Everything to know about the 9/11 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero
Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks — and once again the National September 11 Memorial & Museum will honor the 2,977 people who were killed in the tragedy with its annual commemoration ceremony.The solemn event will take place on the hallowed ground where the Twin Towers once stood.Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the annual remembrance ceremony:The 9/11 Memorial & Museum will livestream the ceremony on its website beginning at 8:40 a.m.The ceremony itself at the reflecting pools will be closed to the public.The ceremony will follow its traditional program — though with a new moment of silence for those who have died since the tragedy from 9/11-related illness or injuries.The first of seven moments of silence will come at 8:46 a.m., followed by the sound of thousands of houses of worship throughout the city tolling their bells.Families of victims of the 2001 and 1993 attacks will read the names in pairs, stopping only to honor the following moments of silence of the ceremony:For the first time ever, a seventh moment of silence will be observed at 12:30 p.m.
for those who have since died from the tragedy.The Playing of Taps in honor of the victims is expected to close out the ceremony at 1 p.m.Mayor Zohran Mamdani has promised to attend the solemn ceremony for his first time as mayor — despite backlash from some victims’ families and surviving first responders who object to his Israel-bashing rhetoric.Despite the backlash, Hizzoner pledged to be at Ground Zero and “proudly honor the families, the survivors, the first responders forever impacted by that horrific terror attack by standing alongside them at this year’s 9/11 commemoration.” Similarly, Gov.
Kathy Hochul promised to be in attendance despite a Port Authority police union asking her to stay way over her decision to illuminate One World Trade Center alongside her proclamation recognizing January as Muslim American Heritage Month.Most of...