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 Monday, October 1, 2018, at 11:00am, a plaque dedication ceremony will be held honoring the memory of Battalion Chief Joseph D. McKeon of Battalion 46, who died of World Trade Center-related illness on August 19, 2017. The ceremony will take place at Engine 287/Ladder 136 in Queens. Engine 287/Ladder 136/Battalion 46 86-53 Grand Avenue […]
The 21st annual New York State Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial Ceremony will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 in the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, NY and will honor the 28 firefighters from New York state who died in the line of duty over the past year. Empire State Plaza Convention […]
On October 26, 2018, NYPD Detective Joseph Pidoto died of World Trade Center-related liver cancer. He was 51. After serving at the site, Det. Pidoto was diagnosed with cancer in 2012. He leaves a widow, Debbie, and two children, Brianna Pidoto and NYPD Officer Joseph Nicholas Pidoto. A week before he died, he insisted on […]
In honor and memory of Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo, R-3, the Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation will present their annual training seminar on the weekend of November 3-4, 2018. Hands-on training will be conducted at the Suffolk County Fire Academy in Yaphank, NY. Classroom training will be conducted at R.C. Murphy Junior High School […]
In honor and memory of Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo, R-3, the Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation will present their annual training seminar on the weekend of November 3-4, 2018. Hands-on training will be conducted at the Suffolk County Fire Academy in Yaphank, NY. Classroom training will be conducted at R.C. Murphy Junior High School […]
NYPD Officer Manny Vargas, who last served with the 49 Precinct, died of World Trade Center-related brain cancer on November 1, 2018. He also worked in the 24 Precinct during his 24-year NYPD career. A large man of great strength, he was known as "Monsta." His viewing will be held on Thursday, November 8, 2018 […]