Friends and families of 9/11 victims gathered alongside members of the FDNY on Wednesday, September 8 as Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro added 21 new names of members who died of 9/11-related illnesses to the World Trade Center Memorial Wall at FDNY Headquarters.
First unveiled in September of 2011, there are now 110 names of fallen FDNY members listed on the wall which is located at the agency’s MetroTech headquarters.
“As of this moment, more than 10,000 members of the FDNY World Trade Center Health Program are battling illnesses which are a direct result of their brave and noble work in the rescue and recovery effort at the World Trade Center,” said Nigro just two days before the 14th anniversary of 9/11. “And now, each year, we gather for this difficult and painful tradition, but one that is undeniably necessary, where the FDNY family remembers the men and women who have lost their lives since September 11.”
Those added to the memorial wall in 2015 were: Firefighter Joseph T. Callahan; Battalion Chief Richard E. McGuire; EMS Lieutenant Douglas Mulholland; EMT Luis de Peña; EMS Lieutenant Michael F. Cavanagh; Deputy Chief Inspector James W. Mandelkow; Lieutenant John J. Halpin; EMS Captain William C. Olsen; Lieutenant Keith M. Loughlin; Lieutenant John K. Gremse; Lieutenant Howard J. Bischoff; Firefighter Daniel E. Heglund; Firefighter Robert E. Leaver; Firefighter Cornell L. Horne; EMS Lieutenant Thomas Giammarino; Firefighter Eugene J. McCarey; Firefighter James J. Marshall; Firefighter Charles S. Szoke; Battalion Chief John J. Cassidy; Captain John R. Graziano and Firefighter Gregory A. Chevalley.
SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.
ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.
