Before Mike Piazza’s unforgettable home run helped lift New York’s spirits, the Mets and Braves offered another lasting image from baseball’s return after 9/11: a gesture of unity, humanity, and support for a grieving city.
September 11 2001
Remembering Those Lost on 9/11: Knights of Columbus Exhibit Keeps Alive Stories of Its 46 Fallen
Until Oct. 11, the “Remembering 9/11: 25 Years Later” exhibit at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center in New Haven, Conn., honors the 46 members of the Knights of Columbus who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
9/11 Scholarship Recipients Help Carry Family Legacies to the Next Generation
Six incoming college freshmen honored at 3 World Trade Center as recipients of $25,000 scholarships from the Barasch & McGarry Charitable Foundation.
Paulie’s Final Push Honors 9/11 Flight Crews, One Mile at a Time
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks, retired United Airlines flight attendant Paul Veneto is making his fifth and final “Paulie’s Push,” a 28-day journey from Boston to ground zero honoring the flight crews he calls the “first, first responders” of 9/11.
Brooklyn Teen’s Eagle Scout Project Aims to Preserve 9/11 Memorial Wall
Every year on the anniversary of Sept. 11, Carlos and Brenda Rodriguez bring their son Giancarlo to a candlelight vigil at a memorial wall in their neighborhood. Ahead of this year’s ceremony, Giancarlo gathered a group of friends to repaint the wall and ensure people never forget the loss of life.
9/11 Survivor’s High Heels Carry Her Story of Escape and Faith Into History
Joanne Capestro is a frequent visitor to the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum, and whenever she goes there, she is always drawn to one exhibit. There, in a glass case, is a pair of Nine West high heels — the shoes she was wearing when she walked down 87 flights of stairs to escape the North Tower.
Queens Street Named After 9/11 FDNY Hero Gets New Sign
As thousands of people were running out of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, FDNY Lt. Kenneth Phelan was running in. On July 22, his family gathered with FDNY members and City Council representatives to unveil a new red street sign bearing his name on the Maspeth block where he lived.
Retired FDNY Deputy Chief James Riches, Who Lost Son on 9/11, Laid to Rest
Twenty-four years after he lost his firefighter son in the terror attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, retired FDNY Deputy Chief James “Jim” Riches was laid to rest on Dec. 1. Riches died on Nov. 27 from a 9/11-related illness, according to the Uniformed Fire Officers Association. He was 74 years old.
9/11 Widow Recalls Meeting Pope Francis as ‘Something I’ll Treasure Forever’
A widow who lost her husband in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks is remembering Pope Francis for his humility and compassion for grieving survivors.
UPDATE: Suspect Arrested After Stealing Gold-Plated Rose From NYC Church’s 9/11 Memorial
Parishioners of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Midtown are saddened by the fact that a memorial to Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks , has been stolen.