NEW YORK CITY – Thousands are gathering in New York City to remember those whose lives were lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
***FOX 5 NY has live coverage of the annual reading of names. You can watch in the media player below, on FOX LOCAL or on our YouTube page.
9/11 moment of silence
The ceremony will feature several moments of silence: remembering when the first plane struck the World Trade Center, then the second, the towers collapsing, the plane striking the Pentagon and Flight 93 crashing.
9/11 road closures NYC
Local perspective:
The following streets will be closed for the ceremony:
FILE-People view the memorial during a ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum commemorating the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2021 in New York City. (Photo
- Areas bounded by Barclay Street on the North; Rector Street on the South; Broadway on the East; West Street on the West (All Inclusive)
- Liberty Street between West Street and South End Avenue
- Albany Street between West Street and South End Avenue
- West Thames Street between West Street and South End Avenue
- South End Avenue between Liberty Street and West Thames Street
- Battery Place between West Thames Street and 3rd Place
- 3rd Place between Battery Place and Little West Street
- Little West Street between 3rd Place and Battery Place
Tribute in Light
Landmarks across New York City and beyond will illuminate in blue on the night of Sept. 11 as part of the annual “Tribute in Lights” initiative.
The tradition was organized in partnership with NYC Tourism + Conventions. The gesture extends the reach of remembrance far beyond Lower Manhattan, uniting communities through shared visibility.
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: The annual Tribute in Light is illuminated over the skyline of lower Manhattan on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty I
Participants this year include some of New York’s most iconic sites: One World Trade Center, Rockefeller Center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Grand Central Terminal, and Moynihan Train Hall.
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Is 9/11 a federal holiday?
September 11th has not been recognized as an official holiday, but it has been designated as “Patriot Day” every year.
Push to make 9/11 a national holiday
We are just a few days away from the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, and as we get ready to commemorate the solemn day, there is a new push to make September 11 a national holiday. FOX 5 NY’s Jodi Goldberg has the story.
How many people died on 9/11
By the numbers:
On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four planes, crashing two into the Twin Towers in New York City, one into the Pentagon, and the fourth into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers attempted to regain control. The attacks claimed the lives of 2,977 people.
According to the FDNY, more members have died from 9/11-related illnesses than were killed in the attacks themselves.
