Its the 12th anniversary of the 9-11-attack, relatives of the victims will gather at ground zero today to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the attack that killed almost 3,000 people.
The names of those who died when the hijacked jets crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon will be read out at the ceremony at the two-year-old memorial plaza.
Those killed in the hijacked Flight 93 and the victims of the 1993 trade center bombing will also be read aloud.
Governor Andrew Cuomo, musician Billy Joel and firefighters will be among riders expected to join in a tribute motorcycle ride from a Manhattan firehouse to ground zero.
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In New York the mayor who has helped orchestrate the observances from their start will be watching for his last time in office.
Continuing a decision made last year, no politicians will speak, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Memorial organizers expect to take primary responsibility for the ceremony next year and say they plan to continue concentrating the event on victims' loved ones, even as the forthcoming museum creates a new, broader framework for remembering 9/11.
'As things evolve in the future, the focus on the remembrance is going to stay sacrosanct,' memorial President Joe Daniels says.
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