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 FDNY Captain John J. Galvin of the Bureau of Operations died of World Trade Center-related illness on April 29, 2021. Captain Galvin served the FDNY for 32 years. His son, Captain Rob Galvin, followed in his father’s footsteps, serving in Division 8’s Bureau of Operations and his brother, Thomas Galvin, is a retired FDNY […]
The ninth annual Todd Ouida Children’s Foundation Conference will be held virtually on Thursday, May 6, 2021, from 9:00am until 2:00pm via Zoom. The theme for this year is Resilience and the Human Spirit: Our Legacy to Infants, Children, and Families To register for the free conference, please click here. This year’s conference is free, but donations to […]
Retired FDNY Lt. William J. Baaden, who was retired from FDNY Engine 97, the Astor Hilton, has died at the age of 84. Active and retired members of the FDNY and New York State Police are encouraged to attend his graveside service at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY at 11:00am on Thursday, May […]
A webinar entitled Guantanamo: Prospects for Closure will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2021 12:00pm ET. The event is cosponsored by the National Institute of Military Justice and the Center on National Security. Featured speakers will be journalist Carol Rosenberg, and Ben Farley, a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Defense, Military Commissions Defense […]
Please join John Jay College’s Center on Terrorism for their final seminar of the spring 2021 semester. The speaker will be Charles B. Strozier, the founding director of the Center on Terrorism. He will speak on Plagues and Peoples, Disease and Violence. The seminar will be held on Zoom on Friday, May 7, 2021 at […]
Retired FDNY Firefighter Sean D. Kenny, 67, died of World Trade Center-related illness on May 5, 2021. His wake will be held at the Casey McCallum Rice South Shore Funeral Home in Staten Island on Saturday, May 8, 2021 from 2:00pm until 4:00pm and again from 7:00pm until 9:00pm. The funeral Mass will be said […]