Tunnel to Towers Foundation Pledges Financial Support to Family of Slain NYPD Officer Didarul Islam
NEW YORK, NEW YORK [JULY 30, 2025] — The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is pledging financial assistance to the family of NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, who was shot and killed in the line of duty at a Manhattan office building on Monday.
Officer Islam is left behind a pregnant wife and two young sons. Tunnel to Towers Chairman and CEO Frank Siller personally spoke with Officer Islam’s widow to offer his condolences and pledge the Foundation’s unwavering support for her and her children.
“The Tunnel to Towers Foundation stands in solidarity with Officer Islam’s family, the NYPD, and all New Yorkers as we grieve the loss of a true hero,” said Siller. “I assured Officer Islam’s wife that Tunnel to Towers will be by her side not just today, but in the days and years ahead.”
Officer Islam’s family will receive assistance through the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s Fallen First Responder Home Program, which provides support to the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters who lose their lives in the line of duty or to 9/11-related illnesses, and leave behind young children.
To learn more about the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and its mission to support the families of fallen first responders, please visit T2T.org.
About the Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Born from the tragedy of 9/11, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation carries out its mission to “do good,” by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. Tunnel to Towers is also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and helping America Never Forget September 11, 2001.
Visit T2T.org to learn more and follow Tunnel to Towers on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Trevor Tamsen – Trevor.Tamsen@t2t.org
Caroline Magyarits – Caroline.Magyarits@t2t.org