Jersey City Remembers 9/11 Victims: Empty Sky Memorial and Community Services
CBS New YorkOctober 5, 20253 min478 views
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- π Jersey City is marking 24 years since the 9/11 terror attacks, honoring the 39 residents lost.
- π The Empty Sky memorial at Liberty State Park serves as New Jersey's official tribute, with walls engraved with victims' names facing the former World Trade Center site.
- π Twisted steel and metal from the World Trade Center are displayed at the memorial as a stark reminder of that day.
Statewide and National Commemorations
- ποΈ More than 700 New Jersey residents were among the total killed on 9/11.
- π The Jersey City waterfront served as a triage center for those fleeing Manhattan.
- ποΈ Ceremonies included reading names and placing a wreath in the Hudson River.
- π On Long Island, Point Lookout hosted a sunrise ceremony, with one mother sharing a poignant final phone call with her son.
- βοΈ A memorial also took place in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, for the 40 passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, believed to have died after passengers attempted to retake control.
- πΊπΈ At the Pentagon, a ceremony commemorated the 184 lives lost when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building.
Commemoration Details
- ποΈ In New York City, family members of victims from both the 2001 and 1993 attacks were invited to participate in the reading of names via a lottery system.
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