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.
As World Trade Center recovery workers know only too well, blood cancers are epidemic among those who worked the site. The Cancer Support Community will host a free webinar on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 6:30pm. The topic is coping with relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia (A.L.L.). The webinar will provide information on understanding a […]
On Friday, November 20, 2015, the 33rd annual ‘Battle of the Badges’ FDNY/NYPD boxing tournament will be held at Madison Square Garden. Doors open at 7:00pm. Security will be very tight -- please arrive early to accomodate. As in years past, both the NYPD and the FDNY will donate the funds they raise to good […]
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s NJ chapter will host the New York/New Jersey area Blood Cancer Conference on Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe. Blood cancer patients, their family members, caregivers and healthcare professionals are welcome. Experts in multiple myeloma, lymphoma and leukemia treatment will present information […]
Skywalkers: The Legacy of the Mohawk Ironworker at the World Trade Center is a new exhibit by artist Melissa Cacciola at the Staten Island Museum's History Center at Snug Harbor. It will open with a reception and talk at 2:00pm on Saturday, November 21, 2015. Mohawk ironworkers worked the recovery effort after the terrorist attacks on the […]
Brett Slomiak has died of World Trade Center-related illness on November 18, 2015 at the age of 53. Brett worked with Lenox Hill Hospital, and was a paramedic with New York Presbyterian at the time of his death. His wake will be held from 2:00pm to 5:00pm on Saturday, November 21, 2105 at the William […]
The 14th annual Marc S. Zeplin Foundation Benefit Concert will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Irving Plaza in NYC. Doors will open at 8:00pm with the show at 9:00pm. Flash back to the 1970s and '80s with the Gilfords and the Elektrik Company. General admission tickets cost $30.00 for a limited time. VIP balcony tickets […]