Victims of 9/11 remembered at vigil
Bay Ridge mourned the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with the annual vigil at the American Veterans Memorial Pier.
“Our neighborhoods lost so many people on 9/11 – first responders, family members, friends, beloved members of our communities,” said State Senator Andrew Gounardes, who co-hosted the event with Councilmember Justin Brannan. “We were forever changed by that tragic event. 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.”
“We all lost someone that we knew that day,” said Brannan, “and we still talk about them because we miss them and we are angry that they were taken from this world. We carry on their legacy and do it for them.”