Hoboken To Honor 56 Locals Who Died In 9/11 Attacks: 2016 Ceremony

HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken community will come together to share in its annual September 11th Interfaith Memorial Service on the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

According to a city news release, a public ceremony will take place on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. on the southeast corner of Hoboken’s Pier A Park. Fifty-six Hoboken residents were lost on September 11, 2001, city officials stated.

On Wednesday, city officials shared a progress update on the Hoboken 9/11 Memorial:

“Funding (estimated $1.47 million) is now in place for construction of Hoboken’s 9/11 Memorial. Consensus has been achieved on a revised design which was necessary due to challenges with the glass panels, which were purchased in 2008 prior to the design of the memorial. A glass manufacturer has successfully demonstrated a method to strengthen the panels to make them structurally suitable for the memorial. This month, the manufacturer successfully fabricated one of the glass panels and mounted it to the steel base as a demonstration and proof of concept for how all the panels for the memorial will be fabricated and mounted. Architectural plans and bid specifications are being finalized, and then the project will be going out to bid for construction.”

Photos: City of Hoboken

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