NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the 9/11 Memorial on Wednesday morning as the somber 20-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks nears.
Hochul laid flowers while paying respects at the 9/11 Memorial shortly after 11:30 a.m. She was joined by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s chairman, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, as well as its president and CEO, Alice Greenwald.
Saturday will mark 20 years since 2,977 people were killed in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Speaking to reporters alongside Bloomberg, Hochul praised the countless people behind the memorial's realization, saying it was a “labor of love” from those who “believed that we needed a symbol of New York and what it’s all about to its core—and that is the comeback story.”
The governor said she looks to that comeback for inspiration as the state continues to grapple with the coronavirus.
“That is the story that I also rely on 20 years later, as we reimagine a different future after being knocked to our knees yet again by a pandemic,” Hochul said.
Bloomberg predicted the city would bounce back from the pandemic, just as lower Manhattan did after 9/11.
“New York is still the greatest city in the world,” Bloomberg said. “This is the future of America, and to a great extent, it’s the future of the world.”
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