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.
Joseph C. Capriotti, 62, of the Middletown Police Department, died of World Trade Center-related pancreatic cancer on June 6, 2019. Born in Staten Island, NY, he was a resident of Middletown most of his life. He served the Middletown Police Department for nearly three decades, rising from patrolman to detective lieutenant before retiring in 2011. […]
P.O. William Leahy, 50, of the Port Authority Police Department lost his battle against 9/11 cancer on June 6, 2019. His funeral Mass will take place at noon on Monday, June 10, 2019 at St. Louis De Montfort Catholic Church in Sound Beach. Burial will follow at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale. St. Louis De […]
NYPD Deputy Chief Steven J. Silks died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on June 5, 2019. He was due to retire next month. The visitation will be held on Monday, June 10, 2019 from 2:00pm until 9:00pm at the Schwartz Brothers-Jeffer Memorial Chapel in Forest Hills. His funeral will be held on Tuesday, June 11, […]
NYPD Detective Joseph Gerard Calabrese, Sr., 57, died via suicide on Thursday, June 6, 2019. He was 57. His wake will take place on Monday, June 10, 2019 from 2:00pm-5:00pm and from 7:00pm until 9:00pm and again on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 from 2:00pm until 5:00pm and then again from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Marine […]
NYPD Deputy Chief Steven J. Silks died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on June 5, 2019. He was due to retire next month. His funeral will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 10:00am at the Reform Temple in Forest Hills. Reform Temple 71-11 112th Street Forest Hills, NY 11375
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a September 11th Victim Compensation Fund hearing on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 10:00am. The hearing will focus on the need to reverse the cuts made in claims and to permanently reauthorize the VCF to ensure that coverage will continue to be available to those rescue and recovery workers, […]