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Brooklyn to honor 23rd anniversary of 9/11 attacks with vigils, memorial ceremonies

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Brooklynites will honor those lost on 9/11 with memorials and vigils across the borough.
File photo by Paul Frangipane

Next week marks 23 years since the 9/11 attacks devastated New York City. As the solemn anniversary approaches, Brooklynites are preparing to remember the day and honor its victims. 

Events across the borough will pay tribute to all those who died in the attacks and the first responders who rushed to the scene to save as many lives as possible. 

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First responders paid tribute to Brooklynites killed in 9/11 in 2022. File photo by Paul Frangipane

Sunday, Sept. 8

Together We Stand  9/11 Tribute 5K

The Together We Stand 5K run in Fort Greene honors the heroes who lost their lives in 9/11 while showing unity and resistance in the neighborhood. Register to run the race or volunteer to show your support, honor the past, and build toward the future. 

Sept. 8, 12-1:30 p.m. Free. Fort Greene Park at DeKalb Avenue and Washington Park in Fort Greene. 

Father Mychal Judge 9/11 Walk of Remembrance

Though this event takes place in Manhattan, it honors Brooklyn-born Father Mychal Judge, a Catholic priest who was killed on 9/11 while serving as a chaplain in the FDNY. The walk begins at Judge’s former parish, on 31st Street in Manhattan and continues down 7th Avenue to St. Peters Church, just a few blocks north of One World Trade Center, where Judge died while praying over victims of the attacks. 

Sept. 8. 9 a.m. St. Francis of Assisi Church, 135 West 31st St. between 6th and 7th avenues in Manhattan. 

Wednesday, Sept. 11

Seth Low Park Memorial

Assembly Member William Colton and Council Member Susan Zhuang are hosting a memorial service for those who died in the attacks and the hundreds who have died from breathing in toxic dust at Ground Zero in the years since then.

“They are always in our thoughts, and, especially on the anniversary of the attack, it’s important that we take time out of our day to mourn and reflect,” Colton said in a statement.

Sept. 11. 11 a.m. Seth Low Park on Bay Parkway between West 12th Street and Stillwell Avenue in Bensonhurst.

FDNY Battalion 57 Memorial Mass

The Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph will host a memorial mass with FDNY Battalion 57, which lost 23 of its members on Sept. 11, 2001. The mass is set to begin at 12 p.m. and will pay tribute to those service members lost.

Sept. 11. 12 p.m. Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, 856 Pacific St. between Vanderbilt and Underhill avenues in Prospect Heights. 

Brooklyn-Bedford Park Memorial Candle Vigil

The Brooklyn-Bedford Park 9/11 Memorial Committee will host its 23rd annual candlelight vigil on the handball court at Bill Brown Park, in front of a mural bearing the names of hundreds of Brooklynites who died in the attack. 

Sept. 11. 6:30 p.m. Bill Brown Park handball court on Avenue X between East 24th Street and Bedford Avenue in Sheepshead Bay. 

Asser Levy Park Memorial Tribute

At Asser Levy park, locals will lay down flowers and light candles to pay tribute to all those who lost their lives on 9/11 and honor the 18 Brooklynites memorialized on a plaque inside the park.

Sept. 11. 4 p.m. Asser Levy Park at the corner of Surf Avenue and West 5th Street in Coney Island. 

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Locals will lay down flowers and light candles at Asser Levy Park on 9/11. File photo by Arthur de Gaeta

American Veterans Memorial Pier Memorial

Law enforcement officials, servicemembers, and elected officials will remember the tragedy of 9/11 and honor the lives lost that day with speeches and stories at the American Veterans Memorial Pier. 

Sept. 11. 7 p.m. American Veterans Memorial Pier at 69th Street and Shore Road in Bay Ridge. 

St. Ann’s Annual Interfaith Service

The Brooklyn Heights Interfaith Clerty Association will host its annual 9/11 Observance on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, where locals can pray, sing, and reflect on the day while overlooking the Manhattan skyline and the Tribute in Light.

Sept. 11. 7:15 p.m. Brooklyn Promenade at Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. 

Notes of Tribute: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial Lights

To honor the more than 100 people killed on 9/11 who rest at Green-Wood Cemetery, the cemetery will host a memorial program on a hill overlooking the Tribute in Light. The memorial will include words of remembrance, music, and a reading of the names of victims buried at Green-Wood. 

Sept. 11. 7-9 p.m. Register in advance. Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Ave. at Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park. 

Cancelled — Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance Candlelighting

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the annual Wall of Remembrance Candlelighting Memorial will be canceled this year, the organization told Brooklyn Paper. But the wall is always open to the public, so Brooklynites can go any time to remember those honored at the wall. 

Brooklyn 9/11 Wall of Remembrance at Maimonides Park, 1904 Surf Ave. between West 19th and West 17th streets in Coney Island.