OCME Repository at the World Trade Center

A repository for the remains of 9/11 victims under the jurisdiction of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York (OCME) is located at bedrock at the World Trade Center site.

The repository provides a dignified and reverential setting for the unidentified and unclaimed remains of the World Trade Center victims as identifications continue to be made.

The repository is separate from the public space of the 9/11 Memorial Museum and is only accessible by OCME staff. A private space exclusively for 9/11 family members, known as the Reflection Room, is located next to the repository.

Appointments for visiting the private Reflection Room are only required when requesting an OCME Anthropologist to be present during the visit. Appointments must be made at least 48 hours in advance and will be restricted to the operating hours of the 9/11 Memorial Museum. To schedule a visit, call the OCME WTC Hotline at (212) 447-7884, Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., or send an e-mail to WTC_Hotline@ocme.nyc.gov.