New York City is remembering 9/11 on the 23rd anniversary of the attacks with a variety of commemorative events.
Here are different memorials, displays, ceremonies, and more that honor the lives lost and portray the strength and resilience of our city.
“Tribute in Light” Across the City
The annual Tribute in Light display continues to shine on. The 9/11 Memorial and Museum installation reaches four miles into the sky and is comprised of 88 7,000-watt xenon lightbulbs positioned into two 48-foot squares, a nod to the Twin Towers’ structure. Stationed from the Battery Parking Garage south of the 9/11 Memorial, it is visible from a 60-mile radius around lower Manhattan.
The display will go on from dusk until dawn on September 11th.
September 11, 2001 Commemoration
Each year, family members gather at the memorial and read victim’s names from a stage. The ceremony will observe six moments of silence, and the program will begin at 8:30 am. (A live broadcast will begin 10 minutes later.) Those attending will be able to access the Memorial starting at 7:30 am with the ceremony expected to conclude at 1pm.
See here to stream the ceremony.A Performance for Peace
Lincoln Center will host its annual public performance ritual for peace, the “Table of Silence Project 9/11.” More than 150 dancers will take over the Josie Robertson Plaza and perform 12 repeating symbolic ritualistic gestures and concentric circles around the fountain. This year, Daniel Bernard Roumain will perform a prologue on electric violin.
You can stream the performance online starting at 8:10am on September 11th. Learn more here.
Memorial & Museum
The 9/11 Museum “tells of the story of 9/11 through media, narratives, and a collection of monumental and authentic artifacts, presenting visitors with personal stories of loss, recovery, and hope.” You can reserve tickets on its website.
The memorial, which is on the site of the World Trade Center, includes inscribed names of all those killed in the attacks, twin reflecting pools in the space of the Twin Towers, and many other features in memoriam, is open to the public daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., but on September 11 it is reserved until 3 p.m. exclusively for 9/11 family members.
Remember the Sky
Social media campaign, Remember the Sky, encourages people to take a photo of the sky, wherever you may be and no matter the weather, to post to Instagram tagging @911memorial with the hashtags #NeverForget911 and #rememberthesky.
The campaign helps people from all around engage in remembrance “and recognize how we are all connected to one another underneath the same big sky.”
9/11 Heroes Run
The annual 9/11 Heroes Run 5K, which will take place on September 7th on Randall’s Island, welcomes runners, walkers, etc. of all ages and abilities who want to commemorate the lives of those we lost in 2001, and all of the men and women who have served and continue to serve our country.
According to the event’s Facebook page, city officials revealed that there is an interruption of access to the full 5K course on Randall’s Island. Therefore, this year’s event will be a 4K.