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Bill for 9/11 observance in schools gets nod
BY MAX PARROTT
MPARROTT@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@RIDGEWOODTIMES
The state Senate approved
Queens state Senator Joe
Addabbo’s bill on May 22 that
would establish an annual day of
remembrance on all city public
schools each Sept. 11 to observe the
anniversary of the worst terrorist
attacks on American soil.
“While it may seem to many of
us like the attacks only happened
yesterday, it’s important to realize
that the vast majority of the children
in our schools today weren’t even
born when this tragedy occurred,”
Addabbo said on May 22.
With the bill, Addabbo hopes to
educate the next generation of New
Yorkers about the Sept. 11, 2001
terrorist attacks on the World Trade
Center, the Pentagon and United
Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in
Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The legislation would create a
moment of silence on the morning
of Sept. 11 and encourage teachers to
hold a classroom discussion on the
history of 9/11.
“Even while our children are
being taught about the almost 3,000
lives lost, and the more than 6,000
Workers clear debris at the World Trade Center site in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that
brought the towers down. File photo/AP
people injured on Sept. 11, 2001,
they will also have the opportunity
to learn how people of diverse
backgrounds immediately came
together following the attacks to
begin efforts aimed at healing our
country,” said Addabbo.
More than 3,000 people were
killed on Sept. 11, 2001 when
terrorists rammed hijacked planes
into the Twin Towers of the World
Trade Center and the Pentagon.
The impact and ensuing fire caused
both towers to collapse. Flight 93
had been hijacked by terrorists
and was presumably headed for
Washington, D.C. when passengers
on board the plane, after hearing of
the earlier attacks in New York and
Washington, fought the hijackers up
until the moment the plane crashed
in Pennsylvania.
Addabbo’s district was hard hit
by the attacks, as a result of the
hundreds of residents, including
many first responders from
Rockaway who died in the attack.
The Assembly version of the
legislation is now being reviewed by
the Assembly Education Committee,
chaired by fellow Queens lawmaker,
Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan.
- GREATER RIDGEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY -
“Genealogy Research
at the Onderdonk House”
Frances Singh, GRHS Researcher
Sunday, June 2, 2019at1:30 PM
Learn about the genealogical inquiries we receive from
Ridgewood residents of yesteryear and how Frances found
the direct descendants of the family who lived at
the Onderdonk House throughout the nineteenth century.
Presentation and discussion. Bring your
genealogy questions. Limited to 20 participants.
Registration required. To register, email:
ridgewoodhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Admission: Adults - $5, GRHS Members,
Active Service Members and Veterans - Free
At the ONDERDONK HOUSE,
1820 Flushing Ave. corner Onderdonk Ave.
Ridgewood, Queens
718-456-1776
www.onderdonkhouse.org
This event is funded in part from public service grants from the
Department of Cultural Affairs, City of New York, obtained through the efforts of
NYC Council MembersAntonio Reynoso, Robert Holdenand by members of the Society
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