The Gramercy Park Block Association
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The Gramercy Park Block Association
World Trade Center Relief Effort
On September 11th, 2001, our world and our lives were changed forever. The Gramercy Park Block Association was privileged to help in the days and months following September 11th. Our relief effort included preparing and serving thousands of meals at the 13th Precinct command center, providing shelter and distributing critical supplies to our police, fire and emergency units, and to hundreds of visiting police, fire and rescue units who poured into New York from around the country to assist and support workers at Ground Zero.
Read more in a four-part booklet made up of articles and photos:
[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] |
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016 |
| GPBA Remembers 9/11 on the 15th Anniversary |
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Sunday, September 11, 2016 |
| Never Forget |
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 |
| Gramercy Park Remembers 15th Anniversary of 9-11 World Trade Center Disaster |
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 |
Neighborhood News #552
9/11 Memorial Museum Dedicated Today
Our Gramercy Park Community Remembers |
| Below is an excerpt from a New York Post article by Former FDNY Commissioner Tom Von Essen, whose visit to the September 11 Memorial Museum triggered emotions. Von Essen speaks about the remains of Ladder 3 truck, and the loss of Capt... Click here to read more. |
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Town & Village; Thursday, September 12, 2013 |
Neighborhood News #439
9/11 remembered at 13th Precinct ceremony |
| Police officers of the 13th Precinct and Emergency Service Unit Truck 1, along with members of the community, gathered in front of the precinct's stationhouse on Wednesday to commemorate the twelfth anniversary of the September 11th ...Click here to read more. |
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Friday, September 9, 2011 |
Neighborhood News #123
Gramercy Park Remembers 9/11 |
| The speech below was given each year for several years at the Gramercy Park Block Association's Annual World Trade Center Remembrance Concert by ...Click here to read the full story. |
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Thursday, September 8, 2011 |
Neighborhood News #122
Gramercy Park Remembers 9/11 |
| On September 11, 2011, our world and lives were changed forever. The Gramercy Park Block Association was priveledged to be of help during the days ...Click here to read the full story. |
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Town & Village; Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
Gramercy Concert Honors
World Trade Center Heroes |
| Hundreds of Gramercy residents flocked to Calvary Church on September 17th, for the Gramercy Park Block Association's World Trade Center Remembrance ...Click here to read the full story. |
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Town & Village; Thursday, September 17, 2009 |
13th Precinct Ceremony Honors
Cops Who Died At Ground Zero |
| On Friday, the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Word Trade Center and the Pentagon were marked by the Police Department with somber remembrance ...Click here to read the full story. |
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Town & Village; Thursday, September 18, 2008 |
| Gone, But Not Forgotten |
On Thursday, September 11th, Gramercy Park neighbors joined the Police Officers of the 13th Precinct and Emergency Service Truck #1 at a solemn Remembrance Ceremony at the 13th
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Town & Village; Thursday, September 14, 2006 |
| Officers Lost on 9/11 Remembered by Community |
| Law enforcement officers and community residents gathered together on Monday, September 11 for various memorial services around the city to remember their coworkers, friends, neighbors and all men and women who died in ...Click here to read the full story. |
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Town & Village; Thursday, September 23, 2004 |
| Memorial Ceremony Held for Officers who Perished on 9/11 |
The third anniversary of September 11th was a very solemn day for police officers from the 13th Precinct who remembered their fallen friends, co-workers and neighbors during...Click here to read the full story. |
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Town & Village; Thursday, October 2, 2003 |
| GPBA Hosts World Trade Center Memorial Concert 2003 |
| The threat of a hurricane failed to dampen the spirits of the organizers of the annual GPBA World Trade Center Memorial Concert on September 18th. Although warnings about Hurricane Isabel ...Click here to read the full story. |
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Town & Village; Thursday, September 18, 2003 |
| The 13th Precinct Honors 9/11 Heroes on the Second Anniversary |
| The 13th Precinct honored the fallen heroes of 9/11 with a memorial service last week. The memorial ceremony in front of the Precinct house on 21st Street on the morning of the second ...Click here to read the full story. |
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Town & Village; Thursday, July 3, 2003 |
| Remembering the Heros |
Three of New York's finest were memorialized last week during an emotionally charged ceremony at the East 21st Street home of one of the department's elite emergency service squads ...Click here to read the full story. |
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Town & Village; Thursday, September 5, 2002 |
| GPBA Hosts World Trade Center Memorial Concert 2002 |
| The Gramercy Park Block Association will host a World Trade Center Memorial Concert on September 5th, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm on Gramercy Park East between 20th Street and 21st Street ...Click here to read the full story. |
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GPBA Memo; Friday, May 31, 2002 |
| GPBA World Trade Center Relief Effort |
| In the months following the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster, the GPBA organized a relief effort, prayer vigil, "Kids Helping Kids," NYPD Emergency Service Truck #1 video, NYPD Memorial ...Click here to read the full story. |
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Town & Village; Thursday, January 10, 2002 |
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Police Officer Bobby Fazio was finally laid to rest yesterday (Wednesday) nearly 4 months after he died a hero's death in the World Trade Center terror attacks on ...Click here to read the full story.
Rescuers Vow to Find.His Partner 1/17/2002 |
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Town & Village; Thursday, December 6, 2001 |
| "Kids Helping Kids" Extension of the Gramercy Park initiative Neighbors Helping Neighbors |
| Two little boys with great big hearts arrived in New York this week to extend the hand of friendship and support to the children of the 13th Precinct and Emergency Service Unit Truck #1 ...Click here to read the full story. |
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Town & Village; Thursday, November 8, 2001 |
| Neighbors Plan Benefit for NYPD Fallen Heroes |
| Neighbors of the 13th Police Precinct are set to stage a benefit for the families of the police and emergency service unit officers killed in the September 11 ...Click here to read the full story. |
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Town & Village; Thursday, October 18, 2001 |
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Two memorial services took place in the past week for local men who lost their lives in the World Trade Center Terror attacks ...Click here to read the full story. |
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