*** MEDIA ADVISORY *** CREDENTIALING, POOL AND PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR The Following Information is For Planning Purposes Only Note: Times and Details Are Subject to Change Information about the commemoration ceremony on Saturday, September 11, 2010 will be disseminated at www.nyc.gov/mediaadvisory as updates become available. I. SEPTEMBER 11th COMMEMORATION CEREMONY The City’s observance will take place at Zuccotti Park, on Liberty Street between Broadway and Trinity Place, on the morning of Saturday, September 11th. The ceremony will officially begin at 8:40 A.M. Families of those who died on September 11th may start arriving at 7:00 A.M. Music will provide a backdrop throughout the program. To recognize all those who have worked to build the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, family members will be paired with representatives from teams involved in building the Memorial and Museum including construction workers, engineers, and architects. The ceremony will pause at four moments – twice to mark the times that each plane hit the towers, and twice to mark the time when each tower fell. The first moment of silence will be at 8:46 A.M., and houses of worship have been asked to toll their bells at that time. While the names are read, family members will be able to enter the WTC site and lay flowers on the upper level of the plaza where the National September 11 Memorial and Museum is being developed. The ceremony will conclude at approximately 12:00 noon (this is subject to change). A preliminary outline of the event program is as follows (details and times subject to change):
WTC Names: A complete list of the names of the 2,752 World Trade Center victims will be posted on www.nyc.gov/mediaadvisory prior to the ceremony. Names will be read in alphabetical order as they are listed. Readers List: A complete list of names of the readers is still being finalized and will be posted on the morning of the event. Readers names will be posted in the order that they are scheduled to read but changes will occur during the course of the program. Honor Guard: An honor guard made up of individuals representing Fire Department (FDNY), Police Department (NYPD), and Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) will participate in the ceremony. II. MEDIA INFORMATION
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NOTE ABOUT 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER This year, the designated location for unilateral media positions has been changed to the 7 World Trade Center building. In previous years, these positions were located on the balcony of 2 World Financial Center. The NYC Office of Emergency Management (OEM) issued an advisory to all local and national media outlets and the Foreign Press Center, asking those outlets interested in securing a spot on the 10th floor of 7 World Trade Center to apply. Questions regarding should be directed to Chris Gilbride at OEM at (718) 422-4888. PARKING FOR SATELLITE & MICROWAVE TRUCKS All questions regarding parking should be directed to the NYPD Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information at (646) 610-6700. There will not be satellite truck parking near Zuccotti Park. There will be limited access for satellite trucks near 7 World Trade Center. AVIATION WARNING Helicopters or other aircraft utilized by the media will be asked to stay at least two miles away from the site and at an altitude of at least 1,500 feet. III. TRIBUTE IN LIGHT The “Tribute in Light” will return for one night as a tribute to all those who were lost on September 11th. The lights are located at West and Morris Streets in Lower Manhattan. The lights will be on beginning at sunset on September 11, 2010 and fading away at dawn on September 12th. There will be no formal program. The lights are best seen when it is completely dark; sunset is expected to occur at 7:11 P.M. that night and sunrise is expected to occur at 6:33 A.M. on the morning of September 12th.
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