Category Archives: 9/11 Memorials

Survivor Trees story on “This Old Tree” podcast

A podcast episode of “This Old Tree” concerns the Survivor Tree, the Callery pear tree that survived the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and also tells the story […]

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Maspeth firehouse FDNY Squad 288-HazMat 1 gets landmark study because of 9/11 losses

The neighborhood of Maspeth Queens has tried for more than 10 years to have their local FDNY firehouse, Squad 288/HazMat 1, designated a landmark because it lost more firefighters than […]

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New memorial honoring NY DEA officers who died of World Trade Center-related illness

A new memorial plaque was unveiled on December 5, 2022 to honor New York Drug Enforcement Task Force officers who died of World Trade Center-related illnesses. This plaque shows a […]

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