Saturday will mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 Twin Towers attacks, which means New York City will be home to security reinforcements, illuminated landmarks and various commemorations.
The solemn day will begin Saturday around 8:30 a.m. at Ground Zero, where President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will be at Ground Zero on Saturday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11 twin tower attacks. .
The commander-in-chief will honor the approximately 3,000 lives lost on the tragic day with a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., the minute the first plane crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center.
Former President Barack Obama also plans to attend the ceremony.
Several streets adjacent to and adjacent to Ground Zero will be closed, the NYPD announced Friday.
In addition, 13 landmarks in the state, including One World Trade Center, Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge and Kosciuszko Bridge, will be lit in blue, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. According to a press release, flags on state government buildings will be flown at half staff in memory of those killed in the September 2001 attacks.
At 1:15 p.m., former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Gillibrand (D-NY), along with several elected officials and union officials, are expected to attend a ceremony on the outdoor terrace. by One Fair Wage, a nonprofit service worker, in honor of Windows on the World restaurant workers, a restaurant on top of the World Trade Center.
Shortly afterwards, the FDNY, which lost 343 members on September 11, 2001, will hold a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. in the iconic St. Patrick’s Cathedral, according to a note sent to family members of the most brave of the city. A live broadcast of the event will be available at nyc.gov/FDNY.
Throughout the day, volunteers will pack 200,000 meals for City Harvest at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, in an effort organized for 9/11, the group behind National Service and Memory Day. of the Eleventh of September. According to a press release Wednesday from the organization, the shifts of packaging food for needy New Yorkers begin at 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 5 p.m.
In Staten Island, home to many current and former police officers and firefighters, the 9/11 Staten Island Postcard Memorial in honor of the 263 Staten Island residents killed in the 9/11 attacks will take place at St. George’s Empire outlets, according to Staten Island. move forward. The event will begin at 6:30 a.m. and will be broadcast live on the Staten Island District President’s Facebook page.
When the sun sets, the blue light will reach four kilometers into the sky from the roof of the garage of the battery car park, reproducing the shapes of the Twin Towers, in a commemorative art exhibition, the Tribute to Light .
Also Saturday night, the Yankees and Mets will face off in a subway series at Queens ’Citi Field. Before the game, former Amazines director Bobby Valentine will throw the first ceremonial pitch to Joe Torre, who led the Bronx Fire Department in 2001. Players on both teams will wear FDNY and NYPD hats, and are expected to attend. several former members of the two clubs.
Across the Hudson River, sensitive New Jersey Democrats Corey Booker and Bob Menendez are scheduled to join Garden State Executive Representatives Mikie Sherill and Donald Payne of the Essex County Executive. Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr., and Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver. for an “Essex County Remembers” event. It is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. at the Empty Sky Memorial in Jersey City.
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On Sunday, comedians Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson will mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by organizing a comedy benefit at Madison Square Garden. Proceeds from the 7 p.m. show, starring comedians Jimmy Fallon, Dave Chappelle, Amy Schumer, and “SNL” Weekend Update, hosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che, will go to charities related to 11/11. 11.
“We wanted to hold a fun celebration to honor the resilience of this great city,” Davidson and Stewart said earlier in a joint statement.
Additional reports by Carl Campanile, Craig McCarthy and Bernadette Hogan