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Watch “We Remember” Today and Help Support the 9/11 Memorial in the American Express/Take Part Members Project - Production by the 9/11 Memorial InternsFilmed at various popular locations in Manhattan’s Financial District and produced by the summer intern
In case you missed it. The Associated Press reported that the relatives of those killed in the World Trade Center attack will read the names of the dead with the people involved in rebuilding the trade center site as part of the ceremony for the ninth ann
It's more than dirt. The mixture of gravel and nutrient-rich organic material being spread at the construction site of the 9/11 Memorial is the thoroughly-planned foundation for more than 400 trees.The so-called structural soil has two functions. The gra
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has collaborated with the September 11th Education Trust and the Social Studies School Service to create commemorative education resources showcasing the many ways people chose to respond to 9/11 through art
Visitors to the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site are now watching an updated version of the Project Rebirth short film. Screenings of the updated version began Wednesday at the preview site at 20 Vesey St.The segment integrates new stunning time-lapse footage o
With rumbling tailpipes, a team of motorcyclists ushered a large World Trade Center beam across Florida.Before the attacks of Sept. 11, the nearly 12-foot-long beam supported a window in the WTC's north tower for more than 30 years, according to a report
Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress of the 9/11 Memorial. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Throu
Above: Two ArtAID ornaments available at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, in honor of the FDNY and NYPD. Mike Blackwell describes himself as a “very patriotic person.” At the time of the Sept. 11 attacks, he was a field training officer with the North L
Tributes dedicated to the victims of 9/11 appeared all over New York City in the weeks and months following the attacks. Photographs of these sites, like the ones taken above by Sylvie Ball, are now part of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
The recent visit of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom was special to New York City, her first trip there since 1976. It was also an exceptional moment for 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels, who greeted the queen on his birthday as she briefly to