The annual Tribute in Light will shine from sunset to sunrise on 9-11

The ninth annual ceremony commemorating the September 11th, 2001 attacks were recently announced by the City of New York. Zuccotti Park will once again be the site of the ceremony, located adjacent to the World Trade Center (WTC) site on Liberty Street between Broadway and Church Street/Trinity Place. The ceremony will officially begin at 8:40 a.m., with families of those who died on September 11th arriving as early as 7 a.m.

To recognize those who have worked to build the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, family members will be paired construction workers, engineers, and architects involved in the Memorial’s construction. Together they will read the names of the 2,752 victims who perished on 9/11, accompanied by music. A complete list of the names will be posted on www.nyc.gov prior to the ceremony. An honor guard of members of the Fire Department, Police Department, and Port Authority Police Department will participate in the ceremony.

There will be a pause at four moments, the first at 8:46 a.m. (time the first plane struck the north tower), when houses of worship are asked to toll their bells. The final three moments of silence will occur at 9:03 a.m. (time the second plane struck the south tower), 9:59 a.m. (time the south tower fell), and 10:28 a.m. (time the north tower fell). 

While the names are read, family members will be able to enter the WTC site and lay flowers where the National September 11th Memorial and Museum is being built. The ceremony will conclude at approximately 12 noon.

As it does each year, the “Tribute in Light” display will return on September 11th at sunset and fade away at dawn on September 12th. The bases of the twin light beams are located at West and Morris Streets.

More details about the ceremony and a complete list of readers’ names will be posted on the morning of September 11th at www.nyc.gov/mediaadvisory.

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