After plans for the annual memorial in light for 9/11 were scuttled by the 9/11 Museum and Memorial, the Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) stepped up, just as they did 19 years ago, for the people of New York City.
President of the SBA, Ed Mullins, shared the news that the organization of 13,000 NYC sergeants would host a "Tribute in Light" to replace the one the city refuses to hold.
NYC Belongs to the People, The Lights Will Go On... pic.twitter.com/vaAmUbM1lV
— SBA (@SBANYPD) August 14, 2020
Mullins said that "Mayor Bill de Blasio has once again failed to represent the people of this city with his inability to provide a viable alternative this sacred annual event."
"He allowed mass protests and riots in the city with no concerns whatsoever about the pandemic. he has shown time and again that he has no allegiance to crime victims in this city, whether they are killed in street encounters or by terrorists."
The "Tribute in Light" has been a way for the city to collectively grieve for those lost on September 11, 2001, when planes crashed into the twin towers, as the two World Trade Centre towers were known, collapsing both and killing everyone aboard both planes.
"The mayor won't find a way to honor these heroes," Mullins said, "but the SBA will pay tribute to all of the fallen victims by arranging for a 'Tribute in Light.' A twin beam of light will shine on the evening of 9/11. The men and women of the Sergeants Benevolent Association will make sure of that."
In closing, Mullins noted that the "the mayor might have a short and selective memory, but the members of the NYPD will NEVER FORGET the sacrifice of every person who lost their life that fateful day."
On that blue-skied, September Tuesday in 2001, it was the essential workers of New York, police, fire and rescue, and EMTs that rushed to the site of the destruction to do what they could do to save New Yorkers.
City councilmember Joe Borelli is seeking support to help make this plan a reality. They have asked President Donald Trump, a New Yorker himself, to assist in this cause to make sure the memorial that has graced the city every year on the anniversary of the terror attacks still shines brightly.
Update # 2 - we have formed a small group of bipartisan council members who are asking President Trump to support the effort to present the Tribute in Lights. Hopefully with this effort, and with our labor friends, we can deliver the manpower and the machines. pic.twitter.com/O2Yrdx8Ng6
— Joe Borelli (@JoeBorelliNYC) August 14, 2020
Bill de Blasio has proposed massive cuts to the NYPD, as part of his support for BLM and the defund the police initiative.
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