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Today marks 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, when al Qaeda hijackers crashed four passenger jets into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The attacks forever changed New York City and the world.
Every year, the city – and nation – pause to remember the 2,983 people killed in the 2001 attacks and in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. A solemn ceremony is taking place this morning at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan, which includes six moments of silence.
It’s all to fulfill the sacred promise to never forget.
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“Many of our enemies, foreign and domestic, thought we were going to collapse as a country, but we got up 9/12,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said ahead of the ceremony. “Teachers taught, builders built. We showed the globe our resiliency, even in the midst of pain.”
Adams is among the mourners, along with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and former New York City Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg. President Trump was not expected to attend but is at the Pentagon observance instead.
Watch live coverage of the 9/11 memorial ceremony on CBS News New York, in the video player above.
What time does the 9/11 ceremony start and end?
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9/11 special coverage began on broadcast television on CBS New York at 8:25 a.m. The ceremony is expected to conclude around 12:30 p.m.
During the ceremony, family members of all those killed on 9/11 gather at Ground Zero to read the names of those who died in the attacks.
At exactly 8:46 a.m., the first citywide moment of silence marked when Flight 11 struck the North Tower.
Timeline of the 9/11 ceremony and 6 moments of silence
- 7:30 a.m. – Families and guests gather at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum
- 8:25 a.m. – Special coverage of the 9/11 ceremony begins on CBS News New York
- 8:40 a.m. – Procession including the flag, pipers and drummers
- 8:44 a.m. – Singing of the Star Spangled Banner
- 8:46 a.m. – First moment of silence, marking the moment the the North Tower was struck by hijacked Flight 11
- 8:48 a.m. – Reading of the names begins
- 9:03 a.m. – Second moment of silence, marking the moment the South Tower was struck by hijacked Flight 175
- 9:37 a.m. – Third moment of silence, marking the moment the Pentagon was struck by hijacked Flight 77
- 9:59 a.m. – Fourth moment of silence, marking the moment the South Tower fell
- 10:03 a.m. – Fifth moment of silence, marking the moment hijacked Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Penn.
- 10:28 a.m. – Sixth moment of silence, marking the moment the North Tower fell
- Approximately 12:15 p.m. – Taps will be performed at the conclusion of the reading of the names, concluding the ceremony
- 3:00 p.m. – 9/11 Memorial & Museum reopens to the public
Street closures for 9/11 ceremony
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is located at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. The museum closed early Wednesday and is not open to guests Thursday, so victims’ loved ones can visit privately.
Drivers should plan for the following street closures around the area:
- Areas bounded by Barclay Street on the North; Rector Street on the South; Broadway on the East; West Street on the West (All Inclusive)
- Liberty Street between West Street and South End Avenue
- Albany Street between West Street and South End Avenue
- West Thames Street between West Street and South End Avenue
- South End Avenue between Liberty Street and West Thames Street
- Battery Place between West Thames Street and 3rd Place
- 3rd Place between Battery Place and Little West Street
- Little West Street between 3rd Place and Battery Place
The memorial comes amid the United Nations General Assembly, which may bring additional closures to the East Side of Manhattan.
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