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.
Captain Vincent Ungaro, FDNY, died after a long battle with World Trade Center-related leukemia on October 1, 2016. His wake will be held at Chapey and Sons Funeral Home in East Islip on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Captain Ungaro’s funeral will take place at 11:15am on Thursday, […]
The family of a sick young girl who loves firefighters request cards from firefighters to cheer her as she battles severe atopic dermatitis, a serious form of eczema. Vickie Waller is losing weight and shaking uncontrollably from her illness. She has difficulty walking and is undergoing allergy testing. She was recently released from hospital, but […]
Captain Vincent Ungaro died after a long fight with World Trade Center-related leukemia on October 1, 2016. His funeral will be held at 11:15am on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at St. Lawrence the Martyr in Sayville, NY. St. Lawrence the Martyr 27 Handsome Ave. Sayville, NY 11782
A fireworks display is scheduled for Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 9:20pm on a barge near Liberty Island.
As our community knows, the sound of a bell holds special significance for firefighters. The four fives ring for a firefighter who has made the supreme sacrifice. For the sixth year, on the weekend of October 8-9, 2016, bells will ring from coast to coast as a grateful nation pauses on Sunday, October 9, 2016 […]
This year's National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2016 and Sunday, October 9, 2016 at the Emmitsburg National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. Among the other firefighters killed in the line of duty added to the Memorial this year will be 24 FDNY firefighters who have died of illnesses brought on by […]