According to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC):
Dear Roosevelt Island Community,
Please join the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, Public Safety Department, and special dignitaries for a remembrance ceremony honoring the memories of those lost during the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
This year’s RIOC 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony will begin promptly at 8:30 AM on Thursday, September 11th, at the 9/11 Memorial Plaque, located under the 9/11 Remembrance Tree in Good Shepherd Plaza. All are invited to attend this special event.
Thank you, and we hope to see everyone next Thursday, September 11th.
-Team RIOC
Roosevelt Islanders who died in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center are honored at the Roosevelt Island 9/11 Remembrance Tree
and Memorial Plaque.
at Good Shepherd Plaza. The Roosevelt Islanders who died on 9/11 are:
- Ed Beyea,
- Anthony J. Fallone,
- Taimour Khan,
- Scott Larsen,
- Kevin J. Smith and the firefighters who were based on Roosevelt Island
- Deputy Chief Ray Downey,
- Deputy Chief Charlie Kasper,
- Battalion Chief John Moran, and
- Battalion Chief John Paolillo.
Former Roosevelt Island Public Safety Chief and NYPD Assistant Chief Jack McManus died of 9/11 World Trade Center related cancer.
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in 2021, Roosevelt Island residents gathered together to reflect, remember and honor our neighbors who were killed.