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.
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Point Lookout September 11th Memorial Service and Memorial Unveiling – Hempstead, NY
September 11, 2017 @ 7:30 am - 9:00 am
The public is invited to Point Lookout’s September 11th Memorial Service and the unveiling of its permanent 9/11 memorial park in honor of those murdered in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.The ceremony will be held on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 7:30am.
The new 9/11 memorial park features a meditation plaza with a memorial table, which will be etched with Walt Whitman’s poem On the Beach at Night. An elevated memorial walk will rise above the plaza, and the names of the 2,973 victims of the terrorist attacks will be memorialized in granite on the edifice of a pedestrian bridge. A 30-foot-long beam from the World Trade Center, a directional plaque that will reference the location where the majestic Twin Towers once stood, a flag plaza and attractive plantings will complete a fitting setting for reflection and solace.
Guests at this year’s ceremony will hear remarks from surviving family members of 9/11 victims, reflections from reverend clergy and musical tributes from the Kellenberg Consortium.
Please arrive early, as a large crowd is anticipated.
Town Park Point Lookout
Lido Blvd. (end of Loop Parkway)
Point Lookout
Hempstead, NY