TRIBUTE PARK
Rockaway, New York
Sponsored by Friends of Tribute Park
P.O. Box 940214
Rockaway, NY 11694
718-233-2590
friendsoftributepark@msn.com
9/11/16 Memorial Ceremony
photo credit: Richard E. Santaga
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Yoga in the Park
Community Cleanup
SCOPE Meeting — June 23, 2016
See the 2016
sponsors
of Tribute Park
visitors
since April 11, 2011
Thank you for all your efforts during the 2016 season. Your hard work every Tuesday morning helped to maintain our beautiful park.
Special thanks to the student volunteers from PS 114 and Scholars’ Academy.
HISTORY
In the days after the WTC attack on September 11, 2001, when it became clear that Rockaway was perhaps the hardest hit community in the city, a group of Rockaway activists sat down to plan a memorial for the locals who died in the attack.
Everybody agreed that the perfect site was a triangle on the bay at Beach 116 Street, an empty lot belonging to the city's Parks Department, from which many Rockaway residents watched the Twin Towers burn and then fall.
On November 6, 2005, after a lot of hard work, the park opened without its signature cupola which was added five months later.
The Wave, September 2009
MISSION STATEMENT
The park was created to serve as a tribute, not a memorial, to those Rockaway residents who died in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. The intention was to provide a place where community members can reflect on their lost loved ones and find comfort to move on with their lives.
HELP!
Help support Tribute Park. Just click on the Donate button and you will be taken to Paypal. Fill in the unit price ($10, $20, etc.) and click update totals. Use your Paypal account or a credit card. If you prefer, mail your donation to the address at the bottom of the page. Thank you for your support!
