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.
Our friends at the Flight 93 National Memorial are looking for a creative, self-motivated and independent young professional to be the next Richard J. Guadagno Fellow. The Fellow would join the Flight 93 National Memorial team of park rangers, memorial partners and volunteers, working with the interpretation division, as well as collaboration with education and […]
Retired NYPD Officer Steven Edward Brandow, 56, died on February 22, 2021. He served the NYPD with the 115 and 41 Precincts, and was named Cop of the Year. His wake will be held on Wednesday February 24, 2021 from 2:00pm until 5:00pm and again from 7:00pm until 10:00pm at the Donza Funeral Home in […]
Native Staten Islander Joseph Michael Abate, of the Electrician’s Union, Local #3, 67, died in Myrtle Beach, SC on February 18, 2021 of World Trade Center-related lung cancer. He was an electrician for the New York City Police Department for 37 years, retiring nearly five years ago. As per Joseph's wishes, a Celebration of Joseph's […]
Join the Center on National Security at Fordham Law on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 12:30pm Eastern time for a discussion of the challenges posed by the intersection of terrorism and technology. Panelists Audrey Kurth Cronin, Brian Jenkins, and Clint Watts will look at the role that technology has played in the evolution of terrorism, the […]
Retired NYFP Fire Patrolman Robert Joseph Renode, Jr., 67, died on February 21, 2021 of World Trade Center-related illnesses. Mr. Renode served the New York Fire Patrol for 27 years, and was known affectionately as “the Rat”. He was injured while responding to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and was unable to continue […]
Retired NYPD Police Officer Nicholas Purpero died of World Trade Center-related cancer on February 20, 2021, at the age of 48. He was an NYPD officer for 26 years, and had only recently retired. Officer Purpero's viewing will be held at Staten Island’s Colonial Funeral Home on Thursday, February 25, 2021 from 4:00pm until 8:00pm. […]