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.
Retired NYPD Detective Chris Cranston, 48, has died of World Trade Center-related cancer. Detective Cranston comes from a police family; both his father and brother also served in the NYPD. Detective Cranston’s wake will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and again from 7:00pm until 9:00pm, and on Wednesday, July […]
Retired FDNY Firefighter Richard Driscoll died on July 18, 2019 of World Trade Center-related illness. He is the 200th FDNY member to die of World Trade Center illness. Firefighter Driscoll retired from Engine 91 in East Harlem in 2002, after serving the Department for 32 years, with numerous citations for bravery. In addition to his […]
Giavanna Gardella, the teenaged daughter of retired NYPD Sgt. Craig Gardella, died recently of Hodgkin’s anaplastic large cell lymphoma, leaving her family not only devastated, but facing astronomical medical bills. Sgt. Gardella’s former colleagues are holding a fundraiser to help the family with the bills on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 from 6:30pm to 10:30pm at […]
Retired NYPD Sgt. Thomas J. Fennessy, 64, has died of World Trade Center-related glioblastoma. His career with the NYPD began in 1982 and ended with his retirement in 2002. He spent weeks at the site after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in late 2017. His wake will […]
The World Trade Center Health Program Nationwide Provider Network (NPN) treats survivors of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and rescue and recovery workers and others exposed to the toxins from the attacks. The NPN will host two town hall meetings in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 from 9:00am until 12:00pm and […]
Retired FDNY Firefighter Richard Driscoll died on July 18, 2019 of World Trade Center-related illness. He is the 200th FDNY member to die of World Trade Center illness. Firefighter Driscoll retired from Engine 91 in East Harlem in 2002, after serving the Department for 32 years, with numerous citations for bravery. In addition to his […]