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.
Retired NYPD Sgt. Thomas J. Fennessy, 64, has died of World Trade Center-related glioblastoma. His career with the NYPD began in 1982 and ended with his retirement in 2002. He spent weeks at the site after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in late 2017. Sgt. Fennessy’s funeral […]
Retired NYPD Detective Chris Cranston, 48, has died of World Trade Center-related cancer. Detective Cranston comes from a police family; both his father and brother also served in the NYPD. His funeral Mass will be said on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 11:00am in Staten Island’s St. Christopher’s Roman Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery […]
Thomas Santoro, 53, a retired counterterrorism detective with the NYPD, has died of World Trade Center-related illness. He leaves a widow and two teenaged sons. Detective Santoro began his NYPD career in 1988 and ended it in 2008, retiring from the Counterterrorism Division. His wake will be held at the Scarpaci Funeral Home in Staten […]
Thomas Santoro, 53, a retired counterterrorism detective with the NYPD, has died of World Trade Center-related illness. He leaves a widow and two teenaged sons. Detective Santoro began his NYPD career in 1988 and ended it in 2008, retiring from the Counterterrorism Division. His funeral Mass will take place at St. Thomas the Apostle Church […]
A playground will be named to honor NYPD Detective Peter Figoski, who was killed in the line of duty in 2011 at the age of 47. The 22-year veteran of the NYPD was widely beloved, especially by his four daughters. The renaming ceremony will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at 10:00am in Detective […]
Tim Farrell of the Terry Farrell Firefighters’ Fund has been battling cancer, which has left him with astronomical medical bills. A fundraiser for him will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2019, from 11:00am until 3:00pm at the Bunker Hill Public House in Wantagh. There will be food, raffles and music. Bunker Hill Public House […]