GONE, BUT NOT
Brooklyn mourns the 19th
Brooklynites gathered around the borough to honor those who died in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
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JESSICA PARKS
Hundreds of southern
Brooklynites came together
on Sept. 11 for back-to-back
vigils in Marine Park and
Bay Ridge commemorating
the thousands of lives lost on
that same day 19 years earlier.
“Our neighborhoods lost
so many people on 9/11 —
first responders, family members,
friends, beloved members
of our communities.
We were forever changed by
that tragic event,” said state
Sen. Andrew Gounardes,
whose office hosted both remembrances.
“Together, we
reflect, we remember, we
mourn. Together, we share
in our collective grief. I will
continue to carry on this
important tradition for our
communities so we can mark
this tragedy as a community
and never, ever forget.”
The freshman senator
was first joined for a 5 p.m.
vigil in front of the Carmine
Carro Center in Marine
Park in partnership
with the offices of Councilman
Alan Maisel, Assemblywoman
Helene Weinstein
and Assemblywoman Jaime
Williams, who also spoke at
the ceremony.
Immediately following,
Gounardes was joined by
co-host Councilman Justin
Brannan, Congressman Max
Rose and Assemblywoman
Nicole Malliotakis for a 7
p.m. ceremony at the American
Veterans Memorial Pier
in Bay Ridge.
In light of the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic, both
ceremonies drew smaller
crowds than usual, and par-
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