NYC Council calls on state for more 9/11 lessons in schools and rolls out new street names remembering the attacks

The City Council is rolling out 26 new 9/11 street and public place co-namings and urging the state to adopt 9/11 curriculum in schools as the city prepares to mark 25 years since the attacks. The proposed co-namings would stretch across all five boroughs, with a variety of new designations recalling the attacks, such as “Never Forget Way” in Howard Beach, Queens, ” “East Side 9/11 Remembrance Way” on the Upper East Side, and “9/11 Beacon Memorial Way” in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.The new names will also recognize nearby memorials, such as “Brooklyn 9/11 Wall of Remembrance Way” in Coney Island and survivor organizations, such as “Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk 9/11 Memorial Way” in Red Hook.Brooklyn will get the most street namings, while Manhattan’s list includes street names recognizing employees of the Marsh & McLennan company killed in the Twin Towers and FDNY units that lost members in the attacks.One particularly jarring proposed name — “Fresh Kills 9/11 Recovery Heroes Way” — refers to the Staten Island site where workers sifted Ground Zero debris for human remains and belongings.“Kills” is from the Middle Dutch word kille, meaning a riverbed or water channel, according to the city’s Freshkills Park history — not a reference to the recovery work itself.Speaker Julie Menin’s office also launched a webpage to remember 9/11, with an interactive map and additional context for each honorary street name.The co-namings passed the Council Thursday.At the same meeting the Council also adopted a resolution calling on the state to teach kids about 9/11 at school.

“Its important that young people learn about the unity that persisted in our city,” Menin said.Manhattan– Firemen’s Memorial 9/11 Remembrance Way — Riverside Drive and W.100th Street– Roosevelt Island 9/11 Memorial & Remembrance Tree Way — Main Street adjacent to Good Shepherd Plaza– East Side 9/11 Remembrance Way — E.

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