The MEMO Blog

Parkland, Fla., Puerto Rico and London have been selected by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum as recipients of “Survivor Tree” seedlings. The communities, which have been disproportionately affected by disaster or violence this year, have committed to nurturing these trees to serve as landmarks symbolizing resiliency and hope.

Family members who lost a loved one, survivors, first responders and elected officials gathered at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum Tuesday to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The 9/11 Memorial Museum’s newest special exhibition “Comeback Season: Sports After 9/11” has been drawing crowds and demonstrating how sports gave the country a reason to cheer again following the 9/11 attacks.

TripAdvisor’s 2018 Travelers’ Choice Awards has ranked the 9/11 Memorial & Museum as the top museum in the United States, jumping from its fourth-place spot in 2017.

As the 17th anniversary of the September 11attacks approaches, communities will come together to honor those who were killed on 9/11, remember those who survived and acknowledge the sacrifice of the rescue and recovery workers.

Before Rosie Perez was an activist, actor, producer and director, she says she was just a Puerto Rican girl growing up in Brooklyn. In the latest episode of the OUR CITY. OUR STORY. podcast, Rosie talks about the excitement of New York dance clubs in the 80s and what led to her fateful meeting with director Spike Lee.

Communities all over the world share in our sacred obligation to remember those who were killed on 9/11, recognize all who survived and honor the sacrifices of the first responders and recovery workers.

The OUR CITY. OUR STORY. podcast is back with season two. Each episode profiles a New Yorker, from the everyday to well-known, and explores the role 9/11 has taken in their lives. In the premiere episode, we sat down with Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group and the founder of Shake Shack.

This year in conjunction with Comeback Season: Sports After 9/11, the 9/11 Memorial Museum selected objects that speak to victims’ relationship to sports and physical activity for display in In Memoriam. As the summer months draw to a close, three particular objects, and the stories they represent, call to mind how many New Yorkers spend their time outdoors when the days are long and the weather is warm. 

The Daffodil Project, a New York City nonprofit, will be continuing its tradition of honoring the memories of those who died as a result of the 9/11 attacks by giving away 500,000 daffodil bulbs to city residents and groups, to be planted in public spaces around the five boroughs.