New Yorkers Remember 9/11 From Six Feet Apart: A Photo Essay
A woman wearing a face mask stairs down at the names of those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attack | Photo by Lucas Drumond
Thousands gathered at the 9/11 Memorial on Friday to pay tribute to the lives of family, friends and fellow Americans that died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001.
After nearly 20 years, terrorism remains one of the top public policy priorities for Americans, second only to their concern of the spread of infectious disease since the emergence of COVID-19.
Wearing masks, New Yorker’s silently surrounded the memorial at “ground zero” while a group of firemen, policemen and military proudly sang “God Bless America,” as captured below by King’s sophomore Alex Kemsley.
The following photographs were captured by Lucas Drumond at the 9/11 memorial in the Financial District of Manhattan on September 11, 2020
Two men, wearing face coverings, stand in front of the memorial lined with yellow roses
Cody Heath, 27, carries an American flag in front of the new Oculus building
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Peoples, 63, 48, sit on a park bench observing the memorial
A woman places a pink rose atop the graven names of the memorial
Jessica Roe, 29, stands in front of the memorial holding a dozen pink roses
Roe places a pink rose into one of the engraved names of the memorial
Yellow roses line the memorial’s edges, one tied with a ribbon
A woman photographs military officers as they stand somberly honoring those lost in the terrorist attack on 9/11
A woman places her hand on the engraved names of the memorial lined with yellow roses