After the city observed the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the City Council unanimously approved a resolution from Councilwoman Joann Ariola calling for a federal day of remembrance.
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Just days after the city marked the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the World Trade Center, the City Council voted unanimously to approve Resolution 415, calling on Congress and the Biden administration to sign the September 11 Day of Remembrance Act.
The act will officially designate the date as a federal holiday and give Americans a day off from work and school to more fully contemplate the impact the tragic event had on the history on the city and nation.
Councilwoman Joann Ariola was inspired to sponsor the resolution by Belle Harbor students who contacted her recently.
“This resolution was really spurred on by a moving email I received from two students at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Academy in Belle Harbor,” Ariola said. “Those students – twins named Anthony and Alexa Gennaro – wanted to keep the memory of their aunt Lucy Ann Fishman alive for future generations to remember. They had never met Lucy themselves, but her legacy remains an important part of their lives. This letter really drove home the fact that there is an entire generation of young people out there who didn’t witness the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and who might forget in time just what a sacrifice was made that day. In Lucy’s memory, and in memory of the thousands of others who lost their lives in that tragedy, I believe it is vital that we designate September 11 as a day of remembrance and a federal holiday, so that all generations of the future can really understand the significance of those attacks.”
Manhattan Councilwoman Julie Menin, who served on the 9/11 jury that selected the design for the September 11th Memorial and continues to serve on its board, supported Ariola’s resolution.
“The events of 9/11 left an…
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