Five prominent artists selected to submit
plans for a Bay Ridge monument that will serve as a memorial
to Brooklynites killed on Sept. 11, 2001, will have their proposals
on display starting this week.
The five finalists – Alice Aycock, Robert Hickman, Deborah Masters,
Helen Evans Ramsaran and Robert Ressler – were chosen from among
30 individuals and artist groups nationwide that submitted applications.
The memorial monument, which is to be erected at the 69th Street
Pier, from where many residents watched in horror as the towers
crumbled, will be constructed in honor of the more than 100 residents
of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst who were killed in
the attacks on the World Trade Center.
"Even though it’s called ’Brooklyn Remembers’ we’re pretty
much going to make this a monument to those who died from community
boards 10 and 11," explained Howard Feuer, chairman of the
selection sub-committee and district manager of CB11.
The models arrived last month and are now being stored, still
unwrapped, at the Brooklyn Arts Council in Downtown Brooklyn
until they go on display.
Brooklyn Remembers Inc., the group of civic leaders charged with
choosing that monument, will make the final decision following
the public review session.
The committee still has some decisions to make, including whether
or not to include victims’ names on the monument.
The public is encouraged to review the plans and submit comments.
The exhibit will be at the Long Island Commercial Bank, 375 86th
St., from Sept. 8 until Sept. 22. And the exhibit will be displayed
at Commerce Bank, 1630 Shore Parkway, from Sept. 24 through Oct.
8.
For more information about the exhibit or to learn more about
Brooklyn Remembers Inc., call (718) 921-4526.
9-11 Events
Here are some of the commemorative Brooklyn events scheduled for next
Thursday, Sept. 11.
Promenade prayer service
8:46 am and 9:03 am, Brooklyn Heights promenade at Pierrepont
Street, (718) 596-4840 ext. 11.
At this spot on the promenade,
which overlooks the World Trade Center site, Congregation B’nai
Avraham of Brooklyn Heights will conduct its regular morning
prayer service (7:45-8:30 am), followed by the blowing of a shofar
(ram’s horn) at the exact times the hijacked planes hit. The
shofar blowings will be followed by a recitation of psalms.
Aquarium blood drive
10 am-4 pm, Education Hall at the New York Aquarium, West Eighth
Street at Surf Avenue, (718) 265-FISH
The New York Aquarium joins Maimonides
Medical Center to conduct a blood drive on the Aquarium’s grounds.
Blood donors will get a free admission pass to the New York Aquarium.
AMICO Senior Center
11 am-noon, 5901 13th Ave., (718) 748-5200
Councilman Vincent Gentile hosts
a ceremony in the 9-11 Memorial Reading Room of the AMICO Senior
Center. A portrait of the World Trade Center by a Bay Ridge artist
will be dedicated and there will be a short musical selection
and guest speakers.
Asser Levy Park
6:30-8:30 pm, Ocean Parkway at Sea Breeze Avenue, (718) 373-0195.
Local elected officials will join
members of the uniformed services in a memorial service featuring
a color guard and performances of patriotic songs.
Veterans Memorial Pier
7:30 pm, 69th Street Pier at Bay Ridge Avenue and Shore Road,
(718) 238-6044.
State Sen. Marty Golden hosts a
memorial service that will honor World Trade Center victims through
prayer, song and a candle-lighting ceremony.
Carroll Gardens vigil
7:30 pm, Corner Summit and Hicks streets, (718) 596-7750.
The Roman Catholic parish family
of Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen hosts a prayer service on the
front steps of the church, with the St. Stephen tower standing
as symbol of hope against the scarred city skyline – which stands
behind it. (On Wednesday, Sept. 10, a Memorial Vigil Mass will
be celebrated inside the church at 7:30 pm.)
