Tunnel to Towers Foundation hosts 23rd annual 5K to honor 9/11 first responders
Tunnel to Towers hosts 23rd annual '5K run and walk'
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation held its 23rd annual "5K run and walk" on Sunday. It retraces the final footsteps of FDNY firefighters Stephen Siller who was killed responding to the 9/11 terrorist attack. FOX 5 NY's Arthur Chi'en found that hope is one of the stronger emotions at the event.
NEW YORK CITY - The Tunnel to Towers Foundation held its 23rd annual "5K Run and Walk" on Sunday to honor the fallen first responders of 9/11.
Around 40,000 participants showed up for the event, which follows the final footsteps of FDNY Firefighter Stephen Siller on September 11, 2001, from the Brooklyn-Battery Bridge to the World Trade Center.
The run also paid tribute to the 343 firefighters, 23 NYPD officers, and thousands of others who lost their lives on 9/11.
The event kicked off at 9:30 a.m.
After the race, country singer Tyler Hubbard will headline a concert on Vesey Street.
Road closures
Manhattan:
- West Thames Street between West Street and Dead End (Battery Park Esplanade)
- Liberty Street between West Street and Battery Park Esplanade
- Vesey Street between West Street and North End Avenue
- River Terrace between Warren Street and Vesey Street
- Murray Street between North End Avenue and West Street; North End Avenue and River Terrace
- Warren Street between West Street and River Terrace
- North End Avenue between Warren Street and Vesey Street
- South End Avenue between West Thames Street and Liberty Street / Dead End
- West Street between Warren Street and Battery Park Underpass/Battery Place
- Battery Park Underpass
Brooklyn:
- Beard Street between Richards Street and Dwight Street
- King Street between Dwight Street and Richards Street
- Visitation Place between Van Brunt Street and Richards Street
- Verona Street between Van Brunt Street and Columbia Street
- Delevan Street between Van Brunt Street and Columbia Street
- Commerce Street between Van Brunt Street and Columbia Street
- Seabring Street between Van Brunt Street and Columbia Street
- Bowne Street between Van Brunt Street and Hamilton Avenue
- Hamilton Avenue between Van Brunt Street and Henry Street
- Woodhull Street between Hamilton Avenue and Hamilton Avenue
- Hamilton Avenue between Woodhull Street and Hicks Street
- Columbia Street between Verona Street and Hamilton Avenue
- Dwight Street between Beard Street and Commerce Street/Columbia Street
- Richards Street between King Street and Bowne Street/Hamilton Avenue
- Van Brunt Street between Visitation Place and Hamilton Avenue
- Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (Manhattan-bound Entrance) / Brooklyn Battery Tunnel West