Staten Islanders: 9/11 Memorials, Ceremonies, Remembrances In Local Region: UPDATED

The following memorials, remembrances, and ceremonies are scheduled on September 11th this year, and take place on Staten Island or in Manhattan. We will also be covering the Table of Silence project again this year: 

Location:       Richmond University Medical Center – September 11, 2001 Memorial

                        355 Bard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310

                        (Rear Parking Lot-Entrance near Castleton Avenue)

Richmond University Medical Center will pay tribute to the victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001, at a ceremony on Thursday, September 11, 2025, beginning at 12 PM. Hospital administration, trustees, and staff will be joined by members of the NYPD, FDNY, EMS, community leaders, and veterans from all branches of our Armed Forces.

The ceremony will include tributes, a wreath laying ceremony, a moment of silence, and reflections from First Responders who participated in operations in Lower Manhattan nearly 25 years ago. Also in attendance will be members from chapters of the Blue Knights law enforcement motorcycle organization, Rolling Fire FDNY motorcycle organization, and Rolling Thunder military veterans motorcycle organization. Members will represent chapters from across all five boroughs of New York City.

As part of the ceremony, veterans from Rolling Thunder will also retire and then replace the hospital’s American flag and POW/MIA flag, which fly over RUMC’s 9/11/01 memorial.

Thursday, September 11, 2026 at 8:10 am 
Table of Silence Project 9/11 
Josie Robertson Plaza 
Free 

Lincoln Center in partnership with Buglisi Dance Theatre presents Table of Silence Project 9/11 

An annual, free public performance ritual and call to action for peace, Table of Silence Project 9/11 was conceived and choreographed by Jacqulyn Buglisi in 2011 to commemorate the loss of life and honor the bravery of all individuals affected by acts of terror, war, and oppression of freedom. The company will present the original full-scale version of the work with elements of the reimagined version as more than 150 dancers slowly ascend onto Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center to the sound of a conch shell’s call to action.  

Video Production by Nel Shelby Productions

MAYOR ADAMS UNVEILS “GROUND ZERO 360” ART INSTALLATION IN CITY HALL ROTUNDA

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Mayor Eric Adams: Thanks so much. And you know, the saying [we] often hear, “We all gave some, but some gave all.” And when you think about 24 years ago, my son was six years old at the time. And did not fully understand the scope of what had happened on September 11th. I was a lieutenant in the 88th precinct. It was on [Primary] Election Day, there were elections taking place. And I remember when the plane first struck the tower, the first thing that came to my mind was terrorism.

And when you think about 24 years later, and after the attacks, we saw this high level of patriotism. When our national anthem was recited or sung, as it was done today, we would stand up and we’d salute. We would not sit down. We loved our country. And 24 years later, there appears to be this level of just total disdain for the greatest country on the globe. Those who do not remember the lives that were lost, not only here at Ground Zero, but also in Washington and other parts of our country. 

And when we have these moments of reflections, of paintings, and a few days when we go down to Ground Zero, it’s a moment to remind us, freedom is not free. There’s a price attached to it. Your wife, others who have sacrificed their lives, my 19-year-old uncle who died in Vietnam while fighting for this country. This country does not mean you have to believe and agree on everything, but we should believe and agree that this is the greatest country on the globe.

No one, as I say over and over again, no one lines the border to leave America, they line the border to come [to] America. And those who are here should understand that and never take this country for granted. And our responsibility and obligation is to fight for this country and our way of life. From foreign and domestic enemies, we must protect our way of life.

And when I put on that blue uniform and my kid brother put on that blue uniform and my uncle put on the army green and my other uncle put on that uniform to defend this country, we did it because we believe in this country. And it was a devastating day for us when we saw our center of trade collapse. And even as it collapsed, there were those around the globe who cheered to see the destruction that took place in our country. 

They said America was over because of what happened on September 11th. But something amazing happened on September 12th. We got up. Teachers taught, builders built, retailers sold their goods. We showed the entire globe what we were made of. And because we got up, America got up. Because we showed our resiliency, America showed her resiliency. 

And so once again, let’s not kid ourselves. Sleeper cells are still lurking in the shadows of our country and this globe, looking to hurt us, looking to take away our way of life. But we are proud to know that every day, young boys and girls take that oath, enter the Police Department, the Army, the Navy, the Marines, the Coast Guards, all of our forces to defend our flag. 

And we sit under the tree of freedom because they watered that tree with their blood and their commitment. And I thank you for putting on this presentation, for reminding us why we must ensure the story of 9/11 is forever told and handed down generations after generations after generations. It cannot dissipate over time and the further we move away from that terrible tragedy that day. I’m committed to make sure that it is always told and I’m committed to always remember the lives of not only those we lost on that day, but that we continue to lose just about every day. 

Now think about Officer Perry. Officer Perry was retiring on the day of September 11, 2001. He was at One Police Plaza filling out his documentations. He was an attorney, a strong advocate for human and civil rights. When the plane struck, he went to the equipment section and he bought a shirt, a police uniform shirt so he could be there on the ground. He went inside the buildings, the buildings collapsed and we lost him. We lost him. But he was dedicated to giving his life to our city. And for Officer Perry and the thousands others that we lost, let’s continue to say it in a very clear, unwavering voice, God Bless America.

Bayonne City Hall Display Recalls September 11 and the Ground Zero Recovery Operations

Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that Jim Mock, a retired union carpenter, has provided materials from recovery operations at the World Trade Center for a display at the Bayonne City Hall lobby. Following the terrorist attack on the original World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Mr. Mock spent eighteen months working on recovery operations in Lower Manhattan with numerous other building trades workers. In an interview, Mr. Mock said the once strong steel from the World Trade Center had become “like spaghetti.” He said that working conditions during the recovery operations were terrible, due to the cillica in the air. Mr. Mock recalled that recovery workers made a special effort to salvage any objects that might bear the DNA of the victims.

Mr. Mock’s artifacts include steel from September 11 and a flag that flew from Ground Zero. The items in the display include orange work vests, hard hats, September 11 badges, pins, news clippings, art, books, and a cloth from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (Hudson County Carpenters 6). The collection includes patches from police, fire, emergency medical services, and K-9 units. The display case features photos of student essay winners and public officials.

Mr. Mock lost friends from Bayonne who perished on September 11, 2001. He believes it is important to remember what happened on September 11. The retired carpenter said it in two words, “Never forget.” Mr. Mock stressed the importance of teaching young students about what happened in 2001, which was before they were born.

Mayor Davis said, “I would like to thank Mr. Mock and his fellow building trades workers for the difficult and important recovery work that they did at the site of the World Trade Center. His display reminds us all of what happened in Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001, and in the months that followed.”

Bayonne artifact display case for September 11th. Image Credit – City of Bayonne

The objects will remain on display until September 30, 2025.

Banner Image: Table of Silence project. Image Credit – Lincoln Center