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One year ago, the lower Manhattan community was shaken when a terrorist in a rented truck killed eight people and injured others on the West Side Highway bike path. Today, visitors at the 9/11 Memorial were invited to tie commemorative ribbons around the Survivor Tree in tribute to the victims of the attack.
Now that the Major League Baseball season has come to a close with the Boston Red Sox securing the 2018 World Series title, we revisit one of the most iconic moments in “Comeback Season: Sports After 9/11” as the wait for spring training begins.
A firehouse garage door memorializing fallen firefighters, three tribute motorcycles, a journal filled with messages of condolence and encouragement, a model of the Statute of Liberty, and the Renaissance Peace Angel comprise a new rotation of artifacts on view in the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s Tribute Walk.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio agreed to provide unlimited sick leave to some city employees suffering from 9/11-related illnesses, giving vital relief to workers who took part in the rescue and recovery effort that followed the attacks, WABC reported this week.
On Thursday, October 18, sociologist Gérôme Truc participated in a special public program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum to discuss individual and collective responses to acts of terror and violence.
Almost a month after the 9/11 attacks, a survivor was found in the ruins. Extensively damaged with its roots and limbs snapped and its trunk blackened and burned, rescue and recovery workers pulled a Callery pear tree from the rubble. The tree was placed in the care of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and was nursed back to health. In 2010, the tree was brought to the 9/11 Memorial site.
In the latest episode of the 9/11 Memorial Museum's OUR CITY. OUR STORY. podcast, New York Public Radio president and CEO and native New Yorker Laura Walker tells her 9/11 story.
Two experts in the fields of cybersecurity and terrorism studies spoke at the 9/11 Memorial Museum on Tuesday in a special public program.
In 2001, artist Eric Fischl created a sculpture in response to the 9/11 attacks called, “Tumbling Woman.” The piece initially caused controversy when it was unveiled.
Nodding-head figurines, or bobbleheads, have been a promotional mainstay of major league sports for decades. Typically, they reference teams and individual players beloved by loyal fans. This variant embodies the lion mascot adopted by the Los Angeles Kings ice hockey team in 2007. It also doubles as a tribute to the lion’s human namesake, Garnet Edward “Ace” Bailey, director of pro-scouting for the team, who was killed on 9/11.
