The 9/11 Memorial remembers and honors the 2,983 people who were killed in the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. The design, created by Michael Arad and Peter Walker, consists of two reflecting pools formed in the footprints of the original Twin Towers and a plaza of trees. The 9/11 Memorial Museum displays monumental artifacts linked to the events of 9/11, while presenting intimate stories of loss, compassion, reckoning, and recovery that are central to telling the story of the 2001 and 1993 attacks and the aftermath.
The 9/11 Tribute Center is a project of the September 11th Families’ Association which brings together those who want to learn about 9/11 with those who experienced it. We invite visitors to share personal stories of the 9/11 community — family members who lost loved ones, survivors, first responders and rescue workers, civilian volunteers, and community residents whose healing is a testament to the perseverance of the human spirit. We provide an understanding of the loss and impact of 9/11 while inspiring the power of resilience and recovery. Stories from the 9/11 community are a bridge from the past to the present, helping students and teachers convey the significant impact of 9/11 in history and in shaping the future. The 9/11 Tribute Center offers students grades 4-12 the unique opportunity to learn about September 11th by interacting with the personal stories of those who were there, a rare opportunity in historical learning. Since we opened our doors, 80,000 students have been inspired by our galleries and our guides. Online, more than 42,000 classrooms have used our oral history videos and materials for their classrooms. The 9/11 Tribute Center is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the personal histories of those who were there. Help us grow and sustain this community and extraordinary mission. Make your donation in honor or in memory of a loved one. More than 90 percent of every dollar donated goes directly to serving the public and educational programming.
The Tenement Museum tells the true stories of American immigrant families through recreated apartments in a historic tenement building constructed in New York's historic Lower East Side. We also offer neighborhood walking tours, evening programs, free English language classes and programs for school groups. If you're interested in promoting your project via our social media network, please email [email protected]. Our community agreement: Be respectful of the memories the Museum preserves.
Federal Hall, built in 1700 as New York's City Hall, later served as the first capitol building of the United States of America under the Constitution, as well as the site of George Washington's inauguration as the first President of the United States under the Constitution. It was also where the United States Bill of Rights was introduced in the First Congress. The building was demolished in 1812.Federal Hall National Memorial was built in 1842 as the United States Custom House, on the site of the old Federal Hall on Wall Street, and later served as a sub-Treasury building. It is now operated by the National Park Service as a national memorial commemorating the historic events that occurred there.HistoryHistoric buildingThe original structure on the site was built as New York's second City Hall in 1699 - 1703, on Wall Street, in what is today the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. In 1735, John Peter Zenger, an American newspaper publisher, was arrested for committing libel against the British royal governor and was imprisoned and tried there. His acquittal on the grounds that the material he had printed was true established freedom of the press as it was later defined in the Bill of Rights.
The New York City Fire Museum is the official museum of the FDNY and houses one of the nation's most prominent collections of fire related art and artifacts from the 18th Century to the present. Among its holdings are painted leather buckets, helmets, parade hats and belts, lanterns and tools, Volunteer-era hand pumped fire engines, horse drawn vehicles and early motorized apparatus. Admission is $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children, seniors and college students; Admission is free for active FDNY, NYPD, DSNY and NYNJPA members.
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The Museum of American Finance is the nation’s only independent museum dedicated to preserving, exhibiting and teaching about American finance and financial history. Housed in an historic bank building on Wall Street, the Museum’s magnificent grand mezzanine banking hall provides an ideal setting for permanent exhibits on the financial markets, money, banking, entrepreneurship and Alexander Hamilton. The Museum is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) Smithsonian affiliate creating non-ideological presentations and programs for purposes of education and general public awareness. Financial education is at the core of the Museum’s mission, seeking to promote lifelong learning and inquiry. As a chronicler of American financial achievement and development, the Museum seeks to play a special role as a guardian of America’s collective financial memory, as well as a presenter and interpreter of current financial issues, thereby connecting the past with the present while serving as a guide for the future.
Our National Park Service site consists of a visitor center and memorial. All of our offerings are free of charge.
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Here on Wall Street, George Washington took the oath of office as our first President, and this site was home to the first Congress, Supreme Court, and Executive Branch offices. The current structure, a Customs House, later served as part of the US Sub-Treasury. Now, the building serves as a museum and memorial to our first President and the beginnings of the United States of America.
I like to imagine Fulton and South Streets in 1812 when Peter Schermerhorn completed the 12 buildings that comprise Schermerhorn Row, when people came from all over New York to marvel at this row of Federal-style warehouses on the East River. In those days the piers were crowded with ships from all over the world discharging their cargoes of coffee, tea, cotton, molasses, and countless other trade goods upon the piers of South Street. The trade represented by these ships and the counting-houses, hotels, and warehouses of the South Street Seaport is the very trade that built the growing New York City and through it the United States of America. In the late 1960s, visionary preservationists set aside a collection of entire city blocks in the South Street Seaport district as an area worthy of care and attention. These blocks of early- to mid- nineteenth century buildings, coupled with a series of piers crowded with historic ships would tell the vital story of the formation and growth of New York, a city built on—and because of—its deep natural harbor and its connection through the Erie Canal to the inner states and territories of the new nation. Today, more than two hundred years after Schermerhorn Row was completed, New York is a very different place. The Row is no longer the largest building in the city; it is dwarfed in fact by the surrounding financial district. The piers are no longer crowded with ships, but that same deep-water harbor is seeing a renaissance of education, of commercial and ferry service, of oyster aquaculture, and of attention from New Yorkers. Indeed, now more than ever the story of the formation of New York—the story of a city built on its waterways—is critical to our city. This is not a dry history, but a living tale of growth, of sacrifice, and of opportunity. The story and its reverberations play out in the education programs aboard our schooners PIONEER and LETTIE G. HOWARD. They are carried in the hearts of the scores of volunteers who work regularly and without pay to preserve our tug W.O. DECKER and the mighty square-riggers PEKING and WAVERTREE. They burn brightly in the lamps of the lightship AMBROSE. Although Hurricane Sandy is behind us, the challenges we face are still daunting. However the very same spirit that led Schermerhorn and others to build, to grow, and to prosper in early New York will once again carry the day. For here we have a Museum, not of artifacts and buildings and ships, though we have those. Not of interpretive signs, galleries, and stories, though those abound as well. Here we have a museum of the people. A museum that thrives as the beating heart of the historic South Street Seaport district. Welcome to South Street Seaport Museum. Our dedicated staff and volunteers (who are educators, sailors, preservationists, and some of the finest humans on the planet) are ready to welcome you aboard our ships and into our galleries and shops. We work together toward the next successful chapter of our “little museum that could.” Please join us for a visit, join as a member, and join the ranks of the proud volunteers who take a firsthand role in the preservation of old New York and the building of new New York. I look forward to seeing you soon at South Street. Captain Jonathan Boulware Executive Director
www.merchantshouse.org Built in 1832, the Merchant's House Museum is New York City's only 19th century home preserved intact, with original family furnishings and personal belongings. A unique survivor of Old New York, the House offers a rare and intimate glimpse of how a prosperous merchant family and their four Irish servants lived from 1835 to 1865, when New York grew from seaport to thriving metropolis. "The distinction of the Merchant's House -- and it is a powerful one -- is that it is the real thing. One simply walks through the beautiful doorway into another time and place in New York." The New York Times
Saint Barbara was founded in 1926 by struggling immigrants, this magnificent structure once a synagogue, has provided and continues to provide the greatest comfort of our beloved Martyr Saint Barbara. As the patron Saint of firefighters and the artillery, Saint Barbara was a haven to those who fought during World War II. The Church at that time was a thriving community with newly arriving families from Greece finding religious solace at her door. The Greek immigrants making their way in a new society, began moving out of lower Manhattan, thereby creating a better life for their families. Their love and beliefs are memorialized in Saint Barbara's church. Saint Barbara's church continues to be a haven for all those in need of spiritual uplifting and comfort. The community is now very small, its members coming mostly from outside the immediate area to pray and worship. Saint Barbara, a humble parish, is maintained by second, third and fourth generation children of the original immigrants. Alone, these community members cannot sustain the Church. It is through the generosity of all Orthodox Christians nationwide that her doors remain open.
Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of Asian Americans and all of those who are in need. Founded in 1974 to advocate for equal rights, AAFE has transformed in the past four decades to become one of New York’s preeminent housing, social service and community development organizations. AAFE is committed to preserving affordable housing throughout New York and to providing new opportunities for the city’s diverse immigrant communities. Employing innovative approaches, the organization has preserved and developed 86 buildings, creating more than 800 units of housing. It has secured almost $300 million in mortgage financing for home buyers and disbursed $30 million in loans to hundreds of small businesses. Through a wide range of multilingual counseling services, AAFE provides education, financial assistance and training to empower people, small businesses and neighborhoods. Its research, advocacy and grassroots organizing initiatives help to shape government policy and to effect positive change. At its heart, AAFE embodies the hopes and dreams of New York’s many vibrant immigrant communities, and helps turn those dreams into reality.
Global Potential works with dedicated youth from low-income urban neighborhoods in New York City. We provide them with transformative life-skills through a unique 18-month program combining international service work, cultural exchange and social entrepreneurship. After 6 months of educational workshops on critical social issues, GP youth experience 6.5 weeks of cultural immersion, volunteering in the rural villages of Nicaragua, Haiti, the Dominican Republic. Upon returning home, the youth spend 10 months receiving mentoring and leadership training to create projects with a positive social impact, as well as guidance for their postsecondary pathway. As advocates and catalysts for change in their communities, GP youth develop the vision and entrepreneurial skills to become tomorrow’s leaders.
Cabrini Immigrant Services is committed to: • Supporting immigrant families facing isolation because of language, legal status, and separation from family and home country • Working with school age students of immigrant families to access available opportunities, improve student achievement and encourage parental involvement in the educational process • Teaming with local resources to provide services and support through community partnerships, health care and social services referrals, screenings and preventative care, job skills assistance, advocacy, empowerment, enculturation, parenting and life skills programs. Subscribe to our email list: http://eepurl.com/L3_P5 Cabrini Immigrant se compromete a: • Apoyar a las familias inmigrantes que enfrentan aislamiento a causa del idioma, situación jurídica, y la separación de su familia y país de origen • Trabajar con los alumnos en edad escolar de familias inmigrantes para acceder a las oportunidades disponibles, mejorar el rendimiento estudiantil y fomentar la participación de los padres en el proceso educativo • Trabajar en equipo con los recursos locales para proporcionar servicios y apoyo a través de asociaciones con la comunidad, servicios de salud y referencias de servicios sociales, proyecciones y cuidado preventivo, asistencia de destrezas laborales, la promoción, la capacitación, la enculturación crianza de los hijos, y los programas de habilidades para la vida. Suscribirse a correos electronicos de CIS-NYC: http://eepurl.com/L3_P5
Northern Columbia County Rotary was formed on 03 December 1970; Charter night was 05 February 1971. There were 25 original members, including Charter President Oliver C. North, Charter Vice-President Allen D; Van Alstyne, Secretary John W. Devich, and Treasurer Walter Balfour.
A study released by the Migration Policy Institute reveals that there are 765,000 undocumented students from ages 13 to 18 who arrived in the U.S. before the age of 16 and about 65,000 students without immigration status graduating U.S. high schools every year. Among them are valedictorians, honor roll students, athletes, talented artists, and aspiring teachers, doctors, nurses, and lawyers. Brought to this country by their parents as young children, these young people have grown up and lived in the U.S. for most of their lives. Like their U.S. born peers, they dream of pursuing higher education and fulfilling their families’ dream of a brighter and better future. Unfortunately, due to their immigration status, they face barriers to higher education, are unable to work legally and contribute to their communities, and live in constant fear of deportation. The introduction of the federal Dream Act in 2001 promised to change this state of limbo for a large portion of undocumented immigrant youth. The Dream Act, if enacted into law, would offer a 6-year path to legalization for undocumented youth who came to this country before their 16th birthday and have since graduated from high school and are enrolled in college or in the military for a minimum of two years. In 2005, the Dream Act Task Force at the New York Immigration Coalition convened immigrant youth organizations and affected students to a meeting about what could be done to help pass this important legislation. The small group of interested activist youth and supporting immigrant rights organizations collected over 1,000 holiday cards to be delivered to NY Senators. By 2006, a small cluster of youth decided to create their own organization because no other organization in the city had the capacity to fully concentrate on the needs of immigrant youth in New York and nationally. Since its official founding in early 2007, the New York State Youth Leadership Council has actively engaged students, educators and parents locally, regionally and nationally on behalf of equal access to higher education for immigrant students.
The Manny Cantor Center, a project of Educational Alliance, is located in the Educational Alliance's newly renovated, building on 197 East Broadway at Jefferson Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Programs and Services include: - State-of-the art fitness center - Renowned Art School -Cultural events, lectures, and other programs -Gorgeous rooftop event space for rental -Adult and youth sports leagues -Family programs and summer camps -Preschool, Head Start, Early Head Start -Teen Center and College Access programs -Weinberg Center for Balanced Living for older Adults
A Christian Voice in your Home. A Radio Station meant for the Soul! With an open heart hear the Holy Spirit Speak to you through a variety of available Programs. The Start of Radio Maria. Radio Maria was born as a parish radio in 1983 in the diocese of Milan, Italy. Radio Maria’s purpose was to keep parishioners informed and to help them through prayer and even through the broadcast of daily Mass and the Rosary. In 1987, the Radio Maria Association was formed by laymen and priests hoping to give Radio Maria independence from the parish and a larger scale in its commitment of evangelization. Within three years, the program schedule had been completely redesigned, and all of Italy’s regions were covered with the signal, making Radio Maria Italia a National Broadcasting Station. The World Family is born. Radio Maria Italia, grateful for having experienced the maternal guidance and grace of the Blessed Mother, felt the desire to communicate, with a missionary spirit, such gifts with other nations. This is how the various Radio Maria’s were founded throughout the world. The World Family, established in 1998, was the natural consequence of the founding of so many new Radio Maria stations throughout the world. Within the World Family, the chrism forms more and more a family whose strength resides in the Lord and is at the service of the New Evangelization. Radio Maria currently operates in over 30 countries, spreading the Gospel to millions of listeners in more than a dozen languages.
Chen Dance Center is a recognized leader in dance and a leading Asian American arts institution. CDC realizes its mission to provide moving experiences in Asian American and contemporary dance as the umbrella for * H.T. Chen & Dancers (est. 1978) - a touring modern dance company dedicated to the creation of innovative works and offering quality educational programming. * SCHOOL (est. 1980) - a year-round community arts school providing weekly lessons in dance to children, teens and adults. * THEATER (est. 1988) - a professional performing arts venue that supports the work of artists through production services and series.