New York City holds 25th anniversary ceremony for September 11 attacks

New York City held a ceremony on September 11, 2026, to remember the 25th anniversary of the 2001 attacks. Family members read aloud the names of 2,977 people who died that day. Six victims of a 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center were also remembered. The crowd observed seven moments of silence, each one marking a key moment from that day, including when the towers fell. The event took place at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan. Later, the New York Philharmonic performed a concert nearby, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. A generation has now grown up with no personal memory of the attacks, so events like this one help younger people understand what happened and why it still matters.