Honoring Madeline Amy Sweeney, Flight Attendant Who Kept Her Calm
Birthday rose honoring Madeline Amy Sweeney on the 9/11 Memorial. Madeline Amy Sweeney found her calling as a flight attendant a year after graduating from college. The Long Island native drove from...
View ArticleNever Forget Tribute Classic Raises Scholarship Funds for Children of 9/11...
The first-ever Never Forget Tribute Classic on Dec. 10 raised scholarship funds for the children of victims of the 9/11 attacks. Photo courtesy of Prudential Center. In partnership with the Families...
View ArticleHolidays at the World Trade Center
Peace on Earth sign on the steps of the World Trade Center, 1999. Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum, Gift of Suk-Tan Chin. As New York City transforms each year to welcome the holiday season, the World...
View ArticleLooking Back: Constructing the 9/11 Memorial Pools
An aerial view of the 9/11 Memorial construction site. Photo by Joe Woolhead. As winter settles in New York City, we look back seven years ago to January of 2010 when the World Trade Center site and...
View ArticleJoin “Team Quack” and Other 9/11 Families in the Run to Remember
A runner carries the American flag during the 4th annual 5K Run/Walk in 2015. Photo by Jin Lee. For Jennifer Majtan, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s 5th annual 5K Run/Walk, held this year on Sunday,...
View ArticleHealing a City and Nation with Design
Architect Gary Handel said his firm looked to create “a place that is a catalyst for the continuing transformation of lower Manhattan.” Photo by Jin Lee. Architects shape more than skylines. They...
View Article‘Come From Away’ Tells Story of Compassion
Jenn Colella and the cast of Come From Away. Photo by Matthew Murphy. In the uncertain hours immediately following the September 11 attacks, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration halted all...
View Article3rd Annual New York City Firefighter Stair Climb Honors Fallen First Responders
A firefighter pauses in reflection on the 9/11 Memorial plaza. Photo courtesy of InfocusNYC Photography. More than 400 police officers and firefighters, some wearing full gear, climbed the 4 World...
View ArticleUnfilled Nassau Coliseum Seats to Honor Military, First Responders, 9/11 Victims
Seats are installed in Uniondale’s newly renovated Nassau Coliseum. Photo courtesy of Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr. The newly renovated Nassau Coliseum will honor 9/11 victims, the military and...
View ArticleIrish Memorial Honors Firefighters Lost on 9/11
Grove of trees within the Garden of Remembrance. Photo by James G. Murphy. Amidst rolling hills and lush green vistas stands a very special grove of trees in the quiet Irish countryside. Hedges crowd...
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