The 9-11 tower of lights as viewed from the popular downtown pub O’Hara’s a short distance from Ground Zero. ( Photo: Luke Kelly) Pilgrims Flock to Ground Zero Pub for 9/11 Memorial The crowd lined up before the opening, clustering around the barricade across from Ground Zero. A police officer opened the... News 12 Sep 2026 | 10:26
Mirlene Casimir after dropping off her son at 2-K ( Photo: Alex Zimmerman/Chalkbeat) School Year Finally Starts; Features First 2-K Programs As her 2-year-old son bounded into his brightly colored preschool classroom on Thursday morning, Mirlene Casimir lingered... News 12 Sep 2026 | 09:08
On one chair, a red bandana and note commemorated the life of Welles Crowther, a stock trader and volunteer firefighter who saved as many as 18 lives before he died in the South Tower. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Bryant Park 9/11 Tribute Reflects on Losses 25 Years Later In the middle of Bryant Park, tied to one of the 2,753 green chairs set up on the lawn, a single red bandana stood out. Next... News 12 Sep 2026 | 03:13
FDNY Museum Executive Director Dominick R. DeRubbio—whose uncle, an FDNY member, was killed at the WTC’s South Tower on 9-11—helmed a ceremony there marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Somber Ceremony Marks 25th Anniversary of 9/11 at FDNY Museum A somber wreath-laying ceremony was held at the FDNY Museum on the morning of Sept. 11 to mark the 25th anniversary of the... News 12 Sep 2026 | 03:17
The new rendering by Vornado for space across from Madison Square Garden/Penn Station on Seventh Ave is shorter than the original plan, but the new tower will still be the fifteenth tallest building in the city and is proposed to be four feet taller than the Chrysler Building. ( Photo: Vornado) Vornado Unveils New Rendering for Tower Across from Penn Station Vornado Realty Trust, the largest property owner around Penn Station, has cut both the height and mass of the luxury office... News 12 Sep 2026 | 11:32
A worker vacuums up debris in downtown Manhattan on Sept. 15, 2001 after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. ( Photo: AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson) Newly Opened Records Show Fears Over Air Quality After 9/11 Attacks In the months after the Sept. 11 attack, New York City set up a hotline for residents and workers in Lower Manhattan who... News 11 Sep 2026 | 01:34
In this July 17, 2000, Father Mychal Judge, a chaplain with the FDNY stands at the shore of the Atlantic Ocean at Smith Point Park in Shirley, N.Y. before a service where 230 candles were lit for the July 17, 1996 victims of TWA Flight 800. ( Photo: Ed Betz/AP) Memories of Father Mychal Judge live on 25 years after 9-11 The Church of St. Francis of Assisi drew an intimate group of approximately 40 worshipers on the eve of the 25th anniversary... News 11 Sep 2026 | 02:36
The NYC Parks Dept. has further detailed their involvement in a planned housing project at 388 Hudson St., where they would oversee recreational space. Its construction would coincide with the destruction of the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center. ( Photo: NYC Parks Dept. ) Parks Dept. Still Plans to Demolish Tony Dapolito Center; Reveals New Tower Plans The Parks Department has updated Community Board 2 on their plans to design a new affordable housing and recreational tower... News 11 Sep 2026 | 04:14
The World Trade Center “Tribute in Light” installation sent beams of hope heavenard from Ground Zero on 9/11/25, the 24th anniversary of the terror attack. ( Photo: Philip Maier) 9/11 Legacy Revisited in the Straus News Manhattan Archive The events of 9/11 and its legacy are so overwhelming their horror, scale and intensity, it’s impossible for any one person... News 11 Sep 2026 | 04:09
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eldridge street via www.eldridgestreet.org ( Scott Brevda) Chelsea & Downtown Manhattan Events: Sept. 10 - 16 Thursday, September 10th Chelsea Global Sustainable Fashion & Culture Exchange: Come to Times Square to share sustainable fashion... News 09 Sep 2026 | 12:08
Cardinal Timothy Dolan (left) began settlement talks with people claiming sexual abuse at the hands of priests and lay personnel but it will be up to newly installed Archbishop Ronald Hicks (right) to try to complete a deal. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Archdiocese, Sexual Abuse Plaintiffs Miss Deadline but Settlement Talks Continue The Archdiocese of New York and the lawyers representing about 1,300 victims of sexual abuse busted through the July 10 deadline... News 08 Sep 2026 | 09:18
Photographer Shannon Stapleton at a visit to the reflecting pool marking the 20th anniversary of 9-11 in 2021. He’s proud of the award winning work he did that day, but says he rarely ventures back to Ground Zero. ( Photo: Carlos Barria ) 9/11 Photographer Recalls Three Iconic Shots Taken Amid Chaos Sometimes a roll of the dice is the difference between life and death. Photographer Shannon Stapleton captured three of the... News 12 Sep 2026 | 02:58
Author Kimberly Tait said she drew on many of her own experiences as a young college grad in New York City in the days after the 9-11 attacks. ( Photo: Dogstar Press) New Novel “Bright Stars” Reflects on Coming of Age During 9-11 World Author Kimberley Tait had just started her first real job, freshly graduated from Dartmouth University and living in Chicago,... News 08 Sep 2026 | 01:28
Downtown subway crime suspects: wanted for assault (left); forcible touching. ( Photos: NYPD) Downtown Subway Crimes: Assault With a Garden Tool; Forcible Touching Even as NYPD lauds itself for the “safest summer ever” with regards to murders and shooting incidents—a notable achievement... Crime Watch 04 Sep 2026 | 04:18
