*** FINAL MEDIA ADVISORY ***

CREDENTIALING, POOL AND PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR NEW YORK CITY'S SEPTEMBER 11th COMMEMORATION CEREMONY

The Following Information Is For Planning Purposes Only And Is Not For Broadcast or Publication Unless Otherwise Noted

Note: Times and Details Are Subject To Change

The City's observance will take place at Zuccotti Park on Thursday, September 11th. Credentialing, pool and program information has been disseminated to the media via the Mayor's Press Office email and fax distribution lists, and the webpage set up by the Press Office at www.nyc.gov/mediaadvisory. This year, family members and students representing countries that lost individuals will read the names of those who died at the World Trade Center Site on September 11, 2001.

• Press check-in for Thursday, September 11th will be at the southeast corner of Broadway and Liberty Streets. Check-in begins at 6:30 AM and ends at 7:30 AM sharp. Media must check-in to receive an event credential, and will not be granted access to the ceremony without one.

• Media with NYPD press credentials do not have to pre-register but must check in to receive an event credential to gain access to the site. As detailed in previous advisories, media without NYPD credentials must have pre-registered by Friday, September 5th. Registration is now closed. Media who have pre-registered must present a valid employee and/or photo ID indicating what organization they work for in order to receive their credential. Confirmation emails for those who pre-registered have been sent out. Media must display their event credential at all times on site during the day.

• Video cameras will not be allowed into the ceremony.

• All media granted a credential must remain in the designated press area during the ceremony. Reporters must remain silent during the entire length of the program. Only designated pool participants will be allowed to enter the site and film/photograph events at the lower level of the site. All media must adhere to these conditions; your NYPD press credential and event credential may be revoked at any time for failure to comply.
  

**The following program information is for immediate publication, broadcast and release:

WTC Names: A complete list of the names of the 2,751 World Trade Center victims will be posted on www.nyc.gov/mediaadvisory on September 10, 2008. 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 evening of September 10, 2008. Reader's names will be posted in the order that they are scheduled to read but changes will occur during the course of the program. The list of reader names will be embargoed from publication or broadcast until 12:01 AM on September 11, 2008.

*Note: A complete list of musicians performing at this year's ceremony will be available on www.nyc.gov/mediaadvisory.

Download List of Names (in PDF)
Download List of Readers (in PDF)
Download Musicians List (in PDF)

TELEVISION AND PHOTO POOL INFORMATION

• A television pool has been established to cover the ceremony in Zuccotti Park and shots of the World Trade Center site. Bard Entertainment, Ltd., a New York company headed by David Stern, is doing production and Producer Annette Jolles is the Pool Coordinator. Questions regarding the availability of the pool coverage and transmission should be directed to Annette Jolles at (917) 743-1182. Television producers/ correspondents may obtain a credential at Press Check-in to attend but may not bring video cameras into Zuccotti Park.
  
  
• A photo pool also has been established to cover the ceremony in Zuccotti Park and shots of the World Trade Center site, and the New York Press Photographers Association has agreed to coordinate distribution of the pool photos. All pool photos are being distributed through delivery to pool members' FTP sites. All questions should be directed to the photo pool coordinator Ray Stubblebine via e-mail at president@nyppa.org. Photographers who are not a part of the pool will be provided a spot on the General Press Riser after they have obtained a credential at Press Check-in.

There will also be a print pool location at the top of the ramp near where the families descend (Location #7). Please contact the reporter below to obtain their notes after the event.

The pools and their locations are as follows (details are subject to change):

NOTE ABOUT 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 balconies at the World Financial Center to apply, and most requests were granted. Questions regarding the World Financial Center 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 the World Financial Center.

DRIVING RESTRICTIONS & STREET CLOSURES

Because limited equipment is allowed on the ceremony site, it is suggested that media take mass transit if possible.

**The following is a list of streets in the area that will be impacted by the events surrounding the ceremony and is for immediate release, publication and broadcast:

Zuccotti Park
9/9/08 from 10 AM to 9/12/08 12:00 AM - Closed

Liberty Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
9/9/08 from 10 AM to 9/12/08 12:00 AM - Completely Closed

Liberty Street Bridge
9/11/08 from 12:00 AM to 9/12/08 12:00 AM - Completely Closed
Pedestrians will be directed North to the Vesey Street Bridge or South to cross at street level at Albany Street

Thames Street between Broadway and West Street
9/11/08 from 12:00 AM to 9/12/08 12:00 AM - No Vehicle Traffic, No Parking,
Open to Pedestrians Only

Albany Street between Broadway and West Street
9/11/08 from 12:00 AM to 9/12/08 12:00 AM - No Vehicle Traffic, No Parking,
Open to Pedestrians Only

Cedar Street between Broadway and Church / Trinity Place
9/9/08 from 12:00 AM to 9/12/08 12:00 AM - Partial Access for Pedestrians Only

Church Street / Trinity Place between Battery Place to Barclay Street
9/10/08 from 12:00 AM to 9/10/08 11:59 PM. - Northbound Traffic Restricted
9/11/08 from 12:00 AM to 4:00 PM - No Vehicle Traffic, No Parking, Pedestrian
Access Limited

Cortlandt Street between Broadway and Church Street
9/9/08 to 9/10/08 11:59 PM -No Parking
9/11/08 from 12:00 AM to 4:00 PM - No Vehicle Traffic, No Parking
Pedestrian Access Limited

Dey Street between Broadway And Church Street
9/11/08 from 12:00 AM to 4:00 PM - No Vehicle Traffic, No Parking,
Open to Pedestrians Only

Fulton Street between Broadway and Church Street
9/11/08 from 12:00 AM to 4:00 PM - No Vehicle Traffic, No Parking,
Open to Pedestrians Only

Vesey Street between Broadway and Church Street
9/11/08 from 12:00 AM to 4:00 PM No Vehicle Traffic, No Parking,
Open to Pedestrians

Barclay Street between Broadway and Church Street
9/11/08 - Open to Vehicle Traffic, No Parking, Open To Pedestrians

TRIBUTE IN LIGHT

The "Tribute in Light" will return for one night as a tribute to all those who were lost on September 11th as well as those who worked so hard to get our City through its greatest trial. The lights are located at West and Morris Streets in Lower Manhattan. The lights will be on for one night on September 11, 2008, beginning at sunset 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 PM tomorrow and sunrise is expected to occur at 6:34 AM on the morning of September 12th.