Borough Hall starts new tradition of hosting 9/11 remembrance service
For the past 14 years since the terror attacks occurred, Sept. 11 commemorations have been held around New York City. This year, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams decided that it was time for Borough Hall to honor the victims and their families, since so many were Brooklynites. He hosted Borough Hall’s first-ever 9/11 Remembrance Service on Wednesday to bring together victims’ families with elected officials and clergy leaders.
The time was scheduled so that participants may also take part in other Sept. 11 commemorations taking place this Friday around the city.
Sept. 11, 2001 saw the loss of an entire squad of firefighters from Brooklyn Heights’ Engine 205 and Hook & Ladder 118. They ran their trucks across the Brooklyn Bridge—a scene immortalized in photography—to assist in the rescue efforts. They were trapped when the towers fell.