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.
There will be a FDNY Fire Family Transport Foundation BBQ from 4:00pm to 9:00pm on Friday, June 17, 2016 at Tamaqua Marina in Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn to benefit the Hope for the Warriors Foundation. A donation of $40.00 includes music from DJ Mouse, food and drink, all for a great cause. To learn more, please […]
The FDNY will play the NYPD in Gaelic football at 7:00pm on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Gaelic Park to benefit the Thomas Elsasser Fund, which helps the families of active firefighters who die outside of the line of duty. Tickets cost $10.00 if purchased in advance, $15.00 at the gate. Advance tickets may be […]
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 annual Deputy Chief Ray Downey Forever Running Memorial 5-K Run/Walk will be held on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19, 2016 at Deer Park Knights of Columbus. The 5-K run/walk will begin at 9:30am and the Father/Child Team Competition will begin at 9:30am. The course follows D.C. Raymond M. Downey Memorial Road. The course is […]
Adam Staples, who was 22 and at a training meeting at Morgan Stanley in the South Tower of the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. Staples was on the 61st floor when United Flight 175 struck the South Tower above him. He will tell his story at 10:00am on Sunday, June […]