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.
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 History Center at Snug Harbor. Skywalkers is a collection of tintype portraits and interviews of World Trade Center ironworkers from the Kahnawake reservation in Canada. All 30 of the ironworkers are Mohawk. […]
Entries are wanted for a juried exhibit at Cape Cod’s Cotuit Center for the Arts entitled Unsafe: Life after 9/11 The exhibit will run from March 24, 2016 to April 23, 2016. Written works in all genres and artworks in all media, including painting, photography, video, sculpture and found objects, are sought. February 1, 2016 is […]
A new exhibit entitled Better Angels: Firefighters of 9/11 that is on display at the Wood Museum of Springfield History features portraits of the 343 FDNY firefighters who were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The paintings, which are on display at the Wood Museum of Springfield History, were painted by Dawn Howkinson Siebel of […]
A lecture at the New-York Historical Society at 6:30pm on Thursday, February 4, 2016 will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David E. Sanger, who will discuss cybersecurity. Mr. Sanger is the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times and author of Confront and Conceal: Obama’s Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power. Tickets cost $24.00 for members […]
The 14th annual Friends of Sean Lugano fundraising party will be held at 7:00pm on Friday, February 5, 2016 at Manhattan’s Altman Building. Tickets cost $100.00 and are available at the Friends of Sean Lugano website or at the door. The evening will include cocktails, snacks and live music. Every year, Sean’s family and the Friends of Sean […]
The eighth annual Rick Thorpe Heart to Heart Gala to fund Rick’s Place will be held at the Ludlow Country Club in Ludlow, MA on Saturday, February 6, 2016 from 6:00pm to 10:30pm. The evening’s events will include dinner, music, live and silent auctions, and raffles. Rick’s place is a grief and bereavement center for children […]
The second annual NYPD With Arms Wide Open Polar Plunge will be held on Sunday, February 7, 2016, from 10:00am to 1:00pm at the Inn in Long Beach. You can join the fun and help a great cause without taking the plunge! Admission costs $20.00 for adults and $10.00 for children. Admission automatically enters attendees in a […]
The second annual NYPD With Arms Wide Open Polar Plunge will be held on Sunday, February 7, 2016, from 10:00am to 1:00pm at the Inn in Long Beach. You can join the fun and help a great cause without taking the plunge! Admission costs $20.00 for adults and $10.00 for children. Admission automatically enters attendees in a […]
An Evening with General Petraeus, the Petraeus-Hertog Lecture on Leadership, will be held at the Robert H. Smith Auditorium of the New-York Historical Society on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 6:30pm. The speaker will be retired General David Petraeus with moderator Max Boot. In an intimate conversation, General Petraeus will offer his unique insight into […]
Assistant Chief Ron Spadafora needs blood and platelets. A survivor of the attacks, Chief Spadafora was assigned as the World Trade Center Chief of Safety for the entire recovery operation in October 2001. He is now fighting World Trade Center cancer. He is currently a patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and requires regular blood […]
The Center on National Security at Fordham Law will present a discussion with Peter Berger, author of The United States of Jihad on Thursday, February 12, 2016 at 12:30pm. Lunch will be served at the event. The event is free, but reservations are required. To RSVP, send an email to nationalsecurity@law.fordham.edu with the date of event […]
The fourth annual Firefighters for America’s Bravest Valentine’s Benefit Dinner on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 5:00pm at Li Greci’s Staaten. The event is sponsored by the FF Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and benefits severely wounded veterans. The evening includes a four-course, sit-down dinner, a full premium bar, comedy from Joey Kola and […]
Join the FF Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 12:30pm as they break ground on a “smart” home for US Army Sergeant Corey Kent via the foundation’s Building for America’s Bravest program. On July 10, 2010, just three weeks after his arrival in Afghanistan, US Army Sergeant Corey Kent […]
At 12:00pm noon on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, Fordham Law School's Center on National Security will present a talk entitled Iran in Context, with journalist Hooman Majd and Karim Sadjadpour, a researcher on Iran. They will discuss Iran’s evolving role and influence in the Middle East. The event is free, but reservations are necessary. To RSVP, email […]
Please join the Bipartisan Policy Center on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm for a conversation with Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee as they discuss the McCaul-Warner Digital Security Commission. The spate of terrorist attacks last year, especially those in Paris and […]
Retired NYPD Captain John Vierling has died after a long battle with World Trade Center-related liver cancer. His wake will be held at the Claude R. Boyd/Caratozzolo Funeral Home in Deer Park, NY on Thursday, February 25, 2016, from 2:00pm to 4:30pm and from 7:00pm to 9:30pm and on Friday, February 26, 2016 from 2:00pm […]
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation will host a concert to benefit the family of NYPD Detective Joseph Lemm, who was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan while serving with the Air National Guard’s 105th Base Security Squadron last month. Technical Sergeant Joseph Lemm, 45, known as “Superman”, was one of six US military personnel killed […]
On Friday, February 26, 2016 the annual memorial ceremony for the six victims murdered in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center will begin with the arrival of the families at 11:30am. Family members of the victims, survivors of the attack, those who responded to the bombing and made the investigation, and their supporters are […]
On Friday, February 26, 2016 the annual memorial ceremony for the six victims murdered in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center will begin with the arrival of the families at 11:30am. Family members of the victims, survivors of the attack, those who responded to the bombing and made the investigation, and their supporters are […]
Retired NYPD Captain John Vierling has died after a long battle with World Trade Center-related liver cancer. His wake will be held at the Claude R. Boyd/Caratozzolo Funeral Home in Deer Park, NY on Friday, February 26, 2016 from 2:00pm to 4:30pm and from 7:00pm to 9:30pm. His funeral service will take place on Saturday, […]
The Joseph Maffeo Foundation will host their annual Casino Night from 7:30pm to 11:30pm on Friday, February 26, 2016 at Nicotra's Ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn in Staten Island. Proceeds from Casino Night 2016 will focus on the construction of the brand new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as part of the coming Women […]
Retired NYPD Captain John Vierling has died after a long battle with World Trade Center-related liver cancer. A committal service will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2016 from 11:00am - 12:00pm at St. Charles Cemetery. St. Charles Cemetery 2015 Wellwood Avenue Farmingdale, NY 11735-1212 631-249-8700
Robert "Bob" McNee, 60, a trucker with Local 25 who removed World Trade Center debris from the site after the terrorist attacks, died of site-related cancer on February 22, 2016 at MV Hospice House in Haverhill, MA. Bob’s Life Celebration will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 from 4:00pm-8:00pm at Brookside Chapel & Funeral […]
The fifteenth annual Face Off for Ace will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, MA. Times and details will be posted soon – please save the date. For more information, please visit the website, email Barbara at barbara@acebailey.org or call her at 401-270-6420. NHL legend Garnet “Ace” Bailey, two-time […]
Robert "Bob" McNee, 60, a trucker with Local 25 who removed World Trade Center debris from the site after the terrorist attacks, died of site-related cancer on February 22, 2016 at MV Hospice House in Haverhill, MA. Bob’s Life Celebration will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 from 4:00pm-8:00pm at Brookside Chapel & Funeral […]
The members of the 120 Detective Squad are hosting a 10-13 benefit on Thursday, March 3, 2016 from 7:00pm – 11:00pm for Margaret Russotto, the wife of NYPD Detective Edward Russotto. Margaret has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. This event, held at LiGreci’s Staaten, is an attempt to alleviate some of the family’s financial distress. […]
Support the American Lung Association, honor those who climbed the stairs and descended the stairs on September 11, 2001 and raise funds to fight lung cancer by climbing 32 flights of stairs in New Haven, CT at 8:00am on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Lung cancer is the number-1 cancer killer in America, and it is […]
Support the American Lung Association, honor those who climbed the stairs and descended the stairs on September 11, 2001 and raise funds to fight lung cancer by climbing 32 flights of stairs in New Haven, CT at 8:00am on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Lung cancer is the number-1 cancer killer in America, and it is […]
William P. “Bill” Reimer, 75, died on Monday, February 29, 2016 in Livingston, NJ. He was the fourth generation of his family to become the city engineer for the City of East Orange. Bill also worked as the chief engineer for Mazzocchi Wrecking Company. He reported to the site of the World Trade Center on […]
Mark Jay Steiner of the NYC Department of Buildings, who worked for months on the pile at the World Trade Center site, has died of site-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. His wake will be held from 7:00pm to 9:00pm on Saturday, March 5, 2016 and from 2:00pm to 5:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm on Sunday, March 6, […]
Mark Jay Steiner of the NYC Department of Buildings, who worked for months on the pile at the World Trade Center site, has died of site-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. His wake will be held from 7:00pm to 9:00pm on Saturday, March 5, 2016 and from 2:00pm to 5:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm on Sunday, March 6, […]
Police Officer David Hofer, 29, of the Euless Police Department in Texas, and former NYPD Officer, was shot in the line of duty on March 1, 2016. His New York memorial service will be held on Monday, March 7, 2016 at 10:00am at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan. Officer Hofer was privately cremated in Texas on March […]