Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) partnered with the City Police Department on Saturday in Rockaway Beach to host the annual “Memorial Prayer for The NYPD 9/11 Class.”
The event honors NYPD officers who were killed on Sept. 11 along with those who have died as a result of Sept. 11-related illness. The ceremony is also a way to honor the NYPD class of 2001, the over 1,100 officers who had graduated a few months before the terrorist attack and jumped into action.
“Even in the rain we came together with NYPD Community Affairs, the Detectives’ Endowment Association, and Beyond the Blue to honor the NYPD Class of 2001, the 23 police officers who died on Sept. 11 and all NYPD officers who have died from Sept. 11-related illnesses. We will never forget and may their memories be a blessing,” Pheffer Amato said.
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato
