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.
NYPD Assistant Chief Michael Quinn died of World Trade Center-related cancer on June 5, 2016, at age 60. His wake will be held at the Hess Miller Funeral Home in Middle Village, Queens on Thursday, June 9, 2016 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm and from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. His funeral Mass will take place at 10:30am […]
NYPD Assistant Chief Michael Quinn died of World Trade Center-related cancer on June 5, 2016, at age 60. His funeral Mass will take place at 10:30am on Friday, June 10, 2016 at St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Bayside. Chief Quinn will be buried in St. John’s Cemetery in Middle Village. St. Robert Bellarmine Church 56-15 […]
The officers and members of R-4, E-325 and L-163 will mark the fifteenth anniversary of the 2001 Father’s Day fire with a Memorial Mass honoring FF Harry S. Ford of Rescue 4, FF Brian D. Fahey of Rescue 4, and FF John J. Downing of Ladder 163. The three fathers made the supreme sacrifice on […]
Lindenhurst's South Fulton Avenue, between Kansas and Houston Streets, will be named in honor of NYPD Detective John Kristoffersen, who died from World Trade Center-related illnesses on August 25, 2012. The unveiling of the new sign bearing Det. Kristoffersen’s name will take place at a ceremony on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 12:00pm. A luncheon […]
The Metro New York chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors will hold their annual Hope Starts under the Stars gala on Monday, June 20, 2016 at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadow. The cocktail hour begins at 6:30pm. Dress is black tie optional. For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please email gala@metronycops.org or call 516-441-COPS […]
A ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 12:00pm to rename FDNY High School in Brooklyn the Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Public Safety. The ceremony will take approximately one hour in the school’s auditorium. Captain Vernon A. Richard was 53 and a 24-year FDNY veteran when he was killed […]