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World Trade Center: in Memoriam

Never forget the event that changed everything, Sept. 11, 2011. The footprint of each of the World Trade Center Twin Towers are now large spaces with huge waterfalls, symbolizing the empty hole in our hearts that will never be filled and the endless tears we shed over the people and the way of life we lost that day. The waterfalls also are bordered with the names of the … [Read more...] about World Trade Center: in Memoriam

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9/11 Anniversary Events in New York City

Never forget. On Wednesday, New York City and the nation will pause in remembrance of the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and Flight 93, which crashed in a field in Shanksville, Penna. Here is what you need to know if you are visiting Lower Manhattan on Tuesday or Wednesday to pay your respects, including the annual ceremony at … [Read more...] about 9/11 Anniversary Events in New York City

9/11 Events in NYC on Sept. 11, 2018

Never forget. Next Tuesday, New York City and the nation will pause in remembrance of the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Here is what you need to know if you are visiting Lower Manhattan to pay your respects. 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial and Museum Starting at 5pm on Mon., Sept. 10, the Museum will be open only for the … [Read more...] about 9/11 Events in NYC on Sept. 11, 2018

World Trade Center: in Memoriam

World Trade Center before 9/11. Never forget the event that changed everything. Click here for information on how to get tickets to visit the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site. The memorial is always FREE to visit with a free ticket, but reservations are required. Or, click on the 9/11 Memorial tab at the top of the page for 9/11 Memorial site information. … [Read more...] about World Trade Center: in Memoriam

Remembering the World Trade Center

Everybody remembers exactly where they were the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. NYC's Skyscraper Museum is celebrating the memory of the World Trade Center with a special exhibit and gallery talk on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, with museum director Carol Willis. The gallery talk is FREE with museum admission, which is just $5, $2.50 for students and seniors, and free for … [Read more...] about Remembering the World Trade Center

Never Quit Challenge to NYC for 9/11

A group of combat veterans, including Wounded Warriors, is en route to NYC and the 9/11 Memorial. The vets are piloting personal watercraft 1,600 miles from Key West, Florida to the World Trade Center, to help raise money for charities supporting wounded warriors. It's called the Never Quit Challenge, which is both its name and its spirit. Never Quit Challenge teams are … [Read more...] about Never Quit Challenge to NYC for 9/11

9/11 Anniversary: Historic Photos of the World Trade Center Twin Towers

Photos of The World Trade Center Twin Towers before September 11, 2011. Because we must #NeverForget Where were you on Sept. 11, 2011?  Add your comment, below. There are more on an excellent Lightbox slideshow of historical images gathered by Time Magazine.           There are more on an excellent Lightbox … [Read more...] about 9/11 Anniversary: Historic Photos of the World Trade Center Twin Towers

9/11 Anniversary calendar of free events Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011

Ten years. Thousands of memories. Millions of tears. Here is a schedule of free 9/11 events in New York City on Sunday, September 11. 2011, separate from the invitation-only memorial servces at the World Trade Center site -- The September Concert featuring the Peace of Heart Choir, 3 p.m. at Castle Clinton in Battery Park. Free admission to the grounds and gardens … [Read more...] about 9/11 Anniversary calendar of free events Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011

9/11 Anniversary events: NYPL lectures on how it changed us forever

The New York Public Library Mid-Manhattan branch is focusing on 9/11 throughout the month of September, with a series of free lectures by authors and other experts on how the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center affected and changed us all, and how it changed the city. Here's what's scheduled next week, the week after the Tenth Anniversary of September 11, 2001 … [Read more...] about 9/11 Anniversary events: NYPL lectures on how it changed us forever

9/11: volunteer for the day in memory of Sept. 11, 2001

Any day is a good day to volunteer to help those less fortunate than you. On Sunday, September 11, 2011, the tenth anniversary of that awful day, is an especially good day to join others in a day of service to the community. You could help out at JCC, packing food bags for the homeless, for a non-profit group called Midnight Run, which distributes meals in the evenings. … [Read more...] about 9/11: volunteer for the day in memory of Sept. 11, 2001