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On Tuesday morning, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams hosted his annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in the Rotunda of Brooklyn Borough Hall, bringing together the families of victims and fallen heroes with citywide leaders and local residents.

The event, commemorating the 15th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center, featured interfaith prayers, readings and tributes by surviving family members, and selections from the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.

There were moments of silence coinciding with the time of the towers’ collapse; the silence observed at 9:58 AM in memory of the fall of the South Tower was followed by the lowering of the American flag atop Brooklyn Borough Hall as well as the placement of a remembrance wreath outside the building by Borough President Adams and victims’ families.

One of the victims honored at the event was Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn, Abraham Zalmanowitz HY”D, who was killed in the 9/11 attack at the WTC.

Rabbi Abe Friedman, who serves as the Intergovernmental Director for the Boro President opened up the event by thanking the First Responders, as well as all members of Law Enforcement and Emergency Personnel. Rabbi Friedman then continued as the MC, and introduced the speakers at the memorial.

Borough President Adams, who served in the New York City Police Department (NYPD) during 9/11, spoke about terrorism’s enduring impact on Brooklyn and New York City.

Other citywide leaders to address the ceremony included NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton, FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro, NYPD Chief of Department James O’Neill, FDNY Chief of Department James E. Leonard, and United States Army Garrison (USAG) Fort Hamilton Commander Colonel Peter Sicoli.

(Chaim Shapiro – YWN)