NEW YORK CITY - Thousands are gathering in New York City to remember those whose lives were lost on Sept. 11, 2001.

***FOX 5 NY has live coverage of the annual reading of names. You can watch in the media player below, on FOX LOCAL or on our YouTube page.

9/11 moment of silence

The ceremony will feature several moments of silence: remembering when the first plane struck the World Trade Center, then the second, the towers collapsing, the plane striking the Pentagon and Flight 93 crashing.

9/11 road closures NYC

Local perspective:

The following streets will be closed for the ceremony:

Tribute in Light

Landmarks across New York City and beyond will illuminate in blue on the night of Sept. 11 as part of the annual "Tribute in Lights" initiative.

The tradition was

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