Queens Remembers 9/ 11

Vigils, Memorial Ceremonies Scheduled

Prayers, music and readings will help communities across Queens mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at a host of memorial ceremonies scheduled for this coming week.

The collapse of the south tower of the World Trade Center and the billowing black smoke rising out of the north tower are seen in this photo taken on the elevated portion of the Long Island Expressway in West Maspeth on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Communities across Queens will mark the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks with vigils and memorial ceremonies in the days ahead.

All are invited to take part in the local tributes to the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pa. For some of the vigils scheduled to take place at night, guests are encouraged to bring their own candles.

Among the memorial events in the Times Newsweekly coverage area set to take place rain or shine include the following:

Maspeth

Residents and community leaders in Maspeth will gather together at Maspeth Memorial Park this Saturday morning, Sept. 8, for a ceremony honoring all who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks, especially members of