09/02/2026
On September 11, 2026, the Heroes Honor Meal will take place at Zuccotti Park in New York City, bringing people together to honor those who answered the call following the attacks of September 11, 2001.
This event is being hosted by the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Corrections Lodge 263 and FOP Chicago Lodge 7. One Voice United is proud to help share this event and, in doing so, recognize a part of the 9/11 story that deserves to be told.
When New York City and our nation needed help, the brave men and women of the New York City Department of Correction answered the call.
More than 1,000 NYC correctional professionals took part in the response and recovery efforts. They served at Ground Zero, helped establish critical communications for first responders, supported operations at Bellevue Hospital’s temporary morgue, and worked countless shifts at the recovery site. Their work continued in the days, weeks, and months that followed.
Many came from Rikers Island and other DOC facilities to serve a city in crisis. They ran toward an unimaginable tragedy because people needed them.
For years, their role in the response received far less recognition than it deserved and that is why events like this matter.
We thank Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Illinois Corrections Lodge 263 and FOP Chicago Lodge 7 for helping honor those who were there and keeping their stories alive by putting on this event.
If you are in New York City, please consider joining them:
Heroes Honor Meal
September 11, 2026
10:00 a.m.
Zuccotti Park, New York City
Twenty five years later, we remember those we lost. We honor those who responded. And we will continue making sure the service of corrections professionals is part of that history.
You were there. We have not forgotten.
