https://www.ourtownny.com/voices/25-years-after-9-11-world-trade-center-remembrances-HB6164458 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-09-11T05:59:04-04:00 25 Years After 9/11: World Trade Center Remembrances https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/911rubble1-4-8128548-20240909174358_4-11071679_20260903133809.webp Photographer Peter Foley was able to capture firefighters digging on the rubble on the day the towers fell because one of the lieutenants from the West Side firehouse where Foley had lived for a year smuggled him on board a bus transporting firefighters to search for survivors at Ground Zero. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-09-10-151210_4-11091652_20260910190011.png Missing photos were affixed to the fence at Union Square in the days after 9-11. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/letter-on-display-in-st-paul-s-chape_4-11081666_20260908173008.jpg Thousands of letters from school children poured into the rectory of Trinity Church after its St. Paul’s Chapel next to Ground Zero became a staging and rest stop for first responders in the days after 9-11. “I hope it never happens again. Thank you,” said one letter which remains on display today. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/glen-davis-photo-of-keith-kelly-and-p_4-11062355_20260903122052.jpg Forbes photographer Glen Davis captured a photo of editor Keith J. Kelly and his wife Pat Walsh on the deck of the Highlander yacht on the evening of Sept. 10 with the Twin Towers in the background. It would emerge as one of the last photos ever taken of the Twin Towers at night. A little more than 12 hours later, the towers fell. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/wall-of-heroes-4-8128604-202409091750_4-11071415_20260903122050.webp Photo journalist Peter Foley lived in the firehouse at West 48th St. and Eighth for a year before 9-11 and captured photos of the firefighters. Fifteen members would perish in the terrorist attack, making it the house with the largest number of fatalities that tragic day in which 343 firefighters were killed. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/missing-poster_4-11071683_20260903133810.jpg In the days after 9-11, family members made posters of missing relations, hoping against hope that they’d be found alive. In NYC, the death toll would eventually reach 2,753 out of the 2,996 who died in the terrorist attacks that day. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/missing-photo-of-marsh-and-mclean-vic_4-11091649_20260910185556.jpg A missing poster for an employee at insurance giant March & McLennan, which lost 295 full time employees and another 63 consultants in the WTC that day, the second most civilian casualties behind the 653 who perished at Cantor Fitzgerald. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/one-world-trade-and-perelman-center-p_4-11081665_20260908173009.jpg The 104-story rebuilt World Trade Center opened on Nov. 3, 2014 ,after an eight year rebuilding project. The Perelman Center for the Performing Arts, an art and culture center at the base of the WTC opened in September 2023. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/st-nicholas-greek-orthodox-church-ap_4-11081599_20260908164624.jpg St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed when the South Tower collapsed on 9-11, reopened in 2022 after a rebuilding effort of more than two decades. It is on a ledge overlooking the WTC reflecting pools. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tamid-arc-the-mezeritz-restoration_4-11081473_20260908162124.jpg Tamid: The Downtown Synagogue has been holding Jewish religious services in the St. Paul Chapel of Trinity Church since 2012. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/newly-opened-records-show-fears-over-air-quality-after-9-11-attacks-YM6187526 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-09-11T13:34:54-04:00 Newly Opened Records Show Fears Over Air Quality After 9-11 Attacks https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ap010911014156_4-11093749_20260911125802.webp A worker vacuums up debris in downtown Manhattan on Sept. 15, 2001 after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/090826-mamdani-911-health-records-sca_4-11093752_20260911125806.webp Mayor Zohran Mamdan speaks at City Hall about releasing records on public health issues following the September 11 terrorist attacks, Sept. 8, 2026. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ap49045952741_4-11093755_20260911125807.webp In this Oct. 11, 2001 file photo, firefighters make their way over the ruins and through clouds of smoke at the World Trade Center in New York. Many of the first responders and those who labored at the site in the months following the attacks suffer from a variety of respiratory ailments. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ap01091104799_4-11093758_20260911125808.webp Dust and debris cloud the air near the site of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/father-mychal-judge-25-years-after-9-11-BN6186434 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-09-11T14:36:50-04:00 Memories of Father Mychal Judge live on 25 years after 9-11 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ap21236582151687_4-11093777_20260911131854.jpg In this July 17, 2000, Father Mychal Judge, a chaplain with the FDNY stands at the shore of the Atlantic Ocean at Smith Point Park in Shirley, N.Y. before a service where 230 candles were lit for the July 17, 1996 victims of TWA Flight 800. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-8516_4-11093792_20260911131900.jpg A 9-11 memorial at FDNY Engine 1/Ladder 24 features a photo of Father Judge who accompanied a station truck to the World Trade Center September, 11 2001. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-8470_4-11092601_20260911100459.jpg Michael Daly, author of “The Book of Mychal: The Surprising Life and Heroic Death of Father Mychal Judge” spoke at St. Francis of Assisi Sept. 10, 2026. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ap21236582158708_4-11093780_20260911131856.jpg On Sept. 12, 2001, flowers and messages were written on the dust-coated truck of Ladder Company 24 the day after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Ladder Company 24, lost 7 firefighters in the attack, including FDNY Chaplain Father Mychal Judge. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/new-9-11-memorial-assisi-brotherhood_4-11092369_20260911094109.webp The new 9-11 Memorial at St. Francis of Assisi includes retired FDNY firefighter Dennis Burke’s sculpture “Brotherhood 9/11.” It depicted Fr. Mychal Judge administering last rites to a fallen firefighter. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/71tmqziovwl-sl1500_4-11093789_20260911131859.jpg Michael Daly’s “The Book of Mychal: The Surprising Life and Heroic Death of Father Mychal Judge” can be purchased from Amazon. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/new-9-11-memorial-unveiled-assisi-hel_4-11092368_20260911094109.webp The new 9-11 memorial at St. Francis of Assisi also includes the damiano cross, Mychal Judge’s FDNY dress helmet, a Franciscan tau and twisted steel from the World Trade Center. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/new-9-11-memorial-unveiled-asisi-4-11_4-11092370_20260911094109.webp A new 9-11 memorial was unveiled at Church of St. Francis of Assisi on Aug. 11, 2026. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ap21236582200984_4-11093786_20260911131857.jpg On Sept. 15, 2001 Father Mychal Judge's helmet was placed on his coffin as representatives of various fire brigades formed an honor guard at the Franciscan Fathers burial site in Totawa, N.J. Judge, 68, died on 9-11. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/9-11-legacy-revisited-in-the-straus-news-manhattan-archive-HL6184548 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-09-11T16:09:18-04:00 9/11 Legacy Revisited in the Straus News Manhattan Archive https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tribute-of-light-9-11-25-by-philip-m_4-11090270_20260910132006.webp The World Trade Center “Tribute in Light” installation sent beams of hope heavenard from Ground Zero on 9/11/25, the 24th anniversary of the terror attack. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/cordero-1_4-11090264_20260910132006.jpg Family of 9/11 victim Alejandro Cordero, 23, an accountant at Marsh McLennan, Sep. 11, 2025. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/fence-in-union-square-with-missing-ph_4-11091596_20260910183549.jpg Missing photos on a fence at Union Square in the days after 9-11. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/cordero-0_4-11090261_20260910132008.jpg Family of 9/11 victim Alejandro Cordero, 23, an accountant at Marsh McLennan, Sep. 11, 2025. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/broomfield_4-11090267_20260910132011.jpg Family of 9/11 victim Keith Broomfield, 49, a mechanic for Advent Industrial, Sep. 11, 2025. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/photog-recalls-3-most-griping-photos-shot-on-one-chaotic-day-on-9-11-LL6184841 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-09-11T16:42:24-04:00 Photog Recalls 3 Most Griping Photos Shot on One Chaotic Day on 9-11 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/shannon-stapelton_4-11080304_20260911130536.jpg Photographer Shannon Stapleton at a visit to the reflecting pool marking the 20th anniversary of 9-11 in 2021. He’s proud of the award winning work he did that day, but says he rarely ventures back to Ground Zero. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/photo-of-mychal-judge_4-11094227_20260911135757.jpg An exhibit in the Fire Museum features the Shannon Stapleton photo of Father Mychal Judge who died on 9-11. At the time, Stapleton said he had no idea that he had captured a photo of the beloved FDNY chaplain. It would become known as the “American Pieta.” https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/turnout-jacket-of-fr-mychal-judge_4-11094230_20260911135758.jpg The turnout coat and helmet worn by FDNY chaplain Father Mychal Judge is on permanent display at the recently reopened Fire Museum on Spring Street. Shannon Stapleton’s iconic photo is part of the exhibit. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/fr-mychal-judge-sculpture-flickr-crea_4-11094233_20260911135758.jpg A Waterford crystal etching of the famous Shannon Stapleton photo of FDNY chaplain Mychal Judge being carried in a chair by five men sits in the firehouse directly across the street from St. Francis of Assisi Church. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/somber-ceremony-marks-25th-anniversary-of-9-11-at-fdny-museum-HX6189810 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-09-11T17:50:40-04:00 Somber Ceremony Marks 25th Anniversary of 9-11 at FDNY Museum https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimagec93boy_4-11095168_20260911172821.jpg FDNY Museum Executive Director Dominick R. DeRubbio—whose uncle, an FDNY member, was killed at the WTC’s South Tower on 9-11—helmed a ceremony there marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimage7l7hao_4-11095171_20260911172823.jpg The FDNY Museum ceremony included the ringing of a new memorial bell (above), which was forged in the official foundry of the Vatican and flown in from Italy. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimagedijypp_4-11095152_20260911175041.jpg Politicians included Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Christopher Marte attended the ceremony. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/parking-lot-sale-causes-commotion-at-village-view-BX6189131 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-09-11T18:00:44-04:00 Possible Parking Lot Sale Causes Commotion at Village View https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-8491-1_4-11094733_20260911150908.jpg If sold, the area that now serves as Village View’s Parking Area 7 could become a new building. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-8486_4-11094737_20260911150913.jpg One of seven Village View buildings at 40 1st Avenue. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-8495_4-11094735_20260911150910.jpg Parking Area 7 at Village View on September 11. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/bryant-park-9-11-tribute-reflects-on-losses-25-years-later-XG6190000 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-09-12T00:33:50-04:00 Bryant Park 9-11 Tribute Reflects on Losses 25 Years Later https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/9-11-bryant-park-2-jpg-11095234-11095234_4-11095234_20260912004751.jpg On one chair, a red bandana and note commemorated the life of Welles Crowther, a stock trader and volunteer firefighter who saved as many as 18 lives before he died in the South Tower. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/9-11-bryant-park-1_4-11095164_20260912004753.jpg Bryant Park’s lawn was transformed on Sept. 11 by a heart-wrenching visual representation of the lives lost on 9/11. All chairs faced south, toward Ground Zero. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/9-11-bryant-park-3_4-11095279_20260912004755.jpg Visitors of the memorial walked the rows of chairs and read the notes others had left. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/9-11-bryant-park-4-jpg-11095252-11095252_4-11095252_20260912004758.jpg At the memorial’s entrances, visitors wrote notes and were given white carnations. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/9-11-bryant-park-5-jpg-11095253-11095253_4-11095253_20260912004800.jpg Mementos, such as a red rubber duck, were placed on some chairs along with notes mourning people lost on 9-11. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/9-11-bryant-park-6-jpg-11095254-11095254_4-11095254_20260912004803.jpg In a tribute to each known life lost at the World Trade Center on 9-11, 2,753 chairs were set up on the lawn of Bryant Park. The of the chairs, that were placed starting at 4 a.m. on 9-11, all faced south toward Ground Zero. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/7-jpg-11095255-11095255_4-11095255_20260912004805.jpg Visitors from as far as the U.K., France, and China wrote notes expressing condolences, underscoring 9-11’s wide reaching impact. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/9-11-bryant-park-8-jpg-11095256-11095256_4-11095256_20260912004807.jpg Visitors wrote notes to colleagues, friends, and family members they lost during 9-11. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/9-11-bryant-park-9-jpg-11095257-11095257_4-11095257_20260912004810.jpg The memorial was a unique, poignant remembrance of 9-11’s 25th anniversary. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/9-11-bryant-park-10-jpg-11095258-11095258_4-11095258_20260912004812.jpg Some visitors sat in the chairs, taking in the impact of the tragedy. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/school-year-finally-starts-features-first-2-k-programs-DG6190306 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-09-12T09:08:53-04:00 School Year Finally Starts; Features First 2-K Programs https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/alex-zimmerman-photo-of-mirlene-casmi_4-11095265_20260911194333.jpg Mirlene Casimir after dropping off her son at 2-K https://www.ourtownny.com/news/pilgrims-flock-to-ground-zero-pub-for-9-11-memorial-DG6190713 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-09-12T09:53:04-04:00 Pilgrims Flock to Ground Zero Pub for 9-11 Memorial https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/light-tower-seen-from-o-hara-s_4-11095356_20260912102510.jpg The 9-11 tower of lights as viewed from the popular downtown pub O’Hara’s a short distance from Ground Zero. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ben-tractenberg-photo-at-o-hara-s_4-11095336_20260912093506.jpg Members of service, their families and New Yorkers gathered at O’Hara’s Pub near Ground Zero on the 25th Anniversary of 9-11. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/kate-honan-shot-at-o-hara-s_4-11095341_20260912093506.jpg Bronx-born Carlos Mariduena was a went to O’Hara’s Pub near Ground Zero on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/patches-in-o-hara-s_4-11095344_20260912095308.jpg Members of uniformed services from all over the world leave their patches at O’Hara’s Pub near Ground Zero, Sept. 11, 2026. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/moment-of-silence-at-o-hara-s_4-11095347_20260912095308.jpg A uniformed service member observes a moment of silence at O’Hara’s Pub. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/photos-from-o-hara-s-after-9-11_4-11095350_20260912095309.jpg O’Hara’s Pub had pictures from around Ground Zero after 9/11. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/apology-accepted-the-fine-art-of-saying-i-m-sorry-BG6190074 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-09-12T11:05:45-04:00 Apology Accepted: The Fine Art of Saying ‘I’m Sorry’ https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/5-apology-languages_4-11095205_20260912110531.jpg Jennifer Thomas, co-author with Gary Chapman of “The 5 Apology Languages” says often a simple, “I’m sorry” is the best apology. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/vornado-unveils-new-rendering-for-tower-across-from-penn-station-YX6189076 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-09-12T11:32:00-04:00 Vornado Unveils New Rendering for Tower Across from Penn Station https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/new-rendering-of-15-penn-plaza_4-11094729_20260911162824.jpg The new rendering by Vornado for space across from Madison Square Garden/Penn Station on Seventh Ave is shorter than the original plan, but the new tower will still be the fifteenth tallest building in the city and is proposed to be four feet taller than the Chrysler Building.