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Off-duty NYPD officer who died on 9/11 gets UES street named for him

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Moore, T. (2026, September 5). Off-duty NYPD officer who died on 9/11 gets UES street named for him. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/05/us-news/nypd-officer-killed-on-9-11-honored-with-manhatten-street-renaming/

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Off-duty NYPD officer John Perry, who died in the World Trade Center collapse on 9/11 while in the process of retiring, has been honored with a street naming ceremony on the Upper East Side. The ceremony took place at East 101st Street and Madison Avenue, where a new sign bearing his name was unveiled by Perry's brother and sister. The NYPD posthumously awarded Perry its Medal of Honor in 2001. John Perry was running to the Twin Towers from One Police Plaza when he died.

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A street on the Upper East Side of New York City has been renamed in honor of Police Officer John Perry, who died on 9/11. Perry was an off-duty NYPD officer who had planned to leave the force and start practicing law full-time when he rushed to the World Trade Center from One Police Plaza, where he was filing his papers, after the attacks. He died in the collapse of the Twin Towers, 25 years ago this month. To honor his memory, a street sign has been erected at East 101st Street and Madison Avenue with his name on it. Perry's brother, Joel Perry, spoke at the ceremony, recounting how he searched for John at One Police Plaza after the attacks and was given a list of missing officers that included John's name in pencil, not ink. The NYPD had awarded Officer Perry the Medal of Honor posthumously in 2001.

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A police officer who ran to the World Trade Center from NYPD headquarters after al Qaeda terrorists flew two hijacked planes into the Twin Towers on Sept. 11 was honored at a street renaming Saturday — 25 years after he died in the buildings’ collapse while in the process of retiring to practice law. asserted

he → run → law

Police Officer John Perry, who was posthumously awarded the NYPD’s Medal of Honor in 2001, now has his name on a street sign at East 101st Street and Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side. asserted

who → award → Side

He was off that day but was at One Police Plaza filing his papers because he planned to leave the force and practice law full time, officials and family said. asserted

officials → file → law

His brother, Joel Perry, went to One Police Plaza when he couldn’t find him after the attacks, he told a crowd of family, friends and NYPD officials who gathered at the intersection for the ceremony. asserted

who → go → ceremony

“I said ‘I’m looking for my brother John Perry,’” Perry recalled. asserted

Perry → say → brother

“‘He’s missing.’ asserted

He → miss → ?

And they had a piece of paper with 22 names on it in ink and my brother was number 23 in pencil and my heart sank.” asserted

heart → have → pencil

He made a gut-wrenching call to his parents but the family took solace in the fact that Perry was still considered missing, the brother recalled. asserted

brother → make → fact

“So we held onto that hope,” he said. asserted

he → hold → hope

“But as the days went on we realized he was gone.” asserted

he → go → ?

“People ask me 25 years later what it is like,” he said. asserted

he → ask → what

“It’s the same. asserted

It → ’ → ?

I broke down the other day.” asserted

I → break → ?

Joel Perry and his sister, Janice Perry, pulled a rope to unveil the street sign with their dead brother’s name on it before the solemn sound of bagpipes rang out. asserted

sound → pull → bagpipes

“It’s great that John will be part of New York City history forever,” Janice said. asserted

Janice → ’ → history

“Even though he didn’t make it out, he’s still a legend now.” asserted

he → make → it

Janice Perry and Joel Perry attend a street renaming ceremony renaming Madison Avenue at the corner of East 101st Street to John William Perry Way in honor of their brother on Saturday. asserted

Perry → attend → Saturday

The NYPD Color Guard attends a street renaming ceremony at the corner of East 101st Street and Madison Avenue. asserted

Guard → attend → Street

J.C. Rice for NY Post John Perry was killed on 9/11 after he ran to the Twin Towers from NYPD headquarters. asserted

he → kill → headquarters

Off-duty NYPD officer who died on 9/11 gets UES street named for him

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