The MEMO Blog

In remembrance of the victims, and to honor the connection forged between first responders in Oklahoma City and following 9/11, the New York Knicks’ annual first responder night on March 6 featured a special on-court exchange between the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. 

Large crowds paying their respects to the rescue and recovery workers traveling to Ground Zero convened at an intersection in Greenwich Village on Christopher Street, which came to be known as Point Thank You.

As many around the country grappled with the tragic aftermath of 9/11, one art teacher, Sarah Orvin, sought to respond through a group project with her students.

In this photo, an FDNY “probie” cadet takes a quiet moment to himself walking along the south pool.

The story and evolution of Milton Glaser's iconic and beloved “I Heart NY” logo.

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum Mission to Remember video series offers a behind-the-scenes look into one of the most sacred sites in the world.

Dr. Todd Wider's plastic yellow hard hat—outfitted with the universal “red cross” symbol in tape above the hat’s brim—was the sole piece of protective equipment he was fortunate enough to acquire while responding at Ground Zero.

The Museum’s “The Stories They Tell” video series provides a way to learn more about the Museum’s artifacts by hearing directly from the family members, survivors, first responders, and recovery workers connected to those objects.

Today we pay tribute to Kevin Thomas Duffy, the federal judge who brought justice to the terrorists who bombed the World Trade Center in 1993. Judge Duffy died on Wednesday from Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

Twenty years ago, the 2000 Census enumerated the makeup of the United States. Two veterans of that national process are commemorated on the names parapets of the 9/11 Memorial’s South Pool.