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.
A new exhibit entitled Better Angels: Firefighters of 9/11 that is on display at the Wood Museum of Springfield History features portraits of the 343 FDNY firefighters who were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The paintings, which are on display at the Wood Museum of Springfield History, were painted by Dawn Howkinson Siebel of […]
Scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital need baby teeth of Lower Manhattan children born shortly after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center for analysis for possible health issues stemming from the attacks. Downtown residents are asked to send their kids’ baby teeth — or drop them off at the hospital — care of Dr. Manish Arora or Dr. Roberto […]
Retired Firefighter Thomas J. Farrell of Ladder Company 41 has died of World Trade Center-related illness at the age of 48. His wake will be held on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 from 2:00pm-4:00pm and from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Macken Mortuary, Island Park Chapel in Island Park, NY. The funeral Mass will take place at […]
Retired Firefighter Thomas J. Farrell of Ladder Company 41 has died of World Trade Center-related illness at the age of 48. The funeral Mass will take place at Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 11:30am at St. Mary of the Isle RC Church in Long Beach. St. Mary of the Isle RC Church 315 E Walnut Street […]
Retired Firefighter Thomas J. Farrell of Ladder Company 41 has died of World Trade Center-related illness at the age of 48. The funeral Mass will take place at Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 11:30am at St. Mary of the Isle RC Church in Long Beach. St. Mary of the Isle RC Church 315 E Walnut Street […]
The Fealgood Foundation is sponsoring programs around the country for those people who responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in Washington DC, Shanksville, PA and New York, NY. If you worked rescue, recovery or clean-up in any of these locations, you may be eligible for healthcare under the Zadroga Act. If you […]
The Fealgood Foundation is sponsoring programs around the country for those people who responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in Washington DC, Shanksville, PA and New York, NY. If you worked rescue, recovery or clean-up in any of these locations, you may be eligible for healthcare under the Zadroga Act. If you […]
The Fealgood Foundation is sponsoring programs around the country for those people who responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in Washington DC, Shanksville, PA and New York, NY. If you worked rescue, recovery or clean-up in any of these locations, you may be eligible for healthcare under the Zadroga Act. If you […]
Please help Heartworks give some summer fun to kids living with grief by buying a raffle ticket for a beautiful pair of diamond earrings. To get your tickets, email Heartworks@heartworksgroup.org. Tickets cost $20.00 each. The earrings are worth $2,925. To see a picture of the earrings, please click here. Heartworks is a non-profit 501(c) 3 acts of kindness group that was created by the family of John William Farrell in response […]
The Fealgood Foundation is sponsoring programs around the country for those people who responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in Washington DC, Shanksville, PA and New York, NY. If you worked rescue, recovery or clean-up in any of these locations, you may be eligible for healthcare under the Zadroga Act. If you […]
Watch the NY Nets and support the families of FDNY firefighters who have died of World Trade Center illnesses since the terrorist attacks. On Sunday April 3, 2016 at 1:00pm, watch the Nets play the New Orleans Pelicans at the Barclay Center for a good cause. Tickets cost $90.00; with all proceeds going to the […]
The hearings for U.S. v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad et al. at Guantanamo Bay will resume from Tuesday, April 5, 2016 to Friday, April 15, 2016. (Please note that hearings begin on Tuesday of next week, not on Monday.) The CCTV sites at Fort Devens, MA, Fort Hamilton, NY, Fort Meade, MD, and Joint Base Maguire/Dix/Lakehurst […]
Cancer Support Community will present a two-hour webinar on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 2:00pm Eastern time. The topic is Medicare Part B and Patient Impact – what you need to know about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed changed. Presenters Fauzea Hussain and Josh Seidman are both senior vice presidents with Avalere, […]
Our friends at Voices of September 11th will host their Center of Excellence for Community Resilience New Jersey Symposium on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 from 8:30am to 4:00pm at the Rutgers University, Livingston Campus Student Center in Piscataway, NJ. This year's title is Promoting Resilience in Communities Impacted by Trauma. 9/11 families, survivors and rescue & recovery workers […]
Our friends at Voices of September 11th will host their Center of Excellence for Community Resilience New Jersey Symposium on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 from 8:30am to 4:00pm at the Rutgers University, Livingston Campus Student Center in Piscataway, NJ. This year's title is Promoting Resilience in Communities Impacted by Trauma. 9/11 families, survivors and rescue & recovery workers […]
The In Loving Memory Conference is for parents who have lost their only child or all of their children. The conference will take place in Fairfax, Virginia from Thursday, April 7, 2016 to Sunday, April 10, 2016 at the Hyatt Fairfax. For more information and registration, please visit their website or Facebook page. Hyatt Fairfax at […]
PurpleStride NYC will take place on Saturday, April 9, 2016 in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Onsite registration will be held at 8:00am, the opening ceremony at 9:15am, and the Run begins at 10:00am. PurpleStride New York City supports the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in their fight against pancreatic cancer, a devastating illness that many recovery workers are […]
Support the American Lung Association, honor those who climbed and descended the stairs on September 11, 2001 and raise funds to fight lung cancer by climbing the stairs at One Penn Plaza in Manhattan at 9:00am on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Lung cancer is the number-1 cancer killer in America, and it is rampant among […]
PurpleStride NYC will take place on Saturday, April 9, 2016 in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Onsite registration will be held at 8:00am, the opening ceremony at 9:15am, and the Run begins at 10:00am. PurpleStride New York City supports the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in their fight against pancreatic cancer, a devastating illness that many recovery workers are […]
Support the American Lung Association, honor those who climbed and descended the stairs on September 11, 2001 and raise funds to fight lung cancer by climbing the stairs at One Penn Plaza in Manhattan at 9:00am on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Lung cancer is the number-1 cancer killer in America, and it is rampant among […]
The 15th annual FF Michael J. Cawley Memorial Fund party will take place from 3:00pm until 8:00pm on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Mulcahy’s in Wantagh. The party for Michael includes live music, a large buffet of hot food, drink specials, live and silent auctions, and a fabulous raffle. There is a suggested donation of $25.00 at the […]
Mike’s Fight, a fundraiser for retired FDNY fireman Mike Leamy, will be held on Sunday, April 10, 2016, from 12:00pm to 5:00pm, at the Plattduetsche Park Biergarten in Franklin Square. Tickets cost $20.00 for adults and children’s tickets are free. Ticket fee includes live music, food and children’s activities. There will also be raffles and […]
The funeral for retired Lieutenant William Pesek, formerly of Ladder 27 and Ladder 165, will be held on Monday, April 11, 2016, at 10:45am at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Massapequa. Our Lady of Lourdes Church 855 Carmans Road Massapequa, NY
The funeral for retired Lieutenant William Pesek, formerly of Ladder 27 and Ladder 165, will be held on Monday, April 11, 2016, at 10:45am at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Massapequa. Our Lady of Lourdes Church 855 Carmans Road Massapequa, NY
The fifteenth annual Tribeca Film Festival runs from Wednesday, April 13, 2016 through Sunday, April 24, 2016. The festival began shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Tribeca residents Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal started it to bring people back downtown. Now it is one of the foremost film festivals. Tickets can be […]
Charles. S. Hirsch, who served as Chief Medical Examiner for NYC’s OCME during the time of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, died on April 8, 2016. He was 79. His promise to the families that the OCME will never stop trying to identify all those murdered in the attacks continues to be […]
Jimmy Martinez retired from the FDNY after 26 years of service, many of them with E-157. He has multiple myeloma from his time at the World Trade Center and is currently a patient at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, needing regular blood and platelet transfusions Donations not used by Jimmy will be released for use by […]
Boston’s Old South Church, now often known as the Church of the Finish Line for its proximity to the site of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, will hold an interfaith Service of Resiliency on Friday, April 15, 2016 at 2:30pm. All are welcome. Old South Church is about 100 feet from the Marathon’s finish line. […]
Please join the people of Massachusetts in a moment of silence at 2:49pm EST for all those affected by the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings on the anniversary of the attack. 2:49pm is the time that the first bomb exploded at the finish line.
The last seminar of the John Jay Center on Terrorism series will take place on Friday, April 15, 2016, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm in Room L2.84 of John Jay’s New Building. The speaker will be Scott Shane, a national security reporter in the Washington bureau of The New York Times, who will discuss his new […]
Come to the Woodall Kids’ Carnival on Saturday, April 16, 2016, from 11:00am to 2:00pm in the Courtyard of the Brent Woodall Foundation. Free admission! Food and game tickets are $1.00. There will be games, cotton candy, popcorn, face painting a photo booth and a bake sale. Brent Woodall was 31 and newly married when […]
The annual SSG James McNaughton Tribute will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2016, from 1:00pm to 8:00pm at Mulcahy’s Pub & Music Hall in Wantagh, NY. Please note the new date – it was decided to change from January to near Jimmy’s birthday, after bad weather in past years. NYPD Officer and US Army […]
A memorial service will be held for Lorenzo Pito Maldonado at St.Paul's Chapel in Lower Manhattan on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 3:00pm. Pito was killed in a motorcycle crash in Florida on February 1, 2016 at the age of 57. He was a New York City EMT, and later had a career with the […]
The Empty Sky Walkathon will take place on Sunday, April 17, 2016, from 10:00am to 4:00pm at Liberty State Park. Registration begins at 8:30am. Proceeds raised will go towards maintaining the 210-foot long brushed stainless steel walls that comprise the memorial. The Empty Sky 9/11 Memorial is New Jersey’s official memorial to the 749 people who […]
The Lustgarten Foundation's Westchester Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk will take place on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Rye Playland Park. The pre-registration fee is $50.00; Walk-in registration fee on the day is $60.00. 100% of the funds raised go to pancreatic cancer research. To register to walk, please click here. Registration begins at 8:00am. The […]
On Sunday, April 17, 2016, from 5:00 to 10:00pm, a fundraiser dinner dance and silent auction will be held for the Sedona 9/11 Memorial Plaza at Soundbites Grill. Call 928-282-2713 for reservations. Those interested in donating can mail their tax-deductible donation to Sedona FD 9/11 Memorial, 2860 Southwest Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336. For more details, please […]
Due to recent heavy rains, the ceremony to remember the lives of the 168 victims of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murragh Federal Building will be held at First Church on 5th and Robinson. After the ceremony, participants will be able to enter the Field of Empty Chairs. The one-hour ceremony will begin […]
The annual Daffodil Breakfast to benefit the Daffodil Project will be held at the Bryant Park Grill on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 8:00am to 9:30am. Ticket prices start at $200.00. To purchase tickets, please click here. To learn more, please call Julia at New Yorkers for Parks at 212-838-9410, x.322 or visit the Daffodil Project's […]
NYPD Officer Kenneth Wolf has died of World Trade Center-related cancer after a decade-long fight. His wake will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, from 2:00pm - 4:00pm and from 7:00pm - 9:00pm at Commack Abbey. His funeral Mass will take place on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 9:30am at St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic […]
Alexandra Gillen-Hurley has aplastic anemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. She is currently at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. A bone marrow drive being held for Alexandra on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at St. Anastasia’s Annex in Little Neck, NY. A simple cheek swab will test to see if you may […]
NYPD Officer Kenneth Wolf has died of World Trade Center-related cancer after a decade-long fight. His funeral Mass will take place on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 9:30am at St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church in Melville, NY. Officer Wolf will be buried in St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale. St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church 175 Wolf […]
Heartworks will hold an enormous yard sale — furniture, sports equipment, household items, jewelry and much more – in Basking Ridge, NJ on Friday, April 22, 2016 & Saturday, April 23, 2016, from 9:00am to 3:00pm to raise money for their work. More than 75 families contributed items for the sale. 100% of the money […]
Heartworks will hold an enormous yard sale — furniture, sports equipment, household items, jewelry and much more – in Basking Ridge, NJ on Friday, April 22, 2016 & Saturday, April 23, 2016, from 9:00am to 3:00pm to raise money for their work. More than 75 families contributed items for the sale. 100% of the money […]
The annual Mark Ellis Memorial Walk will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Farmingdale State College’s Campus Center. Registration begins at 9:00am and the walk will begin at 10:00am. Walkers will proceed from the Campus Center to the FSC 9/11 memorial for a moment of reflection before the walk begins, walk around the […]
Heartworks will hold an enormous yard sale — furniture, sports equipment, household items, jewelry and much more – in Basking Ridge, NJ on Friday, April 22, 2016 & Saturday, April 23, 2016, from 9:00am to 3:00pm to raise money for their work. More than 75 families contributed items for the sale. 100% of the money […]
The annual Mark Ellis Memorial Walk will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Farmingdale State College’s Campus Center. Registration begins at 9:00am and the walk will begin at 10:00am. Walkers will proceed from the Campus Center to the FSC 9/11 memorial for a moment of reflection before the walk begins, walk around the […]
Heartworks will hold an enormous yard sale — furniture, sports equipment, household items, jewelry and much more – in Basking Ridge, NJ on Friday, April 22, 2016 & Saturday, April 23, 2016, from 9:00am to 3:00pm to raise money for their work. More than 75 families contributed items for the sale. 100% of the money […]
This year’s Oklahoma City Marathon, the Run to Remember, will be run on Sunday, April 24, 2016. Voted one of the 12 ‘must-run’ marathons in the world by Runner’s World magazine, the Run to Remember honors the 168 people murdered in the bombing of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. The Marathon […]
On Monday, April 25, 2016 at 11:00am, a plaque dedication will be held at the Fire Academy Building 11 honoring the memory of the eight members of the Probationary Firefighter Class of February 4, 1996, who made the supreme sacrifice in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The fallen firefighters are Gary R. Box, […]
On Monday, April 25, 2016 at 11:00am, a plaque dedication will be held at the Fire Academy Building 11 honoring the memory of the eight members of the Probationary Firefighter Class of February 4, 1996, who made the supreme sacrifice in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The fallen firefighters are Gary R. Box, […]
Retired Firefighter Robert Landau (E-14, UFA Sergeant at Arms & President of the RMA) has died at 86. His wake will be held at the Bedell Pizzo Funeral Home on Staten Island on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm. His funeral will take place on Thursday, April 28, 2016 […]
Simple Is the New Smart: 26 Success Strategies to Build Confidence, Inspire Yourself, and Reach Your Ultimate Potential is the title of Dr. Robert Fazio’s new book. He will sign copies at Penn Bookstore on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 6:00pm. Robert Fazio is the son of Ronald C. Fazio, Sr. who saved a number […]
Retired Firefighter Robert Landau (E-14, UFA Sergeant at Arms & President of the RMA) has died at 86. His funeral will take place on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 10:00am at Our Lady Help of Christians Church. Our Lady Help of Christians Church 7396 Amboy Road Staten Island, NY
Retired Firefighter Robert Landau (E-14, UFA Sergeant at Arms & President of the RMA) has died at 86. His funeral will take place on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 10:00am at Our Lady Help of Christians Church. Our Lady Help of Christians Church 7396 Amboy Road Staten Island, NY
A day to honor the heroes from the NYPD’s Special Operations Division who gave their lives in the line of duty will be held from 10:30am to 2:30pm on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Floyd Bennett Field. In addition to the memorial ceremony, the day’s events will include presentations by the NYPD’s ESU, Aviation, Harbor, […]
Help the FF Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation help wounded veterans and others by joining the stair climb in Charlotte, NC on Saturday, April 30, 2016. To register, please click here. Please register in one of the 4 categories - Young adult (age 13-17); Adult; Firefighter/law enforcement/EMS/military or experienced stair climber (will be running). […]
A day to honor the heroes from the NYPD’s Special Operations Division who gave their lives in the line of duty will be held from 10:30am to 2:30pm on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Floyd Bennett Field. In addition to the memorial ceremony, the day’s events will include presentations by the NYPD’s ESU, Aviation, Harbor, […]
JR’s Angels’ fifth annual bowling fundraiser will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Check-in begins at 5:00pm with bowling from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. The fee to participate is $20.00 per person, which includes bowling and shoe rental. Please bring along a non-perishable food item to be entered into a special raffle. To reserve your […]
Join the Li’l Bravest for a fun evening for a good cause on Saturday, April 30, 2016, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm at Libation NYC. An entry fee of $60.00 buys a 3-hour open bar. Tickets are available here. The Li’l Bravest is a charity started by Engine 84, Ladder 34, FDNY, in honor of FF John […]