 7:00pm on Monday, February 25, 2013 at the Mapleton Conference Center in White Plains. Mapleton Conference Center at Good Counsel 52 N. Broadway White […]
The 9/11 Memorial will be open to the public on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 the twentieth anniversary of the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. A brief ceremony will be held on the Memorial Plaza at noon on the anniversary. There will be a moment of silence at 12:18pm, the time of the bomb, to honor the […]
A benefit for NYPD Detective Joe Pidoto will take place on Thursday, February 28, 2013, from 7:00pm to 11:00pm at Mulcahy’s in Wantagh. Joe is suffering from life-threatening gastrointestinal cancer. He is a 45-year-old active detective with the Queens Robbery Squad. He has a loving family. Please help them defray some of the costs of […]
Hurricane Sandy closed the Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center for more than two months. Their staff pumped 2 million gallons of water out of the Arts and Culture level and removed everything - including all the walls - and they've repaired, cleaned and painted the upper three floors of the Center. The Center reopened recently, […]
The John Jay Center on Terrorism’s first seminar for the spring semester will be held on Friday, March 1, 2013 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm when Jayne Huckerby will speak on the topic Gender, National Security, and Counter-Terrorism: Human Rights Perspectives. Human rights analyses of the counter-terrorism measures implemented in the aftermath of 11 September 2001 […]
Cycle for Survival is an indoor cycling event held nationwide to fund rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. This year's NYC dates are the weekend of March 2-3, 2013. More than half the people diagnosed with cancer have a rare cancer. According to the National Institutes of Health, a “rare” cancer is one […]
The 38th Annual Rockaway St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 1:00pm. This year’s Grand Marshal will be John Ahern. The Gael of the Year will be Hilary Beirne. The parade route will go west to east down Newport Avenue to Beach 116th Street. The route then turns and will […]
The 12th annual Police Officer Kenneth F. Tietjen Memorial Foundation fundraiser had been postponed due to Hurricane Sandy. The new date is Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 7:00pm. The event will take place at the Jacques Reception Center in North Middletown, NJ. An entrance fee of $40.00 per person includes music, food, drinks, prizes, raffles, bagpipers and […]
The 12th annual Sean Caton Memorial Foundation Mardi Gras Ball will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Park Ridge Marriott in New Jersey. The evening will begin with cocktails at 7:00pm. Dinner will begin at 8:00pm. As always, the evening will be filled with music, dancing, Cajun cuisine, auctions, prizes and surprises. […]
Wake Saturday, March 2, 2013, 7:00pm-9:00pm and Sunday, March 3, 2013 – 2:00pm-5:00pm and 7:00pm-9:00pm Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Homes Hicksville Chapel 47 Jerusalem Avenue (at the corner of West Marie St.) Hicksville, NY Funeral The funeral is Monday, March 4, 2013 at 10:00am at St. Pius Roman Catholic Church in Plainview. St. Pius Roman […]
Wake Saturday, March 2, 2013, 7:00pm-9:00pm and Sunday, March 3, 2013 – 2:00pm-5:00pm and 7:00pm-9:00pm Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Homes Hicksville Chapel 47 Jerusalem Avenue (at the corner of West Marie St.) Hicksville, NY Funeral The funeral is Monday, March 4, 2013 at 10:00am at St. Pius Roman Catholic Church in Plainview. St. Pius Roman […]
Wake Saturday, March 2, 2013, 7:00pm-9:00pm and Sunday, March 3, 2013 – 2:00pm-5:00pm and 7:00pm-9:00pm Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Homes Hicksville Chapel 47 Jerusalem Avenue (at the corner of West Marie St.) Hicksville, NY Funeral The funeral is Monday, March 4, 2013 at 10:00am at St. Pius Roman Catholic Church in Plainview. St. Pius Roman […]
More assistance is available for Sandy reconstruction in the form of a new Building Department advisory program. Their senior officials, technical experts and plan examiners are now available to work closely with homeowners who need to submit applications and construction plans for properties in a special flood hazard area as shown on the effective flood […]
Drama Desk Award winner and Tony nominee Brian d’Arcy James will perform an intimate benefit concert on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 6:30pm in aid of the Cancer Support Community. The concert will be held at a beautiful NYC private home. Brian d’Arcy James' Broadway work includes Blood Brothers, Titanic, Next to Normal, Giant and creating the […]
The New York City Bar Justice Center is offering a free legal clinic on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, from 2:00pm - 4:00pm for individuals needing assistance in filing claims under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). Clinics will be facilitated by volunteer lawyers who will provide free counsel and advice to people who would like […]
The New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Childrens Benefit Fund invites you to hang out with their founder, baseball great Rusty Staub. On Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 3:00pm ET they are hosting a LIVE Google+ Hangout on air and you could be one of the lucky participants to join. Google+ Hangouts are the […]
On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 1:30pm ET (10:30am PT), Cancer & Careers will hold a free webinar addressing some of these issues: How do I deal with the gap on my resume from taking time off for treatment? Should I talk about my cancer in a job interview? You'll be able to get answers from a career […]
The Rick Thorpe Heart to Heart Gala, which was to have been held on Saturday, February 9, 2013, was cancelled due to the winter storm that day. The new date is Friday, March 8, 2013, from 6:00pm to 10:30pm at the Ludlow Country Club in Ludlow, Massachusetts. Dinner, dancing and more! Tickets are $50.00 per person. All proceeds […]
Laughter Saves Lives, a comedy fundraiser for the FealGood Foundation, will be held on Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Colonial Springs Golf Club in East Farmingdale. Dinner begins at 7:00pm and the show begins at 8:30pm. Tickets are $30.00 plus a minimum food/drink donation of $12.00. Retired FF John LaRocchia will host. For ticket […]
The 12th Annual Fun Run honoring Keith McHeffey in Sea Bright, NJ will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Sea Bright continues to struggle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, so this year’s race will benefit Sea Bright Recreation and the many activities they provide in their community. Beginning this year, similar to other large […]
The 12th Annual Fun Run honoring Keith McHeffey in Sea Bright, NJ will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Sea Bright continues to struggle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, so this year’s race will benefit Sea Bright Recreation and the many activities they provide in their community. Beginning this year, similar to other large […]
A workshop called Making Health Insurance and Entitlements Work for You will take place on Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at at the Riverhead Free Library. This is a co-sponsored patient program with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Fighting Chance. To register please call Fighting Chance at 631-725-4646. Riverhead Free Library 330 […]
There will be a wine-tasting fundraiser to support the 2013 Ace Bailey Boston Marathon Team on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Travessia Urban Winery in New Bedford. The event will take place from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. A entry fee of $10.00 gets you wine tastings, raffles and more. All funds benefit the Ace Bailey Children's […]
There will be a Spinathon at Body Revolution in Raynham on Sunday, March 10, 2013 from 9:00am to noon to benefit the Ace Bailey 2013 Boston Marathon team. There will be a DJ, fun workouts with great spin instructors and raffles, all for a great cause. The minimum donation is $10.00. (Cash or check only.) Seating […]
On Sunday, March 10, 2013 from 12:00pm-6:00pm, the St. Baldrick's Foundation will host their head-shaving event for childhood cancer research at 526B Larkfield Road, East Northport, NY 11731. For further information, please contact Wayne Forte at 516-523-1530, email enptstbaldricks@aol.com or visit www.stbaldricks.org.
Join New York City Firefighters Disaster Relief Fund at Avenue on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm to help those FDNY members who lost homes or suffered damage to their homes from Hurricane Sandy. The New York City Firefighters Disaster Relief Fund is a pending 501 (c) 3 fund established to aid their […]
March 14, 2013 is National Kidney Day. Please click here to see events in your area.
The New York City Fire Department in partnership with the FDNY Foundation is offering a two day symposium on March 14, 2013 & March 15, 2013. FDNY leaders will provide presentations to include: Terrorism - Fire as a Weapon, FDNY Rescue Company Operations, Recent FDNY Safety Initiatives, New FDNY Training Techniques and Commercial Building Management - […]
March 14, 2013 is National Kidney Day. Please click here to see events in your area.
The House Committee on Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 3:00pm in 311 Cannon House Office Building. The hearing, entitled “TSA’s Efforts to Advance Risk-Based Security”, will have TSA Administrator John S. Pistole as the witness. Cannon House Office Building 200-299 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, […]
Theory is having a night of shopping, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres on Thursday, March 14, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm to benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Attendees will receive 25% off all Theory purchases and a portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. An RSVP is required to attend […]
The deadline to request tickets to the April 6, 2013 commissioning of the USS Arlington is Friday, March 15, 2013. Ticket reservations for the commissioning may be made here.
The NY 10-13 Association will hold their annual St. Patrick's Day Luncheon on Friday, March 15, 2013, at 12:00pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Oceanside. The price will be $25.00 per person, which includes a sit-down luncheon, dessert, coffee, 2 drinks per person, with tax and tip included. There will be music and […]
The Center on National Security at Fordham Law School will host a conference entitled “21st Century Warfare: Law, the Enemy, and the Battlefield,” on Monday, March 18, 2013 from 9:00amto 5:00pm. The conference will explore the legal authorities for war, the expanding definitions of the ‘enemy’, the evolution of the battlefield, including drone killings and cyber warfare, and […]
The Center on National Security at Fordham Law School will host a conference entitled “21st Century Warfare: Law, the Enemy, and the Battlefield,” on Monday, March 18, 2013 from 9:00amto 5:00pm. The conference will explore the legal authorities for war, the expanding definitions of the ‘enemy’, the evolution of the battlefield, including drone killings and cyber warfare, and […]
The Carl V. Bini Fund is hosting a chicken soup dine-around for Hurricane Sandy relief Eat some chicken soup with your family and friends on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at a participating area restaurant and help your neighbours. Participating restaurants will donate the proceeds to the Carl V. Bini Fund to support the opening of Carl’s […]
Bikeman: The 9/11 Experience is based on the book, Bikeman: An Epic Poem by Thomas F. Flynn, a former CBS News writer who covered the news from the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. Bikeman: The 9/11 Experience is presented at the Broad Street Ballroom by a cast of seven actors. […]
The Carl V. Bini Fund is hosting a chicken soup dine-around for Hurricane Sandy relief Eat some chicken soup with your family and friends on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at a participating area restaurant and help your neighbours. Participating restaurants will donate the proceeds to the Carl V. Bini Fund to support the opening of Carl’s […]
The wake for PAPD Lt. Kevin C. Murphy will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm; and on Thursday, March 21, 2013 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm and Friday, March 22, 2013 from 8:00am to 8:45am at the Shore Point Funeral Home and Cremation Service […]
There will be a Pancreatic Cancer Seminar in Baltimore on Thursday, March 21, 2013, from 1:00pm – 4:30pm. Topics covered will include treatment approaches, the management of pain and side effects, and the results of recent research. To register, please click here. Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel 300 South Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201
There will be a Pancreatic Cancer Seminar in Baltimore on Thursday, March 21, 2013, from 1:00pm – 4:30pm. Topics covered will include treatment approaches, the management of pain and side effects, and the results of recent research. To register, please click here. Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel 300 South Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201
Cancer and Careers' free series of teleconferences continues at noon on Thursday, March 21, 2013 with Newly Diagnosed Patients: Practical & Legal Issues. Click the link to register. Updated with new content for 2013, the teleconference will be presented by Joanna Morales, Esq., Cancer Rights Attorney and CEO of Navigating Cancer Survivorship and Rebecca V. Nellis, […]
The wake for PAPD Lt. Kevin C. Murphy will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2013 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm and on Friday, March 22, 2013 from 8:00am to 8:45am at the Shore Point Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Hazlet, NJ. Shore Point Funeral Home and Cremation Service 3269 State Rt. 35 […]
The John Jay Center on Terrorism will host a seminar on Friday, March 22, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm in Room 964 of the new building of John Jay College. Carlo Strenger will speak on the topic The Politics of Israel, Terrorism, and Pathways to Peace. Strenger is a well-known psychologist, and psychoanalyst who has been […]
Michael's Cause is proud to announce the Wish upon a Star Dinner Dance to be held on Friday, March 22, 2013 from 7:00pm to 12:00am at the Hilton Garden Inn in Staten Island. There will be entertainment, gift baskets, memorabilia, cash raffles and more!! Tickets for the event are $125.00 per person. Raffle tickets are […]
On Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 9:30am, the 36th Annual Police/Fire Run will be held in Central Park. All active and retired members of the NYPD and FDNY are eligible to participate (their guests may also run, but guests will not receive a number). The race will begin in Central Park at East 102nd Street. […]
On Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 9:30am, the 36th Annual Police/Fire Run will be held in Central Park. All active and retired members of the NYPD and FDNY are eligible to participate (their guests may also run, but guests will not receive a number). The race will begin in Central Park at East 102nd Street. […]
Staten Island Borough President James P. Molinaro will host "A Day of Financial Recovery with Dignity" for Staten Island residents devastated by Hurricane Sandy on Saturday, March 23, 2013 from 10:00am to 2:00pm at New Dorp High School. The event is being convened by "Operation HOPE" and is sponsored by the Red Cross, and will be attended by […]
TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PORT AUTHORITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ONLY Join the director and composer of The 37, for a live performance of the film's theme song and the premiere of its trailer. The event takes place at Saloon on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:00pm). There is no cover charge […]
TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PORT AUTHORITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ONLY Join the director and composer of The 37, for a live performance of the film's theme song and the premiere of its trailer. The event takes place at Saloon on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:00pm). There is no cover charge […]
This year’s Palm Sunday Mass will take place at 2:00pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at the Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance. Mass is held rain or shine; in case of rain, Mass will be held at nearby Our Lady of Solace. Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance MCU Park (Keyspan Park) 1904 Surf Avenue Coney Island, NY […]
On Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 5:00pm, the NY Islanders will host an Emergency Services Appreciation Night during their game against the Panthers. Tickets for emergency services workers are $47.00 (original price $87.00) for lower-level end zone, or $30.00 (original price $41.00 ) for 300-level end mezzanine seats. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Chris Stellato at cstellato@newyorkislanders.com or […]
Twelve firehouses from Staten Island will play their own version of March Madness to benefit the Firefighter Jeff Giordano Children’s Playroom at the New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Burn Center. FF Giordano was killed in the line of duty during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The games start Monday at 7:00am at Port Richmond’s CYO Center. Play goes […]
World Wrestling Entertainment, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and professional athletes have launched an online auction called Superstars for Sandy Relief. The auction begins on Monday, March 25, 2013 and will end on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Proceeds will benefit The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City and Hurricane Sandy New […]
Michael Hingson, a blind man who survived the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, will be the featured speaker on Monday, March 25, 2013 at the first "Lectureship in Values and Ethics Series," an event sponsored by the University of North Dakota's Delta Gamma sorority. The lecture will start at 7:00pm, and will […]
New York City will soon receive its first payment - $1.77 billion - for those residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy. From March 27, 2013 until Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 11:59pm, New Yorkers can make suggestions on how the money should be spent. Review New York City’s Action Plan A here. Learn more about Community Development […]
The wake for NYPD Officer Joseph Pritchard will be held from 2:00pm to 4:30pm and from 7:00pm to 10:00pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 and Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Lindenhurst Funeral Home in Lindenhurst. His funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00am on Friday, March 29, 2013 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 210 […]
HealMyPTSD.com founder Michele Rosenthal will hold a free teleclass, How Trauma Transforms You and How You Can Transform Yourself at 8:00pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. You can sign up by clicking here. In tonight's class you'll learn Why an identity overhaul can be important after trauma The #1 mistake people make in response to change How […]
On Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 10:00am, Engine 24/Ladder 5/Battalion 2 will host a memorial Mass honoring the memory of Captain John J. Drennan, FF James F. Young, and FF Christopher J. Siedenburg, all of whom made the supreme sacrifice on March 28, 1994. The Mass will take place at St. Anthony's of Padua Church. […]
Bikeman: The 9/11 Experience is based on the book, Bikeman: An Epic Poem by Thomas F. Flynn, a former CBS News writer who covered the news from the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. Bikeman: The 9/11 Experience is presented at the Broad Street Ballroom by a cast of seven actors. […]
On Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 10:00am, Engine 24/Ladder 5/Battalion 2 will host a memorial Mass honoring the memory of Captain John J. Drennan, FF James F. Young, and FF Christopher J. Siedenburg, all of whom made the supreme sacrifice on March 28, 1994. The Mass will take place at St. Anthony's of Padua Church. […]
The wake for NYPD Officer Joseph Pritchard will be held from 2:00pm to 4:30pm and from 7:00pm to 10:00pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Lindenhurst Funeral Home in Lindenhurst. His funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00am on Friday, March 29, 2013 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 210 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst, with […]
The funeral Mass for NYPD Officer Joseph Pritchard will be celebrated at 10:00am on Friday, March 29, 2013 at Lindenhurst's Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Interment will follow at Breslau Cemetery in Lindenhurst. Officer Pritchard was killed in a car crash on Monday. Our Lady of Perpetual Help 210 S. Wellwood Avenue Lindenhurst, NY
The funeral Mass for NYPD Officer Joseph Pritchard will be celebrated at 10:00am on Friday, March 29, 2013 at Lindenhurst's Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Interment will follow at Breslau Cemetery in Lindenhurst. Officer Pritchard was killed in a car crash on Monday. Our Lady of Perpetual Help 210 S. Wellwood Avenue Lindenhurst, NY