Riverdale 9-11 Memorial Garden
New York, Bronx County, New York
Marker Inscription
This garden is dedicated to our heros and neighbors who perished at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. We also honor first responders and civilians who have succumbed to illness as a result of their service. They will never be forgotten.
The Story
On the morning of September 11, 2001, hijacked airliners struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, and within hours both towers had fallen, killing thousands of office workers, first responders, and passersby from across the New York region. This quiet garden in the Riverdale section of the Bronx was planted so that neighbors from this corner of the city — people who commuted downtown and never came home — would have a living place of remembrance close to where they lived. The inscription also widens its embrace to the first responders and civilians who, in the years since, have died from illnesses linked to the toxic dust and smoke of Ground Zero.
Why it matters
September 11 was the deadliest attack ever carried out on American soil, and neighborhood memorials like this one show how a national catastrophe was mourned block by block, family by family, long after the day itself.
Plan your visit
NearbyMake a day of it — museums, food, and places to stay near this marker.
Museums & culture
- 81 Leonard Gallery13.8 mi away
- Gerben Fine Art13.8 mi away
- Bureau13.9 mi away · 112 Duane Street
- Hall des Lumières14.0 mi away · 49 Chambers Street, New York, NY
- Cloud Gallery14.0 mi away
- MĒRCER LABS14.3 mi away · 21 Dey Street
Attractions
- The River Project Wetlab13.3 mi away
- FDNY Ladder 813.7 mi away · 14 North Moore Street, New York
- Cortlandt Alley13.7 mi away
- Dream house13.7 mi away
- Chinatown13.8 mi away
- Textile building13.8 mi away
Food & drink
- Sweetgreen14.6 mi away
- Maman14.6 mi away
- Greene Hook Bar & Kitchen14.6 mi away
- Semicolon Cafe14.6 mi away
- Rumi Turkish Grill14.7 mi away
- Bluestone Lane14.7 mi away
Places to stay
- DoubleTree14.1 mi away · 455 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ
- Conrad14.2 mi away · 102 North End Avenue, New York
- Sonesta Simply Suites Jersey City14.2 mi away · 21 2nd Street, Jersey City, NJ
- M Social Hotel New York Downtown14.3 mi away · 55 Church Street, New York, NY
- Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan/World Trade Center Area14.4 mi away · 170 Broadway, New York, NY
- Holiday Inn14.4 mi away · 51 Nassau Street
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