The MEMO Blog

Speaking to a packed auditorium, Williams reflected on his career with the Yankees, the 2001 seven-game World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, President Bush’s famous first pitch and what it meant for the Yankees to become “America’s Team.”

Last week, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO R. Nicholas Burns and former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow participated in a public program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the NATO treaty’s signing.

In honor of our annual Volunteer Week at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, we are publishing firsthand accounts from a father and son who volunteer at the Museum. 

Over the weekend, six multiton granite monoliths were installed on the 9/11 Memorial as the essential centerpiece of the 9/11 Memorial Glade. The Glade will honor those who are sick or who have died from 9/11-related illnesses caused by exposure to toxins in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

Register for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum 5K Run/Walk by April 12, for a chance to win two VIP Tribeca Film Festival passes. 

Saturday, April 6, marks a significant milestone in the 9/11 Memorial Glade’s construction when the pathway’s six stone monoliths will be installed. 

On this day in 1973, the World Trade Center was dedicated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

New artifacts have rotated onto view in the 9/11 Memorial Museum's historical exhibition.

This Thursday, April 4, New York Yankees lifer Bernie Williams will host a public program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum, “Bernie Williams: Remembering the 2001 World Series.”

On Tuesday, April 2, in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of NATO’s signing, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will host a public program featuring former U.S. Ambassador to NATO R. Nicholas Burns and former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow, who will discuss the current state of NATO and what lies ahead.