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.
Tom McMillan, author of Flight 93: The Story, The Aftermath and The Legacy of American Courage on 9/11, will be signing his books and giving special presentations at the Flight 93 National Memorial Learning Center on Saturday, August 20, 2016 and Sunday, August 21, 2016. You may bring your own copy of Flight 93 or […]
To honor the National Park Service's centennial, the National Park Foundation is hosting a party with Bill Nye, The Science Guy at Brooklyn Bridge Park on Monday, August 22, 2016, at 5:45pm. The highlight of the event will be a huge circuit board by which attendees can change the color of the lights of One World Trade […]
The Johnny Mac Foundation is collecting donations to assist Baton Rouge flood victims. Monetary donations are best at this time as they can be applied where needed. The Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund will bring supplies and donations to the flooded areas. The Johnny Mac Foundation has been in contact with the Treasurer of the local union […]
The Terry Farrell Firefighters’ Fund is looking for a driver to drive to Louisiana with their relief team. If you are interested, please call their office at 631-846-2742 or email amtucker@terryfund.org no later than Friday, August 26, 2016.
New York City Transit Police Detective Vincent P. Caracciolo has died of site-related illness at the age of 56. Detective Caracciolo responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He retired from the NYPD in 2002. His funeral will be held at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Forest Hills on Thursday, August 25, 2016 […]
The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness will present a webinar titled Terrorism vs. Hate Crimes on Thursday, August 25, 2016, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. In the post-9/11 era, terrorism generally became synonymous with global jihadism, while threats posed by domestic extremists are usually labeled as hate crimes. Labels and misperceptions fail to […]