2,753 empty chairs fill Bryant Park today in a powerful tribute marking 25 years since September 11, 2001.
Each empty chair represents one of the 2,753 people who lost their lives at the World Trade Center on 9/11, with the chairs facing south toward the former World Trade Center site.
From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, September 11, visitors are invited to walk through the Chairs of Remembrance installation, write a message of remembrance, and place a white carnation on one of the empty chairs.
For the first 3,000 carnations placed, Bank of America will donate $25 per flower—up to $75,000 total—to organizations supporting first responders and their families.
Later tonight at 7 p.m., Bryant Park will continue the commemoration with a free memorial concert by the American Symphony Orchestra on the lawn.
25 years later, New York remembers.
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📍 Bryant Park, Manhattan
🗓️ September 11, 2026
🎗️ Chairs of Remembrance: 8am-4pm
🎶 Free memorial concert: 7pm
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