Neighborhood events for 9/11

Photo by Albert C. Lee

This year marks the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 as as other years the commemoration ceremony will take place on the Memorial plaza and focus on an in-person reading of the names by family members. The plaza is only open to invited guests. The program will commence at 8:30 a.m., and the first moment of silence will be observed at 8:46 a.m. Families can access the Memorial plaza beginning at 7:30 a.m., and the commemoration is expected to conclude at approximately 1:00 p.m.

The first entry to the museum on Sept. 11 will be at 8a. and the last entry will be at 5:30p. The museum will close at 7p.

COMMUNITY DAY AT THE 9/11 MEMORIAL
The 9/11 Memorial Museum will host a community day on Sunday, September 10, from 3 to 7p exclusively for 9/11 and 2/26/1993 family members, family members of individuals who are sick or who have died from 9/11-related illnesses and injuries, 9/11 rescue and recovery workers, first responders, 9/11 and 1993 survivors, active-duty military and veterans AND lower Manhattan residents and business owners. Reserve your free tickets by visiting 911memorial.org/September10. Advanced reservations strongly encouraged.

CITIZENS BANK TO PROVIDE BOUQUETS ON 9/11
Citizens Bank branches at Bowling Green at 26 Broadway and at 110 West Broadway and Reade will honor the memory of those who lost their lives on 9/11 by providing free floral arrangements for family members and other visitors to the 9/11 memorial this Monday, Sept. 11. The flowers will be available beginning at 7a and continuing until all bouquets have been distributed. The bank partnered with Wilder Gardens and Flowers and floral designer Alexandra Abuza will create these arrangements using only regionally-grown flowers that are native wildflowers of New York State.

NYC FIRE MUSEUM EXHIBIT FOR 9/11
A new temporary exhibition will be on view at the New York City Fire Museum through Oct. 15 and will honor the FDNY and the 9/11 Tribute Museum. “Recovery and Reflection, Celebrating the 9/11 Tribute Museum” will feature 15 panels that were previously on display at the museum, which closed in August 2022. Spread over four panels are the victims’ names; additional panels display photos with quotes from key FDNY members, as well as a short video of retired firefighter Bill Spade, who is the only Firefighter from Rescue 5 who made it home that day. The museum will also mark the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 with a commemorative wreath-laying ceremony in its 9/11 Memorial Room on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at 11:30a. 278 Spring; Open Wednesdays through Sundays, 10a to 5p.

ST. PAUL’S CHAPEL WILL RING BELL OF HOPE
St. Paul’s Chapel, part of the Episcopal Parish of Trinity Church Wall Street, will offer prayers and reflections in remembrance of the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Flight 93 on this 22nd anniversary of 9/11. At precisely 8:46 AM, when the first plane crashed into 1 WTC (North Tower), the Rev. Phillip A. Jackson, Rector of Trinity Church Wall Street, will ring the Bell of Hope in a pattern of “four fives” (four sets of five rings), the traditional firefighters’ salute to the fallen. Bell Ringing-Gates open at 8a; observance begins at 8:40a.

TABLE OF SILENCE AT LINCOLN CENTER
Tribecan India Dobbie will be performing in Lincoln Center’s partnership with Buglisi Dance Theatre in the Table of Silence Project 9/11 an annual, free public performance ritual and call to action for peace. This year’s event takes place at Josie Robertson Plaza on Monday, September 11, at 8:10a. It will also be streamed live here.

 

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