STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Various memorial events are planned on Staten Island on and around the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, offering an opportunity to reflect and ensure that those lost on that tragic day will not be forgotten.
There will also be a citywide moment of silence marking the moment when hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 struck the north tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. And houses of worship throughout the city will toll their bells to mark the moment when the 9/11 attacks began.
Additionally, firefighters in firehouses throughout New York City will observe the moments of silence in their own individual ways, as bells will ring to commemorate the moments tragedy struck in 2001. A Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony will be held at Angels’ Circle on Sept.
10 at 7 p.m. Angels’ Circle, located at the intersection of Hylan Boulevard and Fingerboard Road, is a memorial garden filled with the faces of the more than 200 Staten Islanders who lost their lives on 9/11.
Photographs mounted on stakes placed in the ground mingle with the angel statues that dot the memorial, referencing the “angels” lost in the attacks. Hosted by Advance Woman of Achievement Wendy Pellegrino, who founded the Circle, the ceremony will feature an invocation by the Rev. Michael Martine after an entrance to music by Staten Island Pipes and Drums.
“God Bless America” and other inspirational songs will be performed by Maria Crupi, and representatives from .