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.
Former NYPD Detective Andrea Rainer died of World Trade Center-related illness on June 25, 2019 in St. Augustine, FL, where she retired in 2007. She was 58.She was a member of the 109 Precinct, among many other jobs in the NYPD, including her favorite ballistic unit in the forensic lab. Detective Rainer’s memorial service will […]
FDNY EMS Lt. Edith Torres died of World Trade Center-related cancer in February 2017 at the age of 46. She had a 23-year career in emergency medicine. A plaque will be dedicated in her honor at a ceremony to be held on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 1:00pm at Tall Timbers Condominiums in Sussex, NJ. […]
Members of the Haspel Staab Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 551 are hosting a benefit for the family of FDNY Firefighter and US Marine Christopher Slutman on Saturday, June 29, 2019, from 1:00pm until 5:00pm at Mooney’s Public House in Middle Village. An admission fee of $40.00 includes beer, wine, soft drinks, and finger food. […]
Kevin M. Preiss of the NYPD shot himself on June 26, 2019. His wake will be held on Sunday, June 30, 2019 from 2:00pm-4:00pm and from 7:00pm-9:00pm at the Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home in Hicksville, NY. His Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church on Monday, […]
Kevin M. Preiss of the NYPD shot himself on June 26, 2019. His Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church on Monday, July 1, 2019 at 10:00am. Interment will follow at Holy Rood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory to the Stephen Siller Tunnel […]
FF Matt McDevitt has been battling cancer for two years and has been out of work. His brothers at E-286/L-135 are holding a fundraiser for him on Monday, July 1, 2019 at 1:00pm at the bandshell in Forest Park. There will be a $40.00 admission fee per adult; $20.00 admission for children, which includes BBQ, […]