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.
Country Mile Gardens will host their 11th annual Christmas Tree Fundraiser from 9:00am until 5:00pm on Sunday, December 2, 2018. For every cut tree that is more than five feet tall sold on those days, $10.00 will be donated to the Kevin J. Hannaford, Sr. Foundation. Donations are accepted here. The foundation honors Kevin Hannaford, […]
Live from the New York Public Library will hold an evening of conversation with French high-wire walker Philippe Petit, the subject of the award-winning documentary Man on Wire, and famous for walking a tightrope between the towers of the World Trade Center on August 7, 1974. He will speak with Slavoj Zizek. The event will be held […]
For the third year, the Mark Bavis Leadership Foundation will hold a toy drive to benefit the children of Ace’s Place, the playroom at Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, in an attempt to make hospital stays less frightening for children. The list of toys requested by the hospital is here. Please use […]
Raymond Plakstis, Jr., 57, of Great Neck, NY has died of World Trade Center-related illness. He served with Great Neck’s Alert Fire Department since 1985 and spent days at the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks of 2001. He also helped to establish a memorial to the victims on the Saddle Rock Bridge and […]
Eat in a Staten Island-based Applebee’s restaurant (Staten Island Mall, New Dorp, Outerbridge Crossing or Expressway Plaza branches) and bring an unwrapped toy suitable for ages 12 and under and receive a free dessert on your next Applebee’s visit. This offer expires on January 5, 2019. Toys can be dropped off at any of these […]
Raymond Plakstis, Jr., 57, of Great Neck, NY has died of World Trade Center-related illness. He served with Great Neck’s Alert Fire Department since 1985 and spent days at the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks of 2001. He also helped to establish a memorial to the victims on the Saddle Rock Bridge and […]