Photos: 9/11 memorial ceremonies around LI, NYC
New Yorkers in the city and Long Island are remembering those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks with various ceremonies and memorials.
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Flags and flowers adorn a reflecting pool during a memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Friday, in Manhattan.
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Friends and relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks attend a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, Friday.
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Kerrin Denue, of Merrick, becomes emotional during the 25th anniversary sunrise 9/11 memorial service held at Point Lookout beach, Friday.
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Denise Trinidad embraces her nephew, Timothy Trinidad, as they remember her brother and his father, Michael A. Trinidad, on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in New York City.
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Firefighters salute at a 9/11 memorial ceremony in Islip.
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Flags and flowers adorn a reflecting pool during a memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Friday.
Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca
A man pays tribute before a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York City.
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Members of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office salute during a remembrance ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Suffolk County 9/11 Memorial in Hauppauge.
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Donna Nuzzi, of Massapequa Park, prays during the 25th anniversary sunrise 9/11 memorial service held at Point Lookout beach in Point Lookout, Friday.
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People embrace at the firehouse of Engine 226 during a memorial ceremony in Brooklyn. Four firefighters assigned to FDNY Engine 226 were killed on September 11, 2001, when they responded to the terror attacks at the World Trade Center.
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Friends and relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks attend a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City.
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Friends and relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks attend a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City.
Credit: Steve Pfost
Deborah Steckman and her daughter, Aayla Koebler, traveled from Phoenix, Ariz., to attend the ceremony in memory of their father and grandfather, William Steckman, who was killed on 9/11, during the 25th anniversary sunrise 9/11 memorial service held at Point Lookout beach.
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Kelly Koster, of Massapequa, left, and Sharon Swailes of Kings Park, place roses at the Suffolk County 9/11 Memorial in Hauppauge, in memory of her uncle and brother, respectively, Rudolph Mastrocinque, who was killed on Sept. 11, 2001.
Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca
Friends and relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks attend a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, Friday.
Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca
Friends and relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks attend a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, Friday.
Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca
Friends and relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks attend a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, Friday.
Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca
Kathleen Santora and her son, Xavier Cruz, trace the name of her brother, FDNY firefighter Christopher Santora, on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Credit: Thomas Hengge
Firefighters hold American flags at a 9/11 memorial ceremony in Islip.
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Julianna Santella, of East Atlantic Beach, and her grandmother Marie Lucania, of Atlantic Beach, trace the name of Charles Peter Lucania during the 25th anniversary sunrise 9/11 memorial service held at Point Lookout beach, Friday.
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Dana Runfola, of Rockville Centre, wades into the water with her daughter Reagan, 1, to drop a carnation in memory of her father, Reagan's grandfather, FDNY firefighter Orio Palmer, who was killed on 9/11, during the 25th anniversary sunrise 9/11 memorial service held at Point Lookout beach Friday.
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Hofstra employee Carmen Shortt from South Hempstead places a rose in a memorial 9/11 wreath while names of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001 are read aloud at 9/11 rememberance ceremony at Hofstra University in Hempstead on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.
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With help from her granddaughter, Roxanne Ortega, 7, of Long Beach, Arlene Tipping-Cestari, of Lake Grove, traces her brother's name, John J. Tipping, who was a firefighter killed on 9/11, during the 25th anniversary sunrise 9/11 memorial service held at Point Lookout beach, Friday.
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Tom Paras, of North Merrick, drops a carnation into the water during the 25th anniversary sunrise 9/11 memorial service held at Point Lookout beach Friday.
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Patty Hall, of Merrick, raises an American flag during the 25th anniversary sunrise 9/11 memorial service held at Point Lookout beach, Friday.
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T.J. Whelan, 2, of Bellmore, sits atop his father Brendan's shoulders while holding a flag during the 25th anniversary sunrise 9/11 memorial service held at Point Lookout beach Friday.
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Members of the Rockville Centre Fire Department present the colors during the 25th anniversary sunrise 9/11 memorial service held at Point Lookout beach in Point Lookout, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.
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Marylou Lambing, of Plainview, helps to create a tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks on a hillside at North Shore Heritage Park in Mt. Sinai on Thursday.
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A tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks is seen at North Shore Heritage Park in Mt. Sinai on Thursday.
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Firefighters prepare for the ceremony in Point Lookout at sunrise on Friday.
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The Tribute in Lights, seen from Brooklyn, display over lower Manhattan near the World Trade Center on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Thursday, Sept. 10.

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