09/11/2026
As any New Yorker will tell you, 9/11 is ingrained into our lives forever. We remember where we were that morning and the shock and grief will never fully go away.
Twenty-five years later, we remember the nearly 3,000 innocent people whose lives were stolen. Each one was someone's father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, or child. Many were our neighbors in Brooklyn and Queens.
We remember the first responders who rushed into those buildings to save others, many of whom made the ultimate sacrifice. And we remember that our obligation to them did not end that day. Honoring them with words alone has never been enough.
In the face of unimaginable tragedy, New Yorkers came together. We comforted one another, we helped strangers, and we rebuilt. That spirit is what carried us through, and it must guide us still.
We will never forget.
