New York City

After leaving the WTC we crossed the road and found another memorial, which we discovered was on the wall of the Fire Station across the road. An African American gentleman was polishing the copper bas relief-style memorial that honours those from that station who died in the attack. There was a poster with photos of the officers from that station who died and there certainly were a lot of them. All the while the man polishing was relaying facts and information about the attack. As the anniversary of the attacks was last week there were still wreaths and bunches of flowers at the base. This was a less formal but just as poignant a memorial.Read more