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.
Nominations are open for the third annual Red Bandanna Hero Award. In honor of Welles Remy Crowther, the "man with the red bandanna" who gave his life saving people in Tower 2 of the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, $10,000 will go to the winner of the award for […]
The 23rd annual Police Week Blue Mass will be held at 12:10pm on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Washington, DC. St. Patrick's Catholic Church 619 Tenth Street, NW (10th & G Streets, NW) Washington, DC
Fordham University will host a discussion with Ali Soufan and Lawrence Wright on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 6:00pm to 7:30pm at Fordham’s Pope Auditorium. They will discuss Soufan’s new book, Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of Bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State. In the book, former FBI special agent and author […]
There will be a planned flyover on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 and on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 from 6:00pm to 11:00pm over midtown Manhattan. The helicopter is black with a blue stripe and a blue tail and will fly at roughly 800 to 1,500 feet.
The FDNY Counseling Service Unit, with the support of Captain Eugene Kananowicz (“K9”) from Engine 53, is starting a support group for FDNY members with children or family members with special needs. The first session will be held on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 from 11:00am to 12:30pm at the Counseling Unit’s Fort Totten office, in […]
There will be a planned flyover on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 and on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 from 6:00pm to 11:00pm over midtown Manhattan. The helicopter is black with a blue stripe and a blue tail and will fly at roughly 800 to 1,500 feet.
The new charity for NYPD personnel with special needs children, With Arms Wide Open, will hold their first annual dinner dance on Thursday, May 4, 2017. The evening begins with a champagne reception at 6:30pm, with dinner and dancing to follow from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. The event will take place at Antun’s of Queens. Music […]
There will be a fireworks display tonight near Jersey City at approximately 8:55pm.
John Jay Center on Terrorism’s final spring seminar will be held on Friday, May 5, 2017 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm in room 630 of Haaren Hall of John Jay College. The speaker will be Benjamin Runkle, authority on cyberwar, who will discuss Strategy in the Era of Cyber Conflict: The Gordian Knot or An Edible […]
On Sunday, May 7, 2017, the Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance in Coney Island will host their annual Mass and interfaith service at 2:00pm. All are welcome. For details, please click here. Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance MCU Park 1904 Surf Avenue Brooklyn, NY
The schedule for this year's Police Week in Washington DC, from Monday, May 8, 2017 to Tuesday, May 16, 2017 can be found here.
The Center on National Security will host a discussion of the new book, Terror in France: The Rise of Jihad in the West by Gilles Kepel on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 from 1:00pm until 2:00pm at Fordham Law School. Kepel is a professor of political science at the École Normale Supérieures in Paris and the […]
The Jérôme Lohez 9/11 Scholarship Foundation's 12th annual concert and scholarship awards reception will be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, from 6:30pm until 8:30pm at the Consulate General of France. This year’s honorees are Dr. Joël Courtois, Dr. Gregory P. Prastacos and Ms. Diana Wege. This event is under the Patronage of the Consul General […]
NYU Langone Medical Center will hold a free cancer lecture entitled Cancer Survivorship: Tips for a Better Doctor’s Visit on Friday, May 12, 2017, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at Perlmutter Cancer Center midtown. To reserve your place at this lecture, please call 212-263-2266 or email cancerevents@nyumc.org. Perlmutter Cancer Center 160 East 34th Street, room 1121 New York, NY
The NYPD football team will play the PO Omar Edwards Memorial Football Game on Friday, May 12, 2017 at 7:00pm. The location will be announced soon. The NYPD Finest will play the NY Corrections Dept. – NY’s Boldest. Tickets cost $10.00 for each adult; children attend for free. Tickets will be available at the game. […]
The annual Captain Jason Dahl Scholarship Foundation Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 9:00am until 5:00pm. A full day of fun and events for the whole family will take place at the Sagewood II Shopping Center in Littleton. The raptor conservation group, HawkQuest, will be the featured attraction from 11:00am until […]
The annual Captain Jason Dahl Scholarship Foundation Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 9:00am until 5:00pm. A full day of fun and events for the whole family will take place at the Sagewood II Shopping Center in Littleton. The raptor conservation group, HawkQuest, will be the featured attraction from 11:00am until […]
Amy's Greenhouse will hold their annual Mother's Day Plant Sale and Fair from 10:00am to 2:00pm on Saturday, May 13, 2017. There will be crafts, Mother’s Day plants and gifts (priced between $2 - $20), games, pizza, snacks, and beverages. Amy's Greenhouse is a living memorial to Amy O'Doherty, who was killed at the age […]
FF Joseph "Toolie" O'Toole (ret.) of 41 Truck was a beloved member of the FDNY and one of the hand-picked “ATV guys” at the recovery operation. We lost Toolie in December from World Trade Center-related bile duct cancer at the age of 61. Toolie’s kindness, his desire to help people, and his love of Irish […]
The military commission hearings will take place in U.S. v. KSM et al. from Monday, May 15, 2017 to Friday, May 19, 2017 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In the case of inclement weather, unexpected delays or cancellations in the court schedule, please call 1-855-444-1225 for updates. Or email Karen Loftus and her staff at osd.pentagon.omc.list.vwap@mail.mil […]
Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and survivor of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon Ryan Yantis will speak at the Aurora Navy League Council 247 meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Grandma's Table Restaurant in Montgomery. His topic is Pentagon 9/11: A Survivor's Stories of Service, Providence, and Overcoming Challenges. The public […]
The silent auction for A Caring Hand - The Billy Esposito Foundation is open. Click here to see the items.
A Caring Hand’s Stories of Hope Gala will be held at 6:30pm on Thursday, June 16, 2017 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan. Entertainment will be provided by the award-winning violinist Miri Ben-Ari. Ticket prices start at $500.00. A range of sponsorships is available. To purchase tickets, please click here. The mission of A Caring […]
Join the Be the Match Foundation for their third annual Be the Match Soirée at 6:00pm on Thursday, May 18, 2017 on the 44th floor of the Hearst Tower for an exhilarating evening filled with inspiration, entertainment and fun. Guests will witness the moment when Justin and his family meet Aja-Reigh, his life-saving donor, for […]
The 16th annual Michael J. Armstrong Memorial Foundation Golf Outing will take place on Friday, May 19, 2017. Please save the date. Details will be coming soon.
The Brooke Jackman Foundation will host their 12th annual Brooke Jackman Race for Literacy on Saturday May 20, 2017 at the Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School in Oyster Bay. Children’s activities - face painting, tattoos, yoga, and hula hoops - start at 8:45am. The ¼- mile Kids’ Fun Run for Future Olympians for children aged 8 and […]
Because of the rain on the 13th, the Joseph Doyle Memorial Scholarship Fund and St. Joseph by the Sea Baseball will host the Joey Doyle Baseball Day on Saturday, May 20, 107. Joey Doyle, 25, a former player at St. Joseph by the Sea, was killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 while […]
The Brooke Jackman Foundation will host their 12th annual Brooke Jackman Race for Literacy on Saturday May 20, 2017 at the Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School in Oyster Bay. Children’s activities - face painting, tattoos, yoga, and hula hoops - start at 8:45am. The ¼- mile Kids’ Fun Run for Future Olympians for children aged 8 and […]
The 16th annual NYPD Memorial 5-K Run will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2017, beginning at 10:13am. Please gather at the NYPD Memorial Wall at Liberty Street and South End Avenue before the run for a prayer and a moment of silence to honor the 875 officers whose names are on the wall. The […]
The 16th annual NYPD Memorial 5-K Run will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2017, beginning at 10:13am. Please gather at the NYPD Memorial Wall at Liberty Street and South End Avenue before the run for a prayer and a moment of silence to honor the 875 officers whose names are on the wall. The […]
Join the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund (Answer the Call) on the Bowery Hotel rooftop on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm for their fifth annual Red & Blue Soiree. Enjoy a night of cocktails and music under the stars to honor New York City's police officers, EMS […]
Retired NYPD Detective Michael O’Keefe will read from his new novel, Shot to Pieces, at the Mysterious Bookshop in Tribeca on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 6:30pm. After the reading, Detective O’Keefe will sign books. Detective O’Keefe retired out of the 83 Squad in 2009. Mysterious Bookshop 58 Warren Street New York, NY
In honor of Battalion Chief Michael Fahy & his family, the 4 for Fahy Run will take place on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 10:30am in Van Cortlandt Park. It's a 4-mile race with an option to run it as a 2x2 mile relay. The race will begin and end in the vicinity of the Van […]
In honor of Battalion Chief Michael Fahy & his family, the 4 for Fahy Run will take place on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 10:30am in Van Cortlandt Park. It's a 4-mile race with an option to run it as a 2x2 mile relay. The race will begin and end in the vicinity of the Van […]
NYU Langone Medical Center will host a free lecture called Prostate Cancer and Survivorship Care Guidelines on Thursday, May 25, 2017 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm at the Perlmutter Cancer Center. To reserve your place at this free lecture, please call 212-263-2266 or email cancerevents@nyumc.org. Perlmutter Cancer Center 160 East 34th Street, room 1121 New York, NY
On Friday, May 26, 2017 from 11:30am to 3:00pm, the FDNY Anchor Club will host a pizza party for the patients at Rosary Hill Nursing Home in Hawthorne, NY. All off-duty members are invited to attend and assist the Anchor Club with the party. Members are welcome to bring their families. For more information, please […]
On Friday, May 26, 2017 from 11:30am to 3:00pm, the FDNY Anchor Club will host a pizza party for the patients at Rosary Hill Nursing Home in Hawthorne, NY. All off-duty members are invited to attend and assist the Anchor Club with the party. Members are welcome to bring their families. For more information, please […]
The first day of the Flight 93 Speaker Series will be Saturday, May 27, 2017, when Ken Nacke and Ed Root will speak at 1:00pm and again at 3:00pm in the Learning Center of the Flight 93 National Memorial. Ken's brother, Louis J. "Joey" Nacke, was a passenger on Flight 93 during the terrorist attacks […]
The first day of the Flight 93 Speaker Series will be Saturday, May 27, 2017, when Ken Nacke and Ed Root will speak at 3:00pm in the Learning Center of the Flight 93 National Memorial. Ken's brother, Louis J. "Joey" Nacke, was a passenger on Flight 93 during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. […]
The FDNY EMS hockey team will hold the first annual EMT Yardira Arroyo Memorial Hockey Game on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 7:00pm at the Aviator Sports complex in Brooklyn. FDNY EMS will play the NJ Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association’s team. Tickets cost $10.00 and will be sold at the door on the night of the […]
The Flight 93 Speaker Series will continue on Sunday, May 28, 2017, when Ken Nacke and Ed Root will speak at 1:00pm in the Learning Center of the Flight 93 National Memorial. Ken's brother, Louis J. "Joey" Nacke, was a passenger on Flight 93 during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Ed's cousin, Lorraine […]
Charles “Chuck” Carroll, an Illinois man who was working on the 105th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, will discuss his story of survival on Monday, May 29, 2017 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at O’Leary’s Ale House in DeKalb. The talk is free. O’Leary’s Ale House 260 […]
On a beautiful late summer weekend, FDNY Captain Vincent Giammona and his wife took their daughters to Coney Island for the day. On the way home, Vinny turned back and saw the Cyclone roller coaster and turned around. The roller coaster was closed, but Vinny found a worker and explained that he’d be turning 40 […]
The wake for FDNY Firefighter Ray Pfeifer, who died after a long battle with World Trade Center-related cancer, will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2017, from 1:00pm to 9:00pm at the East Meadow Volunteer Fire Station 1. The funeral will take place at 11:00am on Friday, June 2, 2017 at Holy Family Church in […]
The funeral for FDNY Firefighter Ray Pfeifer, who died after a long battle with World Trade Center-related cancer, will be held at 11:00am on Friday, June 2, 2017 at Holy Family Church in Hicksville, NY. A collation will be held following the funeral at East Meadow Fire Station 4 in East Meadow, NY. Holy Family Church 17 […]
The 16th annual Brian C. Novotny 9/11 Memorial Golf Outing will be held on Friday, June 2, 2017 at the New York Country Club in New Hempstead, NY. A fee of $200.00 per golfer ($800.00/foursome) includes 18 holes of golf (scramble format), use of the driving range, closest to the pin contest, longest drive contest, […]
The funeral for FDNY Firefighter Ray Pfeifer, who died after a long battle with World Trade Center-related cancer, will be held at 11:00am on Friday, June 2, 2017 at Holy Family Church in Hicksville, NY. A collation will be held following the funeral at East Meadow Fire Station 4 in East Meadow, NY. Holy Family Church 17 […]
The 16th annual Brian C. Novotny 9/11 Memorial Golf Outing will be held on Friday, June 2, 2017 at the New York Country Club in New Hempstead, NY. A fee of $200.00 per golfer ($800.00/foursome) includes 18 holes of golf (scramble format), use of the driving range, closest to the pin contest, longest drive contest, […]
The funeral for September 11th father Bill Doyle will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Holy Child Roman Catholic Church in Eltingville, Staten Island. Holy Child Church 4747 Amboy Road (off Arden Avenue) Staten Island, NY 10312
The funeral for September 11th father Bill Doyle will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Holy Child Roman Catholic Church in Eltingville, Staten Island. Holy Child Church 4747 Amboy Road (off Arden Avenue) Staten Island, NY 10312
On Sunday, June 4, 2017, the FF Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation will hold their third annual Tower Climb at 1 World Trade Center. The event pays particular homage to FDNY Captain William Francis "Billy" Burke. On September 11, 2001, while responding to the attacks at the trade center, Captain Burke stayed behind to […]
The 16th annual Richard M. Keane Foundation 5-K Walk/Run will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 11:00am sharp at Standish Park in Wethersfield, CT. The race-day registration fee is $20.00. Registration will be held from 9:30am-10:30am in the gym of the Hanmer School. There is a $5.00 fee for each child aged 10 […]
On Sunday, June 4, 2017, the FF Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation will hold their third annual Tower Climb at 1 World Trade Center. The event pays particular homage to FDNY Captain William Francis "Billy" Burke. On September 11, 2001, while responding to the attacks at the trade center, Captain Burke stayed behind to […]
The 16th annual Richard M. Keane Foundation 5-K Walk/Run will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 11:00am sharp at Standish Park in Wethersfield, CT. The race-day registration fee is $20.00. Registration will be held from 9:30am-10:30am in the gym of the Hanmer School. There is a $5.00 fee for each child aged 10 […]
The ninth annual Lt. Chuck Margiotta Brains Brawn Bravery Motorcycle Event will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2017. Sign in from 10:00am until noon. Kickstands go up at noon. All makes and models of bike welcome; all welcome. There is a $20.00 donation for non-riders and friends. All bikes cost $20.00 to register (passenger […]