The MEMO Blog

For more than four decades and counting, news anchor and journalist Chuck Scarborough has broadcasted the news from NBC’s headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Center. In the latest episode of the 9/11 Memorial Museum's OUR CITY. OUR STORY. podcast, he discusses about his responsibility to report the news on Sept. 11.

In 2001, Patrick Hinds was still new to New York, excitedly pursuing a career as a freelance writer. He would later become an influential personality in the Broadway world, hosting and producing highly successful podcasts like “Theatre People” that explore the industry. In the latest episode of the OUR CITY. OUR STORY. podcast, Hinds speaks about his favorite New York City community, and the tumultuous journey of Broadway in the aftermath of 9/11.

Paul Cascio’s varsity letter from Manhasset Secondary School on Long Island — adorned with pins for swimming, baseball and cross country — anticipates the man he became: busy, energetic, athletic and always surrounded by a group of loyal friends. According to one of his closest from that circle, Paul “loved being on teams with his best buddies.”

Parkland, Fla., Puerto Rico and London have been selected by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum as recipients of “Survivor Tree” seedlings. The communities, which have been disproportionately affected by disaster or violence this year, have committed to nurturing these trees to serve as landmarks symbolizing resiliency and hope.

Family members who lost a loved one, survivors, first responders and elected officials gathered at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum Tuesday to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The 9/11 Memorial Museum’s newest special exhibition “Comeback Season: Sports After 9/11” has been drawing crowds and demonstrating how sports gave the country a reason to cheer again following the 9/11 attacks.

TripAdvisor’s 2018 Travelers’ Choice Awards has ranked the 9/11 Memorial & Museum as the top museum in the United States, jumping from its fourth-place spot in 2017.

As the 17th anniversary of the September 11attacks approaches, communities will come together to honor those who were killed on 9/11, remember those who survived and acknowledge the sacrifice of the rescue and recovery workers.

Before Rosie Perez was an activist, actor, producer and director, she says she was just a Puerto Rican girl growing up in Brooklyn. In the latest episode of the OUR CITY. OUR STORY. podcast, Rosie talks about the excitement of New York dance clubs in the 80s and what led to her fateful meeting with director Spike Lee.

Communities all over the world share in our sacred obligation to remember those who were killed on 9/11, recognize all who survived and honor the sacrifices of the first responders and recovery workers.