The MEMO Blog

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.

Women responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, with purpose, valor and compassion, using their skills and expertise as police officers, firefighters and medical professionals to save lives. The stories of two emergency medical workers, each also a mother and of Dominican heritage, reveal the complex workings of fate that morning.

A Q&A with Emma Nadel, who is participating in the 5K Run/Walk and Community Day to honor her late father, a first responder who died from a 9/11-related illness.

Last week, Admiral (Ret.) Gary Roughead and Ambassador Eric S. Edelman, co-chairs of the National Defense Strategy Commission (NDSC), participated in a public program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum about the commission’s recent report.