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.
FDNY Firefighter Richard Rogers of Ladder 111 has died of World Trade Center-related illness. His funeral Mass will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Holy Name Church in Brooklyn. Holy Name Church 245 Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY
NYU’s School of Medicine will conduct a lung, heart, and mental health research study for young New York City residents, aged 13-21, to evaluate the impact of the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks on public health. Qualifications Participants must be Born between 9/11/1993 and 9/10/2001 (Ages 13-21)* Available for a one-time visit Must not […]
On Monday, November 2, 2015 at 1:30pm, 9/11 recovery workers and survivors and local politicians will meet outside 7 World to oppose the recent proposals from the Majority House Judiciary and Energy and Commerce committees that would provide an underfunded and temporary extension of the World Trade Center Health Program and Victim Compensation Fund. Even […]
On Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 10:00am, at the 68th Precinct in Brooklyn, please join members of the NYPD, other World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers and local politicians in a rally in support of the permanent extension of the Zadroga Act. For more details, please click here. 68 Precinct 333 65th Street Brooklyn, […]
The 2015 World Pancreatic Cancer Day is November 13, 2015. Worldwide there are around 280,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer each year and it is the seventh biggest cancer killer. Rates of pancreatic cancer are abnormally high among World Trade Center recovery workers. Yet the disease barely gets attention. This cancer is chronically underfunded and has […]
Staten Island's first Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Walk will take place at Clove Lakes Park, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Saturday, November 14, 2015. Pancreatic cancer is a very underfunded and understudied cancer. For the last 40 years, there is has been no significant change in its survival rate -- an abysmal 3%-7%. Pancreatic cancer rates […]